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<blockquote data-quote="youngtrout" data-source="post: 971042" data-attributes="member: 5373"><p>Well, read through the posts. Trouble is the first question. Which pretty much states what to expect at 1000 which also means he never has shot it. I believe you need a 1/2 moa rifle to start then what you can expect at 1000 is what the conditions are going to allow. Which may be 1 moa. Maybe 5. My LR shooting is in mainly in the mountains. I can always get good elevation data but windage. Whole different game. Love seeing the 1/2 moa group pics at 1000 here, love how "perfect conditions" is cited. 1000 yards is a long ways. Way too long for the average shooter to be taking shots on game. At least in 90 percent of my conditions. Just got back from shooting, longest setup was just over 1100. Managed 2 hits on a 12 plate with 10 rounds or so in switching winds, I have shot much better sure, these were not great winds with not many external indicators, would have loved even just a consistent wind. Guys just need to know their limitations, and unless you have shot a lot from these ranges you will never know what they are. I'd go so far to say as 2-3 percent of hunters have any business shooting past 600. Alot of guys rely on public ranges which few are 1000 plus. How many posts here start with" 300 yards is all i can get too" But there is money to be made, so why not sell a $5000 platform to a guy who only shoots 40 rounds a year and figures he is good to go to 1200 yards with his custom turret and kestrel which measures wind speed from where he is. I'm sure there are a ton of good shooters on here, but sadly, there are also guys believing they can buy the best and make cold bore shots at 1000 at will. I like shooting far, just have reservations about what it's doing to the sport. That's my soap box</p><p></p><p>I'm sure a bunch of guys are logging data, confirming drops, shooting a ton, live and breathe this stuff. Just feel it's not the general trend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="youngtrout, post: 971042, member: 5373"] Well, read through the posts. Trouble is the first question. Which pretty much states what to expect at 1000 which also means he never has shot it. I believe you need a 1/2 moa rifle to start then what you can expect at 1000 is what the conditions are going to allow. Which may be 1 moa. Maybe 5. My LR shooting is in mainly in the mountains. I can always get good elevation data but windage. Whole different game. Love seeing the 1/2 moa group pics at 1000 here, love how "perfect conditions" is cited. 1000 yards is a long ways. Way too long for the average shooter to be taking shots on game. At least in 90 percent of my conditions. Just got back from shooting, longest setup was just over 1100. Managed 2 hits on a 12 plate with 10 rounds or so in switching winds, I have shot much better sure, these were not great winds with not many external indicators, would have loved even just a consistent wind. Guys just need to know their limitations, and unless you have shot a lot from these ranges you will never know what they are. I'd go so far to say as 2-3 percent of hunters have any business shooting past 600. Alot of guys rely on public ranges which few are 1000 plus. How many posts here start with" 300 yards is all i can get too" But there is money to be made, so why not sell a $5000 platform to a guy who only shoots 40 rounds a year and figures he is good to go to 1200 yards with his custom turret and kestrel which measures wind speed from where he is. I'm sure there are a ton of good shooters on here, but sadly, there are also guys believing they can buy the best and make cold bore shots at 1000 at will. I like shooting far, just have reservations about what it's doing to the sport. That's my soap box I'm sure a bunch of guys are logging data, confirming drops, shooting a ton, live and breathe this stuff. Just feel it's not the general trend. [/QUOTE]
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