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6.5 Creedmoor: Maximum Lethal Range for Whitetail
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<blockquote data-quote="25WSM" data-source="post: 1977398" data-attributes="member: 38048"><p>Yes this is definitely the long range hunting site. I really don't know why so many on here are saying to stalk or get closer. Some people want to shoot long range as a choice. They have the equipment and skill to do so. I have no problem with it. I also have no problem with people who want to sneak up on game in their socks and shoot them close. I say hunt how you like to hunt and shoot as far as you like if you have the skills to do so. My personal limit would be around 700 yards. I've shot 1000 yard compatition long enough to know how hard a first shot hit would be at this distance. And that's with a 17 lb gun with 55x scope on a concrete bench. But I can say with complete confidence out to 700 yards hits on steel are really not hard at all. I've taken many people to the steel range and with very basic wind calls make hits at 700 yards almost every shot. I then watch the same people miss so much at 800 they can't believe it. Calling wind is pretty much everything at distance. My personal hunting rifle is 23 inches of drift at 700 yards in a 10mph cross wind. At 800 it jumps to 31 and 900 to 46. So out to 700 you can hold off so much easier and still make hits. But if you need to start holding 3 to 4 plates off things get hard real fast. When the wind gets over 7 mph mirage is not going to help you either. Once it's horizontal you only know it's more than 7. Hats off to you people who can read wind good enough to make those hits at long distance. I myself have to keep it real and 700 is real for me. By the way my 6.5 has 1700 ft pounds and 2200 fps at 700 yards which would likely kill just about anything in north america.</p><p>I've killed deer from 5 ft all the way to 550 yards and to be honest the ones that get right in your face are the most exciting to me. Both ways require a very different skill set and every one should strive to perfect them both.</p><p>Shep</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="25WSM, post: 1977398, member: 38048"] Yes this is definitely the long range hunting site. I really don't know why so many on here are saying to stalk or get closer. Some people want to shoot long range as a choice. They have the equipment and skill to do so. I have no problem with it. I also have no problem with people who want to sneak up on game in their socks and shoot them close. I say hunt how you like to hunt and shoot as far as you like if you have the skills to do so. My personal limit would be around 700 yards. I've shot 1000 yard compatition long enough to know how hard a first shot hit would be at this distance. And that's with a 17 lb gun with 55x scope on a concrete bench. But I can say with complete confidence out to 700 yards hits on steel are really not hard at all. I've taken many people to the steel range and with very basic wind calls make hits at 700 yards almost every shot. I then watch the same people miss so much at 800 they can't believe it. Calling wind is pretty much everything at distance. My personal hunting rifle is 23 inches of drift at 700 yards in a 10mph cross wind. At 800 it jumps to 31 and 900 to 46. So out to 700 you can hold off so much easier and still make hits. But if you need to start holding 3 to 4 plates off things get hard real fast. When the wind gets over 7 mph mirage is not going to help you either. Once it's horizontal you only know it's more than 7. Hats off to you people who can read wind good enough to make those hits at long distance. I myself have to keep it real and 700 is real for me. By the way my 6.5 has 1700 ft pounds and 2200 fps at 700 yards which would likely kill just about anything in north america. I've killed deer from 5 ft all the way to 550 yards and to be honest the ones that get right in your face are the most exciting to me. Both ways require a very different skill set and every one should strive to perfect them both. Shep [/QUOTE]
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