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<blockquote data-quote="jaybo" data-source="post: 1039753" data-attributes="member: 46742"><p>I wasn't trying to belittle you or your capabilities I just didn't know what they were. A couple of years ago I was right where you are but had only hunted in the mountains once but in an open area. I had done more sitting in one area covering a lot of open ground. I wanted an accurate rifle that I could hunt with out to 600 maybe 700 yards and play with out to a 1000. As I said, I quickly found out the skill set for 500 and 750 was vastly different and never had an opportunity to stretch beyond that. This past hunt was wayyyy more walking and this old boy at 56 years old used to sea level air was suffering for oxygen. I was in decent shape it's just my lungs are not acclimated to the thin air. With all the walking we did in different terrain I was carrying the rifle in a ready position with the magnification turned all the way down. It got heavy quick. My son was using my Sako 308 with a Swarovski Z5 5x25x50 and he felt the same way. When the action started, it was too much to try and adjust the yardage, tune the parallax, etc... That is why the set up I am working on now is a 300 win mag with a Swarovski Z3 4x12. It does not have the parallax adjustment knob and with it zeroed in at 250 - 275 yards I can reach out to 350 without adjusting a thing. If I have a 500 to 600 yard STATIONARY shot in low wind I can dial it up. It just depends on your skill level and the type of hunting you do most. Being capable of hitting a 1000 yard target and being proficient at 1000 yards on a trophy animal is something else. Only you know if you have that skill set and the type of hunting that you do. For me, I tried that set up and it is not practical to have the long range capabilities. I can't practice enough to be proficient. I can shoot the 308 out to 550 yards with the dial I have on that scope. With the one I am working on I should be able to go to 700 if need be. I just wanted to give you my personal experience and how it changed the setup I am going to use. I can tell you that practicing out to 500 and 750 yards makes 250 to 400 yards look like a chip shot and I wouldn't hesitate a second at 500 under the right conditions.</p><p>Walk and stalk, use a 500 yard max setup</p><p>Sit and glass, go for it if you have the skills</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jaybo, post: 1039753, member: 46742"] I wasn't trying to belittle you or your capabilities I just didn't know what they were. A couple of years ago I was right where you are but had only hunted in the mountains once but in an open area. I had done more sitting in one area covering a lot of open ground. I wanted an accurate rifle that I could hunt with out to 600 maybe 700 yards and play with out to a 1000. As I said, I quickly found out the skill set for 500 and 750 was vastly different and never had an opportunity to stretch beyond that. This past hunt was wayyyy more walking and this old boy at 56 years old used to sea level air was suffering for oxygen. I was in decent shape it's just my lungs are not acclimated to the thin air. With all the walking we did in different terrain I was carrying the rifle in a ready position with the magnification turned all the way down. It got heavy quick. My son was using my Sako 308 with a Swarovski Z5 5x25x50 and he felt the same way. When the action started, it was too much to try and adjust the yardage, tune the parallax, etc... That is why the set up I am working on now is a 300 win mag with a Swarovski Z3 4x12. It does not have the parallax adjustment knob and with it zeroed in at 250 - 275 yards I can reach out to 350 without adjusting a thing. If I have a 500 to 600 yard STATIONARY shot in low wind I can dial it up. It just depends on your skill level and the type of hunting you do most. Being capable of hitting a 1000 yard target and being proficient at 1000 yards on a trophy animal is something else. Only you know if you have that skill set and the type of hunting that you do. For me, I tried that set up and it is not practical to have the long range capabilities. I can't practice enough to be proficient. I can shoot the 308 out to 550 yards with the dial I have on that scope. With the one I am working on I should be able to go to 700 if need be. I just wanted to give you my personal experience and how it changed the setup I am going to use. I can tell you that practicing out to 500 and 750 yards makes 250 to 400 yards look like a chip shot and I wouldn't hesitate a second at 500 under the right conditions. Walk and stalk, use a 500 yard max setup Sit and glass, go for it if you have the skills [/QUOTE]
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