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6.5 Creedmoor: Maximum Lethal Range for Whitetail
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<blockquote data-quote="BrianID" data-source="post: 1973341" data-attributes="member: 104589"><p>This is excellent advise. I shot a deer on a steep hillside by myself at about 550 yards with my 300 min mag. After the shot, I couldn't see what happened. The deer was on a steep open hillside that was mostly open. It completely vanished. After not being able to find the deer in my rifle scope and then binoculars for 5 minutes, I started picking apart the hillsides with my spotting scope. 15 minutes later, I was able to spot him 100+ yards downhill belly up. It turns out he was hit in shoulder and must have immediately started rolling downhill after the shot. This one turned out with a happy ending but if the shot was less than good, it would have been nice to have an extra set of eyes watching the vapor trail and deer after the shot. I've shot other deer and other big game animals at extended ranges and even though I've recovered every animal that I've shot more than 500 yards at immediately, I do think it is a very beneficial to have a spotter. There is a reason military snipers often work in teams.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrianID, post: 1973341, member: 104589"] This is excellent advise. I shot a deer on a steep hillside by myself at about 550 yards with my 300 min mag. After the shot, I couldn't see what happened. The deer was on a steep open hillside that was mostly open. It completely vanished. After not being able to find the deer in my rifle scope and then binoculars for 5 minutes, I started picking apart the hillsides with my spotting scope. 15 minutes later, I was able to spot him 100+ yards downhill belly up. It turns out he was hit in shoulder and must have immediately started rolling downhill after the shot. This one turned out with a happy ending but if the shot was less than good, it would have been nice to have an extra set of eyes watching the vapor trail and deer after the shot. I've shot other deer and other big game animals at extended ranges and even though I've recovered every animal that I've shot more than 500 yards at immediately, I do think it is a very beneficial to have a spotter. There is a reason military snipers often work in teams. [/QUOTE]
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