What’s the farthest you have taken a big game animal with a rifle?

734 yds Saskatchewan whitetail with a 300 RUM and 215 Berger.

625 yds bull elk in Alberta. 300 Win Mag with 215 Berger.

Lots of whitetail in the plus, minus 500 yd range. 25-06AI, 300 Win Mag, 300 RUM, 280 AI, 7 STW.

586 on an elk with a 30 Nosler shooting 205 Berger EH's.

Pilsner said:

They are actually damned good eating. At least the ones in the Ozarks. Might be diet dependant but I doubt many groundhogs are eating rotting carrion ya know?

Click to expand...

The ones in the ozarks is what I have eaten, dang good and a beautiful pelt

Pilsner said:

A variation the old standby MPBR method I presume?

Click to expand...

Yes Sir, but my window is a little larger than most recommend. memtb

776 yards, whitetail doe, 300 RUM 230 Berger's, H1000.

West Tx Trans-Pecos mule deer at 547 yds off top of a high rack truck. Winchester 70 270. 130 gr factory bullet. Verified with laser range finder. This was about 20 years ago.
Fast forward to last year took a nice antelope at 415 yds, full custom 7SS off of a tripod using an Arca rail. 168 VLD-H. Not nearly the range of that rifle.

I shot a black bear at 500 with a 7mag. Hit him both shots he was standing one in the shoulder, one through the lungs. Missed both the trotting shots. He was still alive by the time we hiked over to him. Tough as nails 13 year old per the tooth aging G&F does.

lancetkenyon said:

875 on a pronghorn, 25SST w. 135 LR Hyb @ 3199fps.
1374 on a pair of coyotes, 300RUM w. 230 Hyb @ 3113fps
1201 on a squirrel, 300RUM w. W30 Hyb @ 3113fps (actually hit just under him, but spall blew him about 15' up and he didn't move.

My daughter (both on video):
771 on a pronghorn, 6.5SLR w. 130 OTM @ 2925fps, two shots with wind (first was fatal, second was an anchor as he was still standing)
741 on a squirrel, 6.5SLR w. 130 OTM @ 2925fps

Click to expand...

1201 yards on a SQUIRREL?!

2 words…..WOW…SER!

unclecroc said:

I shot my furthest this weekend at 465 yards on a whitetail doe. I'm sure I'm not even close to the farthest and probably not even what some consider long range but it's pretty far for me. I used a 6mm creedmoor 88gr hammer hunter 3340fps at muzzle and 2240 estimated at impact.

It got me thinking about how far other people have taken animals. Post em up with what cartridge and loads you used.

Click to expand...

I never had the need to shoot a deer past 250 yards. I'm usually within a 100 yards. Perhaps the opportunity will present itself one day. Longest shot with a Marlin 375 Win lever action was at 150 on a doe

M1A1ABRAMS said:

I never had the need to shoot a deer past 250 yards. I'm usually within a 100 yards. Perhaps the opportunity will present itself one day. Longest shot with a Marlin 375 Win lever action was at 150 on a doe

Click to expand...

To Lance Kenyon,
What scope was on your 300 RUM to hit a squirrel at 1200 yards ?

I took my longest at 808 metres, with my 7STW running 168g ABLR. Usually, I would be hunting that particular area (New Zealand) with either my 264WM or 300WM, but I was talked into using the barrel screwed on at the time. Took a really nice Red Stag, then another the following day at 678 metres.
I have been very impressed with the 7STW, because normally I'm not a 7mm guy, but I now know why people love them, but the other 2, and many others, do just as much of a great job.
Still waiting to stretch the legs on my 257 Weatherby…

Cheers.

hemiford said:

To Lance Kenyon,
What scope was on your 300 RUM to hit a squirrel at 1200 yards ?

Click to expand...

I assume it was a premium bullet…

lancetkenyon said:

875 on a pronghorn, 25SST w. 135 LR Hyb @ 3199fps.
1374 on a pair of coyotes, 300RUM w. 230 Hyb @ 3113fps
1201 on a squirrel, 300RUM w. W30 Hyb @ 3113fps (actually hit just under him, but spall blew him about 15' up and he didn't move.

My daughter (both on video):
771 on a pronghorn, 6.5SLR w. 130 OTM @ 2925fps, two shots with wind (first was fatal, second was an anchor as he was still standing)
741 on a squirrel, 6.5SLR w. 130 OTM @ 2925fps

Click to expand...

To Lance Kenyon,
What scope was on your 300 RUM to hit a squirrel at 1200 yards ?

hemiford said:

To Lance Kenyon,
What scope was on your 300 RUM to hit a squirrel at 1200 yards ?

Click to expand...

I tagged your question to Lancekenyon post for you.