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WHAT IS LONG / EXTREME RANGE?
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<blockquote data-quote="LB" data-source="post: 12196" data-attributes="member: 2721"><p>Everything requires explanation, "hard" is a difficult word to define, as is "extreme". Nothing new, there.</p><p></p><p>Long range, until you define it, generally means difficult and uncertain, or beyond ordinary capacity. If you have the means, then it removes some of the uncertainty, but there will always be coping of wind and mirage; and if speaking of a hunting situation, the distance that your target can move while the bullet is in flight.</p><p></p><p>This is the major problem with the concept. Is it ethical (taboo subject) to be shooting a game animal at what is considered "extreme" range, by others? </p><p></p><p>Clue: the title of this forum is, LONG RANGE HUNTING. So you have to be a competent shooter, with accurate gear, or you might risk being labeled as irresponsible.</p><p></p><p>What it says to me is that we all have our own limitations. My personal limit, with my best gear, is not much beyond five hundred yards. I would not presume to place limitations on what others are capable of doing. This also means that my equipment needs to be accurate, and capable of actually killing the animal.</p><p></p><p>However, it's a valid question. Where does LONG RANGE start? Sort of like; how much is too rich? </p><p></p><p>Depends. First you have to define it and then you have to qualify it. Difficult to define, and it takes talent to qualify. My long range may be someone else's extreme range. </p><p></p><p>I'd say that the attempt should have a very high degree of success, excluding spotters or second shots. That's just my personal opinion. But there is always going to be personal "opinion" with a question of this nature. </p><p></p><p>For sake of argument, we can discount our wife's opinion as invalid. Interesting and(?) useful, but invalid. Ditto the 30/30 carbine affectionados.</p><p></p><p>As with the PSY 101 question concerning a tree falling in the forest.... If no one is there, to hear it, does it make any noise? The question of extreme range hunting becomes also, <strong>philosophical</strong>.</p><p></p><p>Good hunting. LB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LB, post: 12196, member: 2721"] Everything requires explanation, "hard" is a difficult word to define, as is "extreme". Nothing new, there. Long range, until you define it, generally means difficult and uncertain, or beyond ordinary capacity. If you have the means, then it removes some of the uncertainty, but there will always be coping of wind and mirage; and if speaking of a hunting situation, the distance that your target can move while the bullet is in flight. This is the major problem with the concept. Is it ethical (taboo subject) to be shooting a game animal at what is considered "extreme" range, by others? Clue: the title of this forum is, LONG RANGE HUNTING. So you have to be a competent shooter, with accurate gear, or you might risk being labeled as irresponsible. What it says to me is that we all have our own limitations. My personal limit, with my best gear, is not much beyond five hundred yards. I would not presume to place limitations on what others are capable of doing. This also means that my equipment needs to be accurate, and capable of actually killing the animal. However, it's a valid question. Where does LONG RANGE start? Sort of like; how much is too rich? Depends. First you have to define it and then you have to qualify it. Difficult to define, and it takes talent to qualify. My long range may be someone else's extreme range. I'd say that the attempt should have a very high degree of success, excluding spotters or second shots. That's just my personal opinion. But there is always going to be personal "opinion" with a question of this nature. For sake of argument, we can discount our wife's opinion as invalid. Interesting and(?) useful, but invalid. Ditto the 30/30 carbine affectionados. As with the PSY 101 question concerning a tree falling in the forest.... If no one is there, to hear it, does it make any noise? The question of extreme range hunting becomes also, [B]philosophical[/B]. Good hunting. LB [/QUOTE]
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