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<blockquote data-quote="seidersjoden" data-source="post: 2022337" data-attributes="member: 56644"><p>Definitely not a competition to see how far you can kill an animal but I do like having that capability. That being said this year I shot a mule deer at 1220 yards. It was probably too far as I didn't hit where I was aiming. I accounted for 4 mph wind and it was probably twice that at the center of the canyon I **** over, resulting in a gut shot. Did I lose any sleep over it before recovering the next day? Yes I did. The positive is he only went 150y because I shoot a .338 Lapua improved, with a 40 degree shoulder, shooting a 300Berger OTM at 2895fps. I have both a kestrel and a kilo 2400 and I use both at long rang shots to ensure the data is consistent.</p><p></p><p>Background: this was the second to last day after eight days of hunting out of my backpack back in the Frank Church. I hadn't seen a lot of animals and there was no time to drop down from the mountain I was on the close the distance due to daylight. I hunted hard up to this point, given I wanted to meet for the winter, I didn't want to take the chance and pass.</p><p></p><p>I also spend a lot of time shooting in different conditions. For example, last weekend prior to a late season cow hunt opening day, after getting camp set up, I took the time to find a non-huntable place (Cliffed out canyons where no animals existed), and shoot across the canyon at 1700 yards in windy and snowy conditions including updrafts; some of the results threw me for a loop but it was a great learning curve. I do this as often as possible year round to see if I can get first round hits in bad conditions. Here's a picture of the deer that I got at 1220 and Idaho. Positive thing is there was zero meat wasted:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seidersjoden, post: 2022337, member: 56644"] Definitely not a competition to see how far you can kill an animal but I do like having that capability. That being said this year I shot a mule deer at 1220 yards. It was probably too far as I didn’t hit where I was aiming. I accounted for 4 mph wind and it was probably twice that at the center of the canyon I **** over, resulting in a gut shot. Did I lose any sleep over it before recovering the next day? Yes I did. The positive is he only went 150y because I shoot a .338 Lapua improved, with a 40 degree shoulder, shooting a 300Berger OTM at 2895fps. I have both a kestrel and a kilo 2400 and I use both at long rang shots to ensure the data is consistent. Background: this was the second to last day after eight days of hunting out of my backpack back in the Frank Church. I hadn’t seen a lot of animals and there was no time to drop down from the mountain I was on the close the distance due to daylight. I hunted hard up to this point, given I wanted to meet for the winter, I didn’t want to take the chance and pass. I also spend a lot of time shooting in different conditions. For example, last weekend prior to a late season cow hunt opening day, after getting camp set up, I took the time to find a non-huntable place (Cliffed out canyons where no animals existed), and shoot across the canyon at 1700 yards in windy and snowy conditions including updrafts; some of the results threw me for a loop but it was a great learning curve. I do this as often as possible year round to see if I can get first round hits in bad conditions. Here’s a picture of the deer that I got at 1220 and Idaho. Positive thing is there was zero meat wasted: [/QUOTE]
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