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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 1302733" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>I don't think people are so much saying 1000 is the range to hunt at, it's more that a bunch of people that are new to long range have this idea that after they get their first long range rifle they can just go kill an elk at 1000 yards with their RPR in 6.5 creedmoore with factory ammo just because they have the tools that are capable of doing it, and most the replies I I see are saying how there is much more too it than that, and I agree we should limit our range to our capabilities and tools at hand.</p><p></p><p>If you say you want what it takes to make first round hits, people are going to assume you mean on the top end of range, which kind of the general accepted max for the majority of skilled long range hunters is around 1000ish. And lots of people are good enough to hunt at 1000+. I think thats why most people are talking about 1000. But if you want replies on 600 yard hits, specify that, because making a hit from point blank to a max of 600 is WAY easier than what it takes to do the same thing at 600 to 1200 yards. All the same skills and actions apply, you just have much more room for error.</p><p></p><p>For instance, if I have a big bull elk at 510 yards, with my 147 eldm going 3080 fps, my bullet will drift about 8.5" in a 10 mph wind. If I have a 10 mph wind, but make a terrible wind call of 2 mph, I adjust for 1.5" of drift, I'm only off my mark by 6" or so, and that's still a dead elk. You make the same mistake at only 300 yards farther, and you have either a miss or worse, a badly wounded elk. </p><p></p><p>You may already know all this, so I apologize if I'm just rambling, but it may be useful for someone else new to long range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 1302733, member: 87243"] I don't think people are so much saying 1000 is the range to hunt at, it's more that a bunch of people that are new to long range have this idea that after they get their first long range rifle they can just go kill an elk at 1000 yards with their RPR in 6.5 creedmoore with factory ammo just because they have the tools that are capable of doing it, and most the replies I I see are saying how there is much more too it than that, and I agree we should limit our range to our capabilities and tools at hand. If you say you want what it takes to make first round hits, people are going to assume you mean on the top end of range, which kind of the general accepted max for the majority of skilled long range hunters is around 1000ish. And lots of people are good enough to hunt at 1000+. I think thats why most people are talking about 1000. But if you want replies on 600 yard hits, specify that, because making a hit from point blank to a max of 600 is WAY easier than what it takes to do the same thing at 600 to 1200 yards. All the same skills and actions apply, you just have much more room for error. For instance, if I have a big bull elk at 510 yards, with my 147 eldm going 3080 fps, my bullet will drift about 8.5" in a 10 mph wind. If I have a 10 mph wind, but make a terrible wind call of 2 mph, I adjust for 1.5" of drift, I'm only off my mark by 6" or so, and that's still a dead elk. You make the same mistake at only 300 yards farther, and you have either a miss or worse, a badly wounded elk. You may already know all this, so I apologize if I'm just rambling, but it may be useful for someone else new to long range. [/QUOTE]
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