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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 502640" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>I don't know what the actual percentage is, but it is very low I am sure. Although it's low currently, it is on the increase.</p><p> </p><p>I've guided deer and antelope hunters for nearly 30 years, and I've only witnessed a handful of kills beyond 500 yds. I've witnessed alot of misses though, misses by guys that weren't prepared enough or practiced enough to make the shots they were attempting. </p><p> </p><p>Granted, only the last few years has the "long range" thing really caught on. And the technology caught up enough that people are now making those long shot kills with far less time behind the gun than it required 10 or 15 years ago.</p><p>15 years ago, the only way to know where we had to aim at 700 yds was by shooting and practicing/keeping records at that distance ahead of time. We didn't have the ballistic programs or the rangefinders that would read that far.</p><p> </p><p>Even today, I would bet a paycheck that most people attempting long distance shots are not properly prepared and consequently, there are way more long distance misses than hits. The new tech is nice, but it's got alot of people thinking they can do it without prior "homework" or practice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 502640, member: 21068"] I don't know what the actual percentage is, but it is very low I am sure. Although it's low currently, it is on the increase. I've guided deer and antelope hunters for nearly 30 years, and I've only witnessed a handful of kills beyond 500 yds. I've witnessed alot of misses though, misses by guys that weren't prepared enough or practiced enough to make the shots they were attempting. Granted, only the last few years has the "long range" thing really caught on. And the technology caught up enough that people are now making those long shot kills with far less time behind the gun than it required 10 or 15 years ago. 15 years ago, the only way to know where we had to aim at 700 yds was by shooting and practicing/keeping records at that distance ahead of time. We didn't have the ballistic programs or the rangefinders that would read that far. Even today, I would bet a paycheck that most people attempting long distance shots are not properly prepared and consequently, there are way more long distance misses than hits. The new tech is nice, but it's got alot of people thinking they can do it without prior "homework" or practice. [/QUOTE]
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