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6.5-284 or 6.5 Creedmoor
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<blockquote data-quote="joep17" data-source="post: 1405763" data-attributes="member: 1457"><p>That you don't shoot animals past 400 yards is one of the best things I have read in a long time.</p><p></p><p>I shoot about 5000 rounds a summer in F-Class to 900 metres. 990 yards for the rest of you.</p><p></p><p>When I took my first 1000 yard shooting courses in the early 1990's our Late Instuctor said he would not personally risk an injured animal past 500 yard and the he promptly shot a gopher at 963 yardswith a 40X Rem In 308 Win.</p><p></p><p>When I write down every shot and scope setting I have had 6 MOA difference depending upon air temp. That is 60 inches diffence. When you have a limited time at altitude and weather, it takes an expert to hit a target past 400 yards without sighters.</p><p></p><p>I love my 6.5-284 to hit gongs at 1200 yards once I have a couple of sighters.</p><p></p><p>Hunt under 400 yards. If you can't stalk closer, 99% of people will wound and lose game. Just talk with a few camera men who have filmed some of the TV shows. They only broadcast the kills, not the 6 wounded animals that ran away never to be found.</p><p></p><p>The exception is a wounded animal someone else shot and was running away. As witnessed was moose at 525 yards going staight away. Another hunter spined it and we had a long day after that.</p><p></p><p>Nothing ruins a moose hunt like killing a moose.</p><p></p><p>Shoot as far as you can on targets....get closer on game.</p><p></p><p>An old hunters opinion and just an opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joep17, post: 1405763, member: 1457"] That you don't shoot animals past 400 yards is one of the best things I have read in a long time. I shoot about 5000 rounds a summer in F-Class to 900 metres. 990 yards for the rest of you. When I took my first 1000 yard shooting courses in the early 1990's our Late Instuctor said he would not personally risk an injured animal past 500 yard and the he promptly shot a gopher at 963 yardswith a 40X Rem In 308 Win. When I write down every shot and scope setting I have had 6 MOA difference depending upon air temp. That is 60 inches diffence. When you have a limited time at altitude and weather, it takes an expert to hit a target past 400 yards without sighters. I love my 6.5-284 to hit gongs at 1200 yards once I have a couple of sighters. Hunt under 400 yards. If you can't stalk closer, 99% of people will wound and lose game. Just talk with a few camera men who have filmed some of the TV shows. They only broadcast the kills, not the 6 wounded animals that ran away never to be found. The exception is a wounded animal someone else shot and was running away. As witnessed was moose at 525 yards going staight away. Another hunter spined it and we had a long day after that. Nothing ruins a moose hunt like killing a moose. Shoot as far as you can on targets....get closer on game. An old hunters opinion and just an opinion. [/QUOTE]
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