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<blockquote data-quote="azsugarbear" data-source="post: 1555104" data-attributes="member: 4809"><p>I have found that with great quality equipment (scope, rifle, rangefinder, ammo) and good shooting technique, most anybody can get out to 500 - 600 yds in non-stressful shooting situations. I have taken my Scouts out and had them ringing steel at 600 yds. with no trigger time with a large caliber rifle prior to the experience. just a half hour tutorial and away they went on their learning curve. </p><p></p><p>After 600 yds, the 'boogeyman' known as 'wind' begins to become the major player in thwarting accuracy. Reading the wind is just as much art as it is science. You simply cannot shortchange your wind reading abilities with better equipment like you can getting distance with a quality rangefinder.</p><p></p><p>In the end, there is no substitute for practice. You may ring steel consistently at 500 yds at the range, but then try to do the same outdoors in real hunting situations where the ground is uneven, with some uphill or downhill angle and timed for 30 seconds to get set-up, find a firing solution, dial it in, settle behind the rifle and then take the shot. You will find your accuracy potential will go south real quick. But with this type of practice, you will again climb the accuracy curve pretty quickly. Like others have said, the practice never really ends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azsugarbear, post: 1555104, member: 4809"] I have found that with great quality equipment (scope, rifle, rangefinder, ammo) and good shooting technique, most anybody can get out to 500 - 600 yds in non-stressful shooting situations. I have taken my Scouts out and had them ringing steel at 600 yds. with no trigger time with a large caliber rifle prior to the experience. just a half hour tutorial and away they went on their learning curve. After 600 yds, the 'boogeyman' known as 'wind' begins to become the major player in thwarting accuracy. Reading the wind is just as much art as it is science. You simply cannot shortchange your wind reading abilities with better equipment like you can getting distance with a quality rangefinder. In the end, there is no substitute for practice. You may ring steel consistently at 500 yds at the range, but then try to do the same outdoors in real hunting situations where the ground is uneven, with some uphill or downhill angle and timed for 30 seconds to get set-up, find a firing solution, dial it in, settle behind the rifle and then take the shot. You will find your accuracy potential will go south real quick. But with this type of practice, you will again climb the accuracy curve pretty quickly. Like others have said, the practice never really ends. [/QUOTE]
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