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<blockquote data-quote="Chris V." data-source="post: 1697628" data-attributes="member: 106319"><p>It's amazing how much time we spend building these amazing sniper rifles for hunting, then ponder shots/bullets most likely within 250 yards! Heck, I once shot a running Bull Moose in Alberta Canada on the last day of the hunt, off-hand using my sling at 400 yards with a factory Colt Light Rifle in 300 Winchester Mag, using Winchester factory 180 grain Fail-Safe ammo. 1 shot and right into the heart! This is true. Furthermore my 3-9 Leupold scope was set at 4X as there was no time to change anything. The bull in a clear-cut was pushing/following cows into the timber and would be gone in seconds. Everything felt right and I figured a hit or clean miss. My guide was impressed with the luckiest shot of my life. Although I've shot successfully longer at game using a pack as a rest, 400 yards is long range for me when hunting. I know some of you here shoot game at 1,200 yards with your impressive rifles, but I got a kick when 250 yards was mentioned. I've shot elk 175 to 250 yards with a 338 Winchester and found the 250 Nosler Partition devastating. On elk out to a possible 500 yards I would consider Federals recent Edge TLR bullet. Even their TBT, which is very accurate in many of my rifles. If I had to shoot un-leaded I like Federals Trophy Copper. But the hunting bullet to end all bullets and is seemingly being ignored by everyone, because I think new technology is feared (just like Berger VLD was when it first came out) and can cause money/profit loss, is DRT. When I spoke to them about their frangible hunting bullet video of a 243 Win dropping a cow elk instantly, I was told they had also had shot a big bull elk at 400 yards with the same 1 shot 95 grain DRT bullet! I would think the DRT 30 caliber 150 and 175 grain bullets would knock the stuffing out of elk from 1 to 500 yards!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris V., post: 1697628, member: 106319"] It's amazing how much time we spend building these amazing sniper rifles for hunting, then ponder shots/bullets most likely within 250 yards! Heck, I once shot a running Bull Moose in Alberta Canada on the last day of the hunt, off-hand using my sling at 400 yards with a factory Colt Light Rifle in 300 Winchester Mag, using Winchester factory 180 grain Fail-Safe ammo. 1 shot and right into the heart! This is true. Furthermore my 3-9 Leupold scope was set at 4X as there was no time to change anything. The bull in a clear-cut was pushing/following cows into the timber and would be gone in seconds. Everything felt right and I figured a hit or clean miss. My guide was impressed with the luckiest shot of my life. Although I've shot successfully longer at game using a pack as a rest, 400 yards is long range for me when hunting. I know some of you here shoot game at 1,200 yards with your impressive rifles, but I got a kick when 250 yards was mentioned. I've shot elk 175 to 250 yards with a 338 Winchester and found the 250 Nosler Partition devastating. On elk out to a possible 500 yards I would consider Federals recent Edge TLR bullet. Even their TBT, which is very accurate in many of my rifles. If I had to shoot un-leaded I like Federals Trophy Copper. But the hunting bullet to end all bullets and is seemingly being ignored by everyone, because I think new technology is feared (just like Berger VLD was when it first came out) and can cause money/profit loss, is DRT. When I spoke to them about their frangible hunting bullet video of a 243 Win dropping a cow elk instantly, I was told they had also had shot a big bull elk at 400 yards with the same 1 shot 95 grain DRT bullet! I would think the DRT 30 caliber 150 and 175 grain bullets would knock the stuffing out of elk from 1 to 500 yards! [/QUOTE]
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