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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 128580" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>Saw a couple of spike elk the other day. Wind was blowing several ways from me to them (750yds). Both had spikes longer than 6" so I wasn't supposed to shoot. I didn't....</p><p></p><p>I put the scope with proper hold for what I thought was correct shot placement. They never paused, just kept walking. I wasn't confident with the walk and the wind. I wouldn't have shot anyway. That was long range to me that day.</p><p></p><p>This morning I went to the same spot. Temp was much lower 20s vs 40s. Wind up towards 15 w/higher gusts.</p><p></p><p>No elk. After a couple of hours I decided to bust some snow patches at 750yds. 4 shots later I was confident out to that distance. Put a coupe of digits in the snow patch w/in inches of where I wanted them. I then launched a couple of very small rocks about the size of a can of Hogdon powder @ 650 and 700.</p><p></p><p>In that canyon with the standard heavy wind from the south 750 isn't LR anymore IF the elk will hold still. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif</p><p></p><p>I think my max limit with that rifle will end up around 800 yds+, when I get confident/experienced enough (10.4 pound 300 RUM single shot w/300 SMK @2700+).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 128580, member: 2011"] Saw a couple of spike elk the other day. Wind was blowing several ways from me to them (750yds). Both had spikes longer than 6" so I wasn't supposed to shoot. I didn't.... I put the scope with proper hold for what I thought was correct shot placement. They never paused, just kept walking. I wasn't confident with the walk and the wind. I wouldn't have shot anyway. That was long range to me that day. This morning I went to the same spot. Temp was much lower 20s vs 40s. Wind up towards 15 w/higher gusts. No elk. After a couple of hours I decided to bust some snow patches at 750yds. 4 shots later I was confident out to that distance. Put a coupe of digits in the snow patch w/in inches of where I wanted them. I then launched a couple of very small rocks about the size of a can of Hogdon powder @ 650 and 700. In that canyon with the standard heavy wind from the south 750 isn't LR anymore IF the elk will hold still. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I think my max limit with that rifle will end up around 800 yds+, when I get confident/experienced enough (10.4 pound 300 RUM single shot w/300 SMK @2700+). [/QUOTE]
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