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<blockquote data-quote="HarryN" data-source="post: 936806" data-attributes="member: 69773"><p>You are right, my experience in this area has been much less than perfect, which is why I am spending a lot of time reading this forum and about rifle / bullet / ballistic / changing caliber / shot placement details.</p><p> </p><p>Sorry for getting carried away with that comment, if I could edit it, I would.</p><p> </p><p>There are some really good bullets and ammo setups out there. It would be nice if mfg's would put more ballistic info about their products / application out there and how they work, but it all takes time to figure out. Then, after spending the time to figure out an interesting ammo, just finding it can be challenging.</p><p> </p><p>My shot placement is also much less than perfect, probably at least 50% certainly my fault, so I am trying to improve what happens when my shots don't go so well, and how to achieve better shot placement. I have never shot anything at 400 yards if that tells you anything. Would I like to build up to that experience - yes, but I am not sure that I can afford financially and time wise to do both improved short range and long range hunting.</p><p> </p><p>My goal is to move from smaller game hunting to wild boar / black bear hunting and frankly I am a bit nervous about what happens when things don't go well in that situation. The shots are relatively close and the risk is higher than other game I have gone after. Most likely, I would have family / friends with me, so minimizing risk is important.</p><p> </p><p>So for that application, yes I am really studying what it takes for as closely as possible a DRT (or nearly so) and yet able to use at the range without developing a bad flinch. Balancing "enough gun", "rebuilt shoulder", "CA laws", "money", "time to practice" and "what gun / ammo / reloading supplies that can actually be purchased when needed" makes for an interesting challenge even before going hunting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HarryN, post: 936806, member: 69773"] You are right, my experience in this area has been much less than perfect, which is why I am spending a lot of time reading this forum and about rifle / bullet / ballistic / changing caliber / shot placement details. Sorry for getting carried away with that comment, if I could edit it, I would. There are some really good bullets and ammo setups out there. It would be nice if mfg's would put more ballistic info about their products / application out there and how they work, but it all takes time to figure out. Then, after spending the time to figure out an interesting ammo, just finding it can be challenging. My shot placement is also much less than perfect, probably at least 50% certainly my fault, so I am trying to improve what happens when my shots don't go so well, and how to achieve better shot placement. I have never shot anything at 400 yards if that tells you anything. Would I like to build up to that experience - yes, but I am not sure that I can afford financially and time wise to do both improved short range and long range hunting. My goal is to move from smaller game hunting to wild boar / black bear hunting and frankly I am a bit nervous about what happens when things don't go well in that situation. The shots are relatively close and the risk is higher than other game I have gone after. Most likely, I would have family / friends with me, so minimizing risk is important. So for that application, yes I am really studying what it takes for as closely as possible a DRT (or nearly so) and yet able to use at the range without developing a bad flinch. Balancing "enough gun", "rebuilt shoulder", "CA laws", "money", "time to practice" and "what gun / ammo / reloading supplies that can actually be purchased when needed" makes for an interesting challenge even before going hunting. [/QUOTE]
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