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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1062007" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Yes, those were good times, despite the physical stress and strain. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I've learned that my mind may still be willing to pursue things that my body isn't. I used to be able to get in shape during a long hard hunt. Now I normally just get tired and sore, and more tired, to the point the body controls the mind. That about sums it up. It's mind over body during the vitality of youth years. I've found it becomes body over mind as the body ages.</p><p></p><p><u>T338</u>,</p><p>I should temper my comments above by saying it would be unusual for me to end up in a situation where I would be shooting a distance farther than 1000-1100 yards. I don't set up for anything that far where I've been hunting the past 20 years, and the terrain I'm in hardly allows for it. If I was backpacking into areas providing the real possibility for <u>average</u> shots in the 800-1200 yd range, and possibly to 1500 yds, I might consider packing a heavier rifle. In my mind, the terrain would also more than likely be a little friendlier than where I hunt. One of the reasons my shots are apt to be less than 1000yds is when I'm hiking up river cuts in the mountains, it's steep enough that 1000 yds will reach up to ridgeline/mountain tops. 1000yds will cover the majority of what I can see. And if I see a ram farther than 1000yds, I can usually find a way to approach within 800yds. Sometimes I'll have to approach closer than that just to get into a line-of-sight shooting position. In comparison, I've seen pictures of the terrain out west that's a little bit mellower and a guy could feasibly shoot as far as the eye can see (which is a long long ways in some of those photos). </p><p></p><p>Another point I should mention is that all my backpack hunting is on foot, once I leave the highway vehicle. I have no 4-wheeler ATV, no motorbike, no snowmachine, to assist in transport.</p><p></p><p>You mentioned compromise. I'm explaining my compromises under the conditions I hunt in. Seems like we're continually cursed with the need to compromise. I spend <strong><em>way</em></strong> more time packing my rifle than I do shooting it. And there are plenty of times I carry that rifle on a hunt and never shoot it. The shooting is much more fun than the packing. So I've settled into the 9 1/2lb weight range personal limit, as carried in the field. I've found that a rifle in that weight range can be very capable out to 1000yds. Which is my compromise/limitation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1062007, member: 4191"] Yes, those were good times, despite the physical stress and strain. :) I've learned that my mind may still be willing to pursue things that my body isn't. I used to be able to get in shape during a long hard hunt. Now I normally just get tired and sore, and more tired, to the point the body controls the mind. That about sums it up. It's mind over body during the vitality of youth years. I've found it becomes body over mind as the body ages. [U]T338[/U], I should temper my comments above by saying it would be unusual for me to end up in a situation where I would be shooting a distance farther than 1000-1100 yards. I don't set up for anything that far where I've been hunting the past 20 years, and the terrain I'm in hardly allows for it. If I was backpacking into areas providing the real possibility for [U]average[/U] shots in the 800-1200 yd range, and possibly to 1500 yds, I might consider packing a heavier rifle. In my mind, the terrain would also more than likely be a little friendlier than where I hunt. One of the reasons my shots are apt to be less than 1000yds is when I'm hiking up river cuts in the mountains, it's steep enough that 1000 yds will reach up to ridgeline/mountain tops. 1000yds will cover the majority of what I can see. And if I see a ram farther than 1000yds, I can usually find a way to approach within 800yds. Sometimes I'll have to approach closer than that just to get into a line-of-sight shooting position. In comparison, I've seen pictures of the terrain out west that's a little bit mellower and a guy could feasibly shoot as far as the eye can see (which is a long long ways in some of those photos). Another point I should mention is that all my backpack hunting is on foot, once I leave the highway vehicle. I have no 4-wheeler ATV, no motorbike, no snowmachine, to assist in transport. You mentioned compromise. I'm explaining my compromises under the conditions I hunt in. Seems like we're continually cursed with the need to compromise. I spend [B][I]way[/I][/B] more time packing my rifle than I do shooting it. And there are plenty of times I carry that rifle on a hunt and never shoot it. The shooting is much more fun than the packing. So I've settled into the 9 1/2lb weight range personal limit, as carried in the field. I've found that a rifle in that weight range can be very capable out to 1000yds. Which is my compromise/limitation. [/QUOTE]
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