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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1496341" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>No doubt you are absolutely correct on every part here but when we get down to the last line because of all the factors we've pointed out we're talking about an infinitesimally small percentage of even the LR crowd who are truly competent, able, and competent beyond 800 yds.</p><p></p><p>In general I hold with the theory that 600yds is where long range begins because that's where gravity and the wind really begin to show and life starts to get complicated.</p><p></p><p>At a thousand, well, that's where things really start to get complicated because of the magnification of errors, flight time, and everything that can/does happen once the bullet leaves the barrel.</p><p></p><p>I've taken exactly one long range shot on a game animal over the last decade or so that I regretted.</p><p></p><p>Just as I squeezed the trigger I caught a slight shift in the wind due to a change in the bend of the grass but the hammer was already falling.</p><p></p><p>That threw my shot off by more than 2' passing just below and in front of the hip bones.</p><p></p><p>I was unable to find him for nearly thirty hours and before I did the coyotes had done their work.</p><p></p><p>Just one split second and a final wind call would have made all the difference in the world but at over 1,200yds there simply were too many things out of my control.</p><p></p><p>I always try to think of that shot and the results when I'm stretching another one out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1496341, member: 30902"] No doubt you are absolutely correct on every part here but when we get down to the last line because of all the factors we've pointed out we're talking about an infinitesimally small percentage of even the LR crowd who are truly competent, able, and competent beyond 800 yds. In general I hold with the theory that 600yds is where long range begins because that's where gravity and the wind really begin to show and life starts to get complicated. At a thousand, well, that's where things really start to get complicated because of the magnification of errors, flight time, and everything that can/does happen once the bullet leaves the barrel. I've taken exactly one long range shot on a game animal over the last decade or so that I regretted. Just as I squeezed the trigger I caught a slight shift in the wind due to a change in the bend of the grass but the hammer was already falling. That threw my shot off by more than 2' passing just below and in front of the hip bones. I was unable to find him for nearly thirty hours and before I did the coyotes had done their work. Just one split second and a final wind call would have made all the difference in the world but at over 1,200yds there simply were too many things out of my control. I always try to think of that shot and the results when I'm stretching another one out. [/QUOTE]
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