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<blockquote data-quote="Shawn Carlock" data-source="post: 502658" data-attributes="member: 4"><p>It has been my experience that even in "long range circles" that the % of shooters that are consistantly taking game past 600 yards is small. This might be because of opportunity, ability or equipment. Some people setup to shoot long but most simply prepare to shoot long if the situtation requires it. We get alot of long shots because of terrain and we look for areas to shoot into that are other wise difficult or impossible to hunt. </p><p>On the military LE sniping - LE sniping is 99% a close range affair with a moving and partially obscured target. Engagements of 100 or 200 yards are possible and long shots in the airport scenerio are possible but I have not ever seen any reviews of shots longer than 200 yards in LE incidents.</p><p>The military guys I have talked with (Navy Dev Group, STA guys and Snipers attached to Range groups) are all pretty much of the same opinion, that most sniping currently consists of 600 yards and in, quick engagement simi urban sniping and 1000 yard + open country sniping. They all pretty much agree that the 600 yard work is their bread and butter so to speak but they have to have real 1200 yard + capability for certain work even though it makes up a fairly small percentage of their work load.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shawn Carlock, post: 502658, member: 4"] It has been my experience that even in "long range circles" that the % of shooters that are consistantly taking game past 600 yards is small. This might be because of opportunity, ability or equipment. Some people setup to shoot long but most simply prepare to shoot long if the situtation requires it. We get alot of long shots because of terrain and we look for areas to shoot into that are other wise difficult or impossible to hunt. On the military LE sniping - LE sniping is 99% a close range affair with a moving and partially obscured target. Engagements of 100 or 200 yards are possible and long shots in the airport scenerio are possible but I have not ever seen any reviews of shots longer than 200 yards in LE incidents. The military guys I have talked with (Navy Dev Group, STA guys and Snipers attached to Range groups) are all pretty much of the same opinion, that most sniping currently consists of 600 yards and in, quick engagement simi urban sniping and 1000 yard + open country sniping. They all pretty much agree that the 600 yard work is their bread and butter so to speak but they have to have real 1200 yard + capability for certain work even though it makes up a fairly small percentage of their work load. [/QUOTE]
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