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<blockquote data-quote="41mag" data-source="post: 148112" data-attributes="member: 3804"><p>Personally I really don't think you need to go to all of that extreme. Just look at what XPHunter is doing, even my lowly ol 14" 7x30 Waters and a 140gr BT dropped deer very nicely at 283yds. Not that it wouldn't do it further, thats just the furtherest I have shot it on anything other than paper. At 300yds it was grouping around 2", so the limiting factor was bullet expansion. </p><p></p><p>From one of the hotter Encore chamberings, you should be fine out to the ranges you want to shoot, especially with the newer bullets or even the BT's. </p><p></p><p>The key is to practice every chance you get. THose short barrels, make a tiny wiggle a big deal even at close range. Before I headed to WI. with my Contender, I practiced about three times a week and on weekends. While I was up there I only had one chance at a buck and chose not to take it as it wasn't what I was looking for. I did however light a fire under a yote out about 250yds who was already leaving the scene of a drive. He thought he was in the clear till I touched one off. Everything was good but the lead I put on him and I hit right behind his rear end. He definatley caught another gear and left the area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="41mag, post: 148112, member: 3804"] Personally I really don't think you need to go to all of that extreme. Just look at what XPHunter is doing, even my lowly ol 14" 7x30 Waters and a 140gr BT dropped deer very nicely at 283yds. Not that it wouldn't do it further, thats just the furtherest I have shot it on anything other than paper. At 300yds it was grouping around 2", so the limiting factor was bullet expansion. From one of the hotter Encore chamberings, you should be fine out to the ranges you want to shoot, especially with the newer bullets or even the BT's. The key is to practice every chance you get. THose short barrels, make a tiny wiggle a big deal even at close range. Before I headed to WI. with my Contender, I practiced about three times a week and on weekends. While I was up there I only had one chance at a buck and chose not to take it as it wasn't what I was looking for. I did however light a fire under a yote out about 250yds who was already leaving the scene of a drive. He thought he was in the clear till I touched one off. Everything was good but the lead I put on him and I hit right behind his rear end. He definatley caught another gear and left the area. [/QUOTE]
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