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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 2406951" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>I have always been a heart.lung shooter…LOL…Perhaps too much Jack O'Connor when I was a kid. Once I got into LRH I pretty much standardized my shot placement approach to the maximize the chances of a dead animal from 100-1000 yards. I center a 1MOA shot regardless of distance so that the bullet will penetrate the arteries on top of the heart/lung area, typically 1/3-midway on the animal, regardless of angle. I think this approach, particularly at the longer ranges, provide the largest vital zone, reduces the margin of error due to wind, etc., , and has given me the highest percentage of dead/retrieved game. This is also the area where the particular bullets I use provide the greatest chance of optimum terminal performance across a wide range of distance. Some run a ways, most don't. I always "assume" they will run at the shot, and closely observe the reaction. Should a shot be at the extreme of the 1 MOA window, the animal is still vitally hit with a very high likelihood of being retrieved. If I can't feel confident that my shot will be kept in the 1MOA window I will either wait, reposition, or pass on the shot. Just my approach….</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 2406951, member: 10291"] I have always been a heart.lung shooter…LOL…Perhaps too much Jack O’Connor when I was a kid. Once I got into LRH I pretty much standardized my shot placement approach to the maximize the chances of a dead animal from 100-1000 yards. I center a 1MOA shot regardless of distance so that the bullet will penetrate the arteries on top of the heart/lung area, typically 1/3-midway on the animal, regardless of angle. I think this approach, particularly at the longer ranges, provide the largest vital zone, reduces the margin of error due to wind, etc., , and has given me the highest percentage of dead/retrieved game. This is also the area where the particular bullets I use provide the greatest chance of optimum terminal performance across a wide range of distance. Some run a ways, most don’t. I always “assume” they will run at the shot, and closely observe the reaction. Should a shot be at the extreme of the 1 MOA window, the animal is still vitally hit with a very high likelihood of being retrieved. If I can’t feel confident that my shot will be kept in the 1MOA window I will either wait, reposition, or pass on the shot. Just my approach…. [/QUOTE]
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