Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
800 yard rifle
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="3800fps" data-source="post: 2736930" data-attributes="member: 42309"><p>I'm not criticizing anyone or their opinion …I'm certainly not here to win any arguments or demonstrate any greater experience or knowledge.</p><p>I only offer things to consider based on my experiences….</p><p>I have "shot-out" several barrels that were chambered with overbore cartridges…with a relatively low shot count and an over extended load development process.</p><p></p><p> I've taken shots at game at some fairly extended ranges and missed (I live in breezy Nevada)…gunfire generally spooks game, especially bullet splashes on nearby rocks…of course every animal reacts differently…but I've never seen a muley or a bull elk sniff a bullet splash…coyotes either.</p><p></p><p>In Nevada with so much public land, much of it covered with sagebrush…myself, my friends and many others here easily can and do set up targets at 800, 1000 , 1200yds…and actually shoot at them. from prone, sitting and truck hoods and tailgates…lots of dry dust here too, to flag the misses…any first round hit in unvarified conditions at the ranges mentioned I consider remarkable. </p><p>Spotters calling the misses soon has most of us shooters landing regular hits pretty quickly….at least until the wind or mirage shifts.</p><p></p><p>In my circle of shooters, first round hits at 800 or beyond are rare…we don't have unlimited time and resources to practice enough.</p><p></p><p>That's my real world experience…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3800fps, post: 2736930, member: 42309"] I’m not criticizing anyone or their opinion …I’m certainly not here to win any arguments or demonstrate any greater experience or knowledge. I only offer things to consider based on my experiences…. I have “shot-out” several barrels that were chambered with overbore cartridges…with a relatively low shot count and an over extended load development process. I’ve taken shots at game at some fairly extended ranges and missed (I live in breezy Nevada)…gunfire generally spooks game, especially bullet splashes on nearby rocks…of course every animal reacts differently…but I’ve never seen a muley or a bull elk sniff a bullet splash…coyotes either. In Nevada with so much public land, much of it covered with sagebrush…myself, my friends and many others here easily can and do set up targets at 800, 1000 , 1200yds…and actually shoot at them. from prone, sitting and truck hoods and tailgates…lots of dry dust here too, to flag the misses…any first round hit in unvarified conditions at the ranges mentioned I consider remarkable. Spotters calling the misses soon has most of us shooters landing regular hits pretty quickly….at least until the wind or mirage shifts. In my circle of shooters, first round hits at 800 or beyond are rare…we don’t have unlimited time and resources to practice enough. That’s my real world experience… [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
800 yard rifle
Top