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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1158042" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>From a ballistic standpoint 600yds is where long range really starts because it's there that mistakes start to add up very quickly as do the effects of wind and weather.</p><p></p><p>From a practical standpoint what is "long range" really varies based on the size of the target, foliage, wind etc.</p><p></p><p>A four hundred yard shot on something the size of a cotton tail rabbit or prairie dog is not something many hunters would even attempt and only a tiny fraction of hunters will succeed.</p><p></p><p>Some of us here have taken deer sized and smaller game at more than 2-3x that range but it takes a great deal of time and dedication to get to where you can shoot well enough consistently to even attempt such a shot on game.</p><p></p><p>Some guys are dedicated long range only while some of us have just added the long range to our complete bag of tricks because there are lots of circumstances where that is really your only option.</p><p></p><p>Here in Texas we hunt a lot on wide open wheat fields that are flat as pancakes and can roll on for over a mile. You might have to crawl a half mile or further to even get to where you can get a chance at a 400yds or shorter shot. </p><p></p><p>Some of us here also hunt very rough mountain and canyon country where if you're going to get a shot at all it's going to be from a peak all the way down to the bottom of a valley below, or across a wide saddle from peak to peak, or cross canyon shot.</p><p></p><p>As for your plans, that rig should be more than capable of MOA or better accuracy to 600yds and beyond but you have to master the fundamentals of marksmanship well enough to make a shot consistently on a one MOA target at that distance before you're ready to stretch it out that far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1158042, member: 30902"] From a ballistic standpoint 600yds is where long range really starts because it's there that mistakes start to add up very quickly as do the effects of wind and weather. From a practical standpoint what is "long range" really varies based on the size of the target, foliage, wind etc. A four hundred yard shot on something the size of a cotton tail rabbit or prairie dog is not something many hunters would even attempt and only a tiny fraction of hunters will succeed. Some of us here have taken deer sized and smaller game at more than 2-3x that range but it takes a great deal of time and dedication to get to where you can shoot well enough consistently to even attempt such a shot on game. Some guys are dedicated long range only while some of us have just added the long range to our complete bag of tricks because there are lots of circumstances where that is really your only option. Here in Texas we hunt a lot on wide open wheat fields that are flat as pancakes and can roll on for over a mile. You might have to crawl a half mile or further to even get to where you can get a chance at a 400yds or shorter shot. Some of us here also hunt very rough mountain and canyon country where if you're going to get a shot at all it's going to be from a peak all the way down to the bottom of a valley below, or across a wide saddle from peak to peak, or cross canyon shot. As for your plans, that rig should be more than capable of MOA or better accuracy to 600yds and beyond but you have to master the fundamentals of marksmanship well enough to make a shot consistently on a one MOA target at that distance before you're ready to stretch it out that far. [/QUOTE]
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