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Long range capability = shooting oppurtunities and success?
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<blockquote data-quote="Troutslayer2" data-source="post: 466256" data-attributes="member: 25190"><p>I got into LR because every year I'd see huge elk, or herds of elk or other game at distances around 1000 yards and wouldn't usually be able to get closer to them. I though that if I could shoot 1K I'd bag an elk every year, or get a better one. Wrong! I found out that I can rarely shoot that far, my rangefinder won't range that far unless it's the most ideal conditions ever, I can't get a good enough hold to shoot that far, temperature makes my gunpowder burn slower and changes my POI when I try and shoot that far, and on and on. So, yeah, if I could actually shoot 1K under any circumstances, at any angle, without worrying about wind, without needing hardly any time to get set up for the shot or do the math, then yes- being able to shoot that far would increase my odds. </p><p></p><p>I am getting there with my skills and equipment, but it is not as easy a road to go down as the TV shows would have you believe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Troutslayer2, post: 466256, member: 25190"] I got into LR because every year I'd see huge elk, or herds of elk or other game at distances around 1000 yards and wouldn't usually be able to get closer to them. I though that if I could shoot 1K I'd bag an elk every year, or get a better one. Wrong! I found out that I can rarely shoot that far, my rangefinder won't range that far unless it's the most ideal conditions ever, I can't get a good enough hold to shoot that far, temperature makes my gunpowder burn slower and changes my POI when I try and shoot that far, and on and on. So, yeah, if I could actually shoot 1K under any circumstances, at any angle, without worrying about wind, without needing hardly any time to get set up for the shot or do the math, then yes- being able to shoot that far would increase my odds. I am getting there with my skills and equipment, but it is not as easy a road to go down as the TV shows would have you believe. [/QUOTE]
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