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<blockquote data-quote="Korhil78" data-source="post: 1739286" data-attributes="member: 34818"><p>I was on a New Mexico desert mule deer hunt down near the boot heel of New Mexico. Found a nice buck and ranged him at 900 yards. Knew I couldn't make that shot so I tried to move closer on a buck that was barely even in brush. By the time I got to the next hill, he was gone.</p><p></p><p>I vowed to learn to do longrange hunting. I got in this website and soaked everything in and put it to training. Got a custom rifle and was shooting it out to a mile regularly. Went on a rifle elk hunt and killed a nice bull at 760 yards. I have killed a few other animals just under 800 yards. I was using a heavy 338 Lapua at the time but I have since changed my tune. Going with a 9-10 lb rifle instead of a 13-14 lb rifle, going with a 6.5 or 7mm now and practicing out to 1300 yards, But my comfort zone is 800 yards and under.</p><p></p><p> I no longer have the urge really to shoot something at 1000 yards and it doesn't really bother me that I don't have that urge anymore.</p><p></p><p>I know a lot of people back east who can't fathom taking a 700 yard shot at an animal because they can barely see 100 yards through the woods but out west is a different animal all together.</p><p></p><p>I'm happiest shooting an animal at 600 yards haha.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Korhil78, post: 1739286, member: 34818"] I was on a New Mexico desert mule deer hunt down near the boot heel of New Mexico. Found a nice buck and ranged him at 900 yards. Knew I couldn’t make that shot so I tried to move closer on a buck that was barely even in brush. By the time I got to the next hill, he was gone. I vowed to learn to do longrange hunting. I got in this website and soaked everything in and put it to training. Got a custom rifle and was shooting it out to a mile regularly. Went on a rifle elk hunt and killed a nice bull at 760 yards. I have killed a few other animals just under 800 yards. I was using a heavy 338 Lapua at the time but I have since changed my tune. Going with a 9-10 lb rifle instead of a 13-14 lb rifle, going with a 6.5 or 7mm now and practicing out to 1300 yards, But my comfort zone is 800 yards and under. I no longer have the urge really to shoot something at 1000 yards and it doesn’t really bother me that I don’t have that urge anymore. I know a lot of people back east who can’t fathom taking a 700 yard shot at an animal because they can barely see 100 yards through the woods but out west is a different animal all together. I’m happiest shooting an animal at 600 yards haha. [/QUOTE]
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