Accuracy

phorwath said:

Curious as to how many 1000yd head shots have you made?

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Lol years ago I made a 400yd head shot. Was aiming for the shoulder on a wounded deer. Dropped it like a stone

That's when I say "right where I was aiming".

Ever watch a lr hunting video and the guys say how they cant believe they made that shot? If your surprised you should not have made the attempt. You should know your going to make it IMO.

Yep if you can make a 1 moa hit at a steel plate with a cold bore shot at 1000 consistently, I tip my hat to you. I sure can't.

The thing that I see. That I think about is. even with a hot rod cartridge you are looking at 1.2 seconds or maybe 2 seconds for the bullet to get there. How many steps can that animal take in that time? We shoot out to 1200 yds. its something fun to do. But our shoots on game are much closer.

louis f said:

The thing that I see. That I think about is. even with a hot rod cartridge you are looking at 1.2 seconds or maybe 2 seconds for the bullet to get there. How many steps can that animal take in that time? We shoot out to 1200 yds. its something fun to do. But our shoots on game are much closer.

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Shots

Wait until they blink. Then shoot.
Works like a charm...

Do you mean consistently hitting one or consistently hitting one under any conditions? Big difference between the two. If I can pick and choose the conditions I take the shot (like I can hunting) then I don't doubt my ability to put a round in there...consistently. If I have to take what I'd consider a low percentage shot due to conditions out of my control then that's another story.

louis f said:

The thing that I see. That I think about is. even with a hot rod cartridge you are looking at 1.2 seconds or maybe 2 seconds for the bullet to get there. How many steps can that animal take in that time? We shoot out to 1200 yds. its something fun to do. But our shoots on game are much closer.

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Whenever someone throws this out there I throw a bow hunting scenario right back. Ever had a whitetail jump a string? I have, at 20 yards. I don't hear anyone saying we shouldn't bow hunt...except the crazy tree huggers, and they don't count.

I actually think a skilled long range shot is more humane in so many ways than the average close shot by the average hunter. Part of being skilled is making sure the rifle is accurate. Shooting a rock is about useless when determining a rifles accuracy. Just hope this causes a few more to hang some paper.

I am glad this thread is up. I just watched a video on youtube of a guy shooting a mule deer at 1335 yards with a 338 Lapua. He missed his first two shots, and then the third hit high and to the back. The guy shooting clearly did not understand his equipment. To make matters worse his buddies with him were saying things like aim for the nuts and use the mil dots. You cant give crappy advice like that when a quarter of an inch mistake on your end can mean missing the animal by feet or wounding the animal. The one reassuring thing is the video has way more dislikes and all the comments are from hunters telling him hes unethical and not to attempt that shot again.

All this talk of accuracy reminds me of a quote i once heard. " Fast is good but accurate is final. "

I've seen that video as well, guess I must have missed that part. I'll rewatch and really listen. I did find it odd that they didn't tell him the range till after the fact. Leads me to believe a couple things:
1. He hasn't shot that far.
2. They weren't confident in him at that range (or didn't believe he was confident in himself), which probably stems from #1.
I have come up differently I guess. The spotter's job is to do "most of the work", but the end result is on the shooter himself so he better know what's going on. You don't see many Spotter's names mentioned when a LR feat is accomplished.

jskmtd said:

How long do you think it takes a deer or elk to starve to death when they are missing the bottom part of the jaw? Shoot for the vitals.

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The owner of 4Aces near Madras, Oregon (Caleb Johnson) told me it took eight days for a bison to die after a poor head hit. He hired five guys and they searched and searched and finally found it at a water hole.