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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 2021816" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>My personal self imposed limit on deers is 400 yards. I shoot a variety of .224's, 6mm's, 6.5mm, & a .300WM. For rodents & yotes the horizon is the limit. Some 800 to 1000 yard hits have been made. The rodents usually stick around for a follow up provided the bullet does not hit nearby dirt or rock. The yotes just leave (snap & gone). 400 yard drop with a 200 yard zero is about 12" plus-minus, about 4X as much at 500. Wind sucks bullets off course at increasing rates as range increases. Bullet time of flight is enough to miss or worse wounding, target movement happens before impact. Often dirt colored targets don't provide adequate reflection for range finders.</p><p></p><p>As far as limits on deers vs rodents & yotes: I am obviously specie biased.</p><p></p><p>Whatever, find a range where you can shoot at steel up to 1,000 before lobbing bullets at distant targets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 2021816, member: 115658"] My personal self imposed limit on deers is 400 yards. I shoot a variety of .224's, 6mm's, 6.5mm, & a .300WM. For rodents & yotes the horizon is the limit. Some 800 to 1000 yard hits have been made. The rodents usually stick around for a follow up provided the bullet does not hit nearby dirt or rock. The yotes just leave (snap & gone). 400 yard drop with a 200 yard zero is about 12" plus-minus, about 4X as much at 500. Wind sucks bullets off course at increasing rates as range increases. Bullet time of flight is enough to miss or worse wounding, target movement happens before impact. Often dirt colored targets don't provide adequate reflection for range finders. As far as limits on deers vs rodents & yotes: I am obviously specie biased. Whatever, find a range where you can shoot at steel up to 1,000 before lobbing bullets at distant targets. [/QUOTE]
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