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<blockquote data-quote="bigbrother" data-source="post: 426865" data-attributes="member: 1813"><p>I'll give you two because dependant upon the day, it's hard for me to decide....LOL</p><p></p><p>1) On a caribou hunt in Northern Quebec, the first caribou of the day that my dad and I spotted were following the edge of lake moving from our left to right on a trot as caribou do. We had about a 15 mph wind blowing from right to left just to mix things up for us. As I tracked the caribou, dad was calling range and spotting for me. I was prone on a rock outcropping resting my 7Mag over my pack. I was shooting 154g SST's at 3120fps. At 335 yards still trotting, I had a 1.25 mil hold with only a 1 mil lead due to the opposing crosswind. At the shot, the bull dropped. The bullet fell right where I wanted it too but in all honesty, with the opposing wind and moving animal there was some luck involved.</p><p></p><p>2) 2 years ago, I made my longest 1st shot kill with my 6.5x284. We had 2 whitetail does on the facing mountain, ranged at 1100 yards even with my dad's Leica Geovids. We had a 5.4 mph wind blowing left to right coming down the valley, but we could tell the wind was blowing opposite on the other mountain. I cut the MOA required by a third for the wind and proceeded to place the little 140g Berger right in the center of her ribs. She ran down the hill about 40 yards and fell over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigbrother, post: 426865, member: 1813"] I'll give you two because dependant upon the day, it's hard for me to decide....LOL 1) On a caribou hunt in Northern Quebec, the first caribou of the day that my dad and I spotted were following the edge of lake moving from our left to right on a trot as caribou do. We had about a 15 mph wind blowing from right to left just to mix things up for us. As I tracked the caribou, dad was calling range and spotting for me. I was prone on a rock outcropping resting my 7Mag over my pack. I was shooting 154g SST's at 3120fps. At 335 yards still trotting, I had a 1.25 mil hold with only a 1 mil lead due to the opposing crosswind. At the shot, the bull dropped. The bullet fell right where I wanted it too but in all honesty, with the opposing wind and moving animal there was some luck involved. 2) 2 years ago, I made my longest 1st shot kill with my 6.5x284. We had 2 whitetail does on the facing mountain, ranged at 1100 yards even with my dad's Leica Geovids. We had a 5.4 mph wind blowing left to right coming down the valley, but we could tell the wind was blowing opposite on the other mountain. I cut the MOA required by a third for the wind and proceeded to place the little 140g Berger right in the center of her ribs. She ran down the hill about 40 yards and fell over. [/QUOTE]
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