long range accuracy?

[RustyRick]

What kind of group at 100 yrds constitutes good enough accuracy for long range hunting.

i.e. is a 1 inch group at 100 yrds acceptable for 1000 yrd shots?

I'm too old to savvy MOA

 

[Jud96]

What kind of group at 100 yrds constitutes good enough accuracy for long range hunting.

i.e. is a 1 inch group at 100 yrds acceptable for 1000 yrd shots?

I'm too old to savvy MOA

A rifle that shoots 1inch at 100yds shoots 10inches at 1000yds.

 

[RustyRick]

OK Thanks that helps! I'm trying to get my 243 HLd's down to 1/2" @ 100, and getting close.

I'm hoping to get some 400 yrds yotes with it and a Leupold VX6.

 

[Young-Gun]

I'm too old to savvy MOA

MOA.... =
1" at 100
2" at 200
3" at 300
4" at 400
5" at 500

i think you see the pattern here...

 

[Mateo]

As far a shooting and killing an animal at that distance, everything changes. You won't be at your shooting range anymore, and altitude will be different, wind will be needed to be calculated correctly, spin drift, coriolis effect has to be understood and accounted for. These shots should be practised, and practised again. And when you think you got it , practise some more. YouTube makes it look easy , but there is so much preparation that goes into a single shot at that range. Especially cold bore. I think 1/2 -3/4 inch off the bench at 100 should be your benchmark. Welcome to long range shooting!

 

[RT2506]

One thing to take into account is that if a rifle shoots 1/2" at 100 does not mean that it will shoot 4" at 400. Some rifles and loads DO shoot tighter at longer range than they do at shorter ranges. The only way to know is to shoot out to those yardages. I have seen rifles that would shoot a certain load 1" at 100 and shoot 1 3/4" at 300 yards. You never know until you give it a try. I have also seen rifles shoot bug holes at 100 and shoot all over the place at 300 yards.

 

[baldhunter]

+1 to what RT2506 posted,J've seen the same thing.I used to put a lot of effort working up a great group @ 100yds,only to be disappointed when I shot it at 200yds.These days,I go for a really great group @ 200yds and that will cover most of my hunting shots.

 

[Mark611]

in my opinion I don't use 100yds as a standard for accuracy, I use a 200m as a standard but I shoot my own hand loads, for example I have a box stock Savage FLCP-K in 308win and it will shoot sub MOA @ 200m, I can usually put 10rnd inside of a milk jug lid which 1.5'' in dia @200m pretty easily with 175gn SMK's

 

[RustyRick]

So now you tell me that it might group different at father out ranges. Oh well that means I get to load more, and go to the range more. ROFL gun)
Thanks a bunch guys. Gotta love this web page.

 

[Mark611]

different bullet types shoot differently at different ranges if your shooting inside of 300yds a flat base bullet will shoot a little more accurate then a boat tail, boat tail bullets tend to stabilize better an are more accurate the further out they go that's their use for long range shootinggun)

 

[Rshooter]

Absolutely work your loads up at longer range if possible, 300 yd. would be great if you can. Also, if you're going to be hunting with a bipod, then zero your rifle with a bipod as different point of impact may occur if shooting off of a rest or bags etc.

 

[HunterGreen]

Your getting some of the best advice from different folks. Write it down and study them in range. Remember rifle twist on bullets with barrel harmonics will be different as heat changes everything.

Shoot, write it down, shoot again write it down.

After a few hours you'll see that even sticking your tongue out will change POI

 

[RustyRick]

WOW - your right about the good advice. I'm ready to spend my retirement funds at the shooting range. I'm very grateful for the advise given and when the red line on my thermometer gets off - 30 and closer to 0 F, we'll get after some of this.

 

[newmexkid]

I use 100 yds. just to get around the bull. Then I go to 200 and that's were load development starts for me.