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<blockquote data-quote="w squared" data-source="post: 1147637" data-attributes="member: 93717"><p>Good morning</p><p></p><p>I'm not a new shooter (I grew up with air rifles and 22's, and spent 6 years in the Army), but I am new to both hunting and long range shooting.</p><p></p><p>I'll be up front and say that given where I live in Texas I don't anticipate that I'll be taking true long range shots on game animals any time soon - but given that I love hog hunting and I'm very much enjoying the small amount of long range shooting that I've done so far I am eager to learn more and this forum looks to be a great resource.</p><p></p><p>Most of my hunting so far has been at typical SE Texas feral hog ranges - under 100 yards through a hole in the brush. The longest shot that I have taken on an hog was 80 yards, and I have never managed to get a line of sight on a hog that was further than 150 yards away. With that said, I have no issue with taking a much longer shot if I am doing it under conditions where I have invested the time and effort shooting paper or steel to know that I make the shot required to ethically harvest that game animal.</p><p></p><p>At this point the only "long range" rifle that I own is a Swiss K31 in 7.5x55. Using surplus Swiss GP11 ammo I've managed five shot groups of 1 to 1.5 MOA on a consistent basis at 100, 200 and 300 yards off the bench, and I've had no issues hitting gongs at 400 yards. I have access to a range that will let me shoot paper and steel out to 600 yards, and I'm looking forward to spending more time learning about my rifle, reading the wind, and what I need to be doing as the range opens up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="w squared, post: 1147637, member: 93717"] Good morning I'm not a new shooter (I grew up with air rifles and 22's, and spent 6 years in the Army), but I am new to both hunting and long range shooting. I'll be up front and say that given where I live in Texas I don't anticipate that I'll be taking true long range shots on game animals any time soon - but given that I love hog hunting and I'm very much enjoying the small amount of long range shooting that I've done so far I am eager to learn more and this forum looks to be a great resource. Most of my hunting so far has been at typical SE Texas feral hog ranges - under 100 yards through a hole in the brush. The longest shot that I have taken on an hog was 80 yards, and I have never managed to get a line of sight on a hog that was further than 150 yards away. With that said, I have no issue with taking a much longer shot if I am doing it under conditions where I have invested the time and effort shooting paper or steel to know that I make the shot required to ethically harvest that game animal. At this point the only "long range" rifle that I own is a Swiss K31 in 7.5x55. Using surplus Swiss GP11 ammo I've managed five shot groups of 1 to 1.5 MOA on a consistent basis at 100, 200 and 300 yards off the bench, and I've had no issues hitting gongs at 400 yards. I have access to a range that will let me shoot paper and steel out to 600 yards, and I'm looking forward to spending more time learning about my rifle, reading the wind, and what I need to be doing as the range opens up. [/QUOTE]
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