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<blockquote data-quote="mrb1982" data-source="post: 866905" data-attributes="member: 50419"><p>Man, glad to hear I am not the only one that thinks this way.</p><p></p><p>I think for the most part, we all probably try to get "as close as we can" but I think being able to shoot longer distances gives us the advantage of being able to go undectected at ranges that become very comfortable for us, that maybe we weren't comfortable with before we entered this adventure.</p><p></p><p>Greyfox, some good stuff in there. Seems like similar evaluation that Bernie Pellerite and others have done on the mental/personality side of archery. I like to shoot indoor targets so I have read a lot on this.</p><p></p><p>For me, about 4 years ago, I shot a deer at 450yds, not cause I wanted to, because I had to, it was as close as I could get. Didn't know enough about my gun, the wind, or long range shooting in general. Took me 4 shots. So then I start doing some reading, upgrade my gun to something more long range compatible and got a Sendero, got a high power scope, and just flat our read all the info I could get, mostly on here.</p><p></p><p>Two years later I shot an antelope at 550, not because I wanted, but same story, it was as close as I coudl get and it was going away. I was really enjoying that long range insurance policy there.</p><p></p><p>I haven't gotten to shoot out past 1000 yet, but a couple weeks ago, right after my long range epiphany while walking that ridge, I found a doe a long ways out there. I thought, "I wonder how well I can even hold on that thing out there." I put the bipods down, crank the scope up to 20x, put my target dot on her. Like a rock, talk about a confidence builder. Then I bust out my rangefinder, it said 1428. Reassuring to know that I can hold that well on something out there.</p><p></p><p>So my point is that I will continue to load, practice, load, practice, load, practice, and load, and practice. And next time I go out to shoot an animal, I will let them decide, do they want me to shoot them at 100yds, or 1000yds hahaha</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrb1982, post: 866905, member: 50419"] Man, glad to hear I am not the only one that thinks this way. I think for the most part, we all probably try to get "as close as we can" but I think being able to shoot longer distances gives us the advantage of being able to go undectected at ranges that become very comfortable for us, that maybe we weren't comfortable with before we entered this adventure. Greyfox, some good stuff in there. Seems like similar evaluation that Bernie Pellerite and others have done on the mental/personality side of archery. I like to shoot indoor targets so I have read a lot on this. For me, about 4 years ago, I shot a deer at 450yds, not cause I wanted to, because I had to, it was as close as I could get. Didn't know enough about my gun, the wind, or long range shooting in general. Took me 4 shots. So then I start doing some reading, upgrade my gun to something more long range compatible and got a Sendero, got a high power scope, and just flat our read all the info I could get, mostly on here. Two years later I shot an antelope at 550, not because I wanted, but same story, it was as close as I coudl get and it was going away. I was really enjoying that long range insurance policy there. I haven't gotten to shoot out past 1000 yet, but a couple weeks ago, right after my long range epiphany while walking that ridge, I found a doe a long ways out there. I thought, "I wonder how well I can even hold on that thing out there." I put the bipods down, crank the scope up to 20x, put my target dot on her. Like a rock, talk about a confidence builder. Then I bust out my rangefinder, it said 1428. Reassuring to know that I can hold that well on something out there. So my point is that I will continue to load, practice, load, practice, load, practice, and load, and practice. And next time I go out to shoot an animal, I will let them decide, do they want me to shoot them at 100yds, or 1000yds hahaha [/QUOTE]
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