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<blockquote data-quote="Darryl Cassel" data-source="post: 1199" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Rufous</p><p>Mule deer are MUCH bigger then a whitetail and that is what I was refering to. A whitetail kill zone is 12 to 14".</p><p>The next time you kill a deer, inspect his lung and heart cavity when you open him up.</p><p>You will get an idea of the kill zone.</p><p></p><p>You mentioned two cross hairs in your scope (i thought) one at the top and one at the bottom of the animal. I thought you were using a ranging type scope.</p><p></p><p>If your far enough away and are not sure, you must take a sighter shot 100yds or more in front or behind the animal to see where your impact is.</p><p></p><p>As has always been mentioned---This is a TEAM sport and you should NEVER attemt it alone unless the yardage and rifle is shooting DEAD on and you are not reaching out to far. I would say, you should stick to around 500 yards as your max range without a spotter with you until your more comfortable with putting the bullet where you want it..</p><p>Some lone shooters can go further but, they must practice most of the off season to do it. </p><p></p><p>Good luck</p><p>Darryl</p><p></p><p>[ 01-30-2002: Message edited by: Darryl Cassel ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darryl Cassel, post: 1199, member: 34"] Rufous Mule deer are MUCH bigger then a whitetail and that is what I was refering to. A whitetail kill zone is 12 to 14". The next time you kill a deer, inspect his lung and heart cavity when you open him up. You will get an idea of the kill zone. You mentioned two cross hairs in your scope (i thought) one at the top and one at the bottom of the animal. I thought you were using a ranging type scope. If your far enough away and are not sure, you must take a sighter shot 100yds or more in front or behind the animal to see where your impact is. As has always been mentioned---This is a TEAM sport and you should NEVER attemt it alone unless the yardage and rifle is shooting DEAD on and you are not reaching out to far. I would say, you should stick to around 500 yards as your max range without a spotter with you until your more comfortable with putting the bullet where you want it.. Some lone shooters can go further but, they must practice most of the off season to do it. Good luck Darryl [ 01-30-2002: Message edited by: Darryl Cassel ] [/QUOTE]
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