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<blockquote data-quote="barnesuser28" data-source="post: 751125" data-attributes="member: 43468"><p>Jeff, very good answers, thanks alot. I now see why you go for behind the shoulder. </p><p> </p><p>For me the biggest reason why i dont shoot a berger is because i am primaraly a mid range hunter, around 500-600 yards is usually the farthest shot i am presented but very rarely i get an oppertunity at around the 800-1000 mark. I get a lot of oppertunities at close range, 50 yards for example. So i picked Barnes for their ability to not over expand on close shots, but still perform nicely at 600 yards. I have not shot something at that range yet because i didnt feel 100% comfortable at that range this season. By next season i hope to be comfortable with the 338 Lapua out to 1000 yards and hope to shoot a few antelope in that range area so i can see for my self if this particular bullet (Barnes 280 grain LRX) will do what i want it too at that distance. </p><p> </p><p>The main reason i got into longrange hunting is my first year of elk hunting we had a 330" bull in Colorado at 456 yards. We hadnt practiced that far with our rifles so we passed on that shot and didnt see another bull for the next 3 days we were there. I got into long range hunting so i have the ability to reach out there and touch an animal if i cant get close enough with my standard rifle. Make sense?</p><p> </p><p> So you would aim right here right? </p><p><img src="http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y465/herdthinner/elk_zps1c99f50d-1_zpsf5a8dcd2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Riley</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barnesuser28, post: 751125, member: 43468"] Jeff, very good answers, thanks alot. I now see why you go for behind the shoulder. For me the biggest reason why i dont shoot a berger is because i am primaraly a mid range hunter, around 500-600 yards is usually the farthest shot i am presented but very rarely i get an oppertunity at around the 800-1000 mark. I get a lot of oppertunities at close range, 50 yards for example. So i picked Barnes for their ability to not over expand on close shots, but still perform nicely at 600 yards. I have not shot something at that range yet because i didnt feel 100% comfortable at that range this season. By next season i hope to be comfortable with the 338 Lapua out to 1000 yards and hope to shoot a few antelope in that range area so i can see for my self if this particular bullet (Barnes 280 grain LRX) will do what i want it too at that distance. The main reason i got into longrange hunting is my first year of elk hunting we had a 330" bull in Colorado at 456 yards. We hadnt practiced that far with our rifles so we passed on that shot and didnt see another bull for the next 3 days we were there. I got into long range hunting so i have the ability to reach out there and touch an animal if i cant get close enough with my standard rifle. Make sense? So you would aim right here right? [IMG]http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y465/herdthinner/elk_zps1c99f50d-1_zpsf5a8dcd2.jpg[/IMG] Riley [/QUOTE]
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