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The Basics, Starting Out
Minimum cartridge for 1000 yard elk
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<blockquote data-quote="specweldtom" data-source="post: 174178" data-attributes="member: 2580"><p>WyomingShooter; when I posted on this thread, I asked if anyone thought that I was too conservative. My experience as I stated, is only on targets at long range, but I still remember having 33 MINUTES to shoot 2 SIGHTERS and 20 record shots, laying for the whole prep period and the first 4-5 minutes on the clock looking through my spotting scope doping the most prevalent wind condition, making elevation and wind correction and then shooting a round on those conditions and hoping it would just print somewhere on a 6 FOOT SQUARE target so I could get it right for the 2nd SIGHTER, BEFORE THEY STARTED TO COUNT. I never consistently shot better than Expert across the course, but did normally shoot Master, sometimes High Master scores at long range and still felt like I sucked at wind doping. (The stuff that's capitalized is because I'm guessing it's all stuff you don't get to do on a hunt).</p><p></p><p>I appreciate your post because you can speak from hunting experience and I can't. Sounds like we're not that far apart in our opinion, though.</p><p></p><p>BTW, I always felt that long range shooting was what separated real riflemen from the rest and knowing your limitations was part of being one.</p><p></p><p>Good hunting, Tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="specweldtom, post: 174178, member: 2580"] WyomingShooter; when I posted on this thread, I asked if anyone thought that I was too conservative. My experience as I stated, is only on targets at long range, but I still remember having 33 MINUTES to shoot 2 SIGHTERS and 20 record shots, laying for the whole prep period and the first 4-5 minutes on the clock looking through my spotting scope doping the most prevalent wind condition, making elevation and wind correction and then shooting a round on those conditions and hoping it would just print somewhere on a 6 FOOT SQUARE target so I could get it right for the 2nd SIGHTER, BEFORE THEY STARTED TO COUNT. I never consistently shot better than Expert across the course, but did normally shoot Master, sometimes High Master scores at long range and still felt like I sucked at wind doping. (The stuff that's capitalized is because I'm guessing it's all stuff you don't get to do on a hunt). I appreciate your post because you can speak from hunting experience and I can't. Sounds like we're not that far apart in our opinion, though. BTW, I always felt that long range shooting was what separated real riflemen from the rest and knowing your limitations was part of being one. Good hunting, Tom [/QUOTE]
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