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How Far with a 7mm Rem Mag?-Elk Hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Ronald W Schaefer" data-source="post: 3034798" data-attributes="member: 109378"><p>Ooorrr...we could just get closer to our critter. 10 years ago, I never considered 500 yds a good decent range for a shot. Now I came into a little discretionary income and started hunting out west, on private land, the guides all tell you up front to get comfortable hitting a 10" circle at 500 yards and bring a rifle with 1500 Ft lbs remaining at that range--like that's a given. I'm like--I'm OK with 150 yds--that won't degrade the quality of the hunt for me. In the last 3 trips I have one Elk at 500 yds with 7mmRM, a mule deer at 475 with a 7mm-08 and another Elk at 550 yds with a, wait for it...6.5 Creedmoor I had to borrow in the field at the last minute when my rifle went south. I would probably not have taken the shot except it was very open, flat range land, and a calm sunny mid-day on the last day of season. FWIW, that Lì'll 6.5 (143 ELD-X at 2770) put the big 5X6 down in his tracks with one shot...Doh...whew--I skated.</p><p>I have a "blingie" 6.5 PRC (antelope, sheep & whitetail) and a "sparkly" 6.8 Western (mulies and Elk) that I acquired just for the purpose of long-range mountain hunting (I also have many standard big 28s & 30s as well) that fit the bill on range and energy. I can ring steel regularly with either rifle at 1000 just so I know I can get the pill on the target if I need to, but I really think twice about a shot longer than 500 yds. I think my personal self-imposed limit on a game animal is 700 yds in good conditions. I think that's a holdover from the fact that most of my life I thought 300 yds was a really long range<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ronald W Schaefer, post: 3034798, member: 109378"] Ooorrr...we could just get closer to our critter. 10 years ago, I never considered 500 yds a good decent range for a shot. Now I came into a little discretionary income and started hunting out west, on private land, the guides all tell you up front to get comfortable hitting a 10" circle at 500 yards and bring a rifle with 1500 Ft lbs remaining at that range--like that's a given. I'm like--I'm OK with 150 yds--that won't degrade the quality of the hunt for me. In the last 3 trips I have one Elk at 500 yds with 7mmRM, a mule deer at 475 with a 7mm-08 and another Elk at 550 yds with a, wait for it...6.5 Creedmoor I had to borrow in the field at the last minute when my rifle went south. I would probably not have taken the shot except it was very open, flat range land, and a calm sunny mid-day on the last day of season. FWIW, that Lì'll 6.5 (143 ELD-X at 2770) put the big 5X6 down in his tracks with one shot...Doh...whew--I skated. I have a "blingie" 6.5 PRC (antelope, sheep & whitetail) and a "sparkly" 6.8 Western (mulies and Elk) that I acquired just for the purpose of long-range mountain hunting (I also have many standard big 28s & 30s as well) that fit the bill on range and energy. I can ring steel regularly with either rifle at 1000 just so I know I can get the pill on the target if I need to, but I really think twice about a shot longer than 500 yds. I think my personal self-imposed limit on a game animal is 700 yds in good conditions. I think that's a holdover from the fact that most of my life I thought 300 yds was a really long range:-)! [/QUOTE]
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