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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1240784" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>I have two "long range" hunting rifles.</p><p>1. .300 Win mag Browning A-Bolt Stainless Stalker</p><p>2. 6.5 Creedmoor Ruger American Predator </p><p></p><p>Both have very similar ballistic trajectories. (180 gr. Hornady Superformance .300 Win mag and 143 gr. Hornady ELD-X 6.5 CM)</p><p></p><p>-> For the 6.5 CM rifle I feel I can ethically take deer to 700 yards and cow elk to 600 yards. This rifle is <u>very</u> accurate.</p><p></p><p>-> With the .300 Win mag rifle I think 800 yards is about the max ethical distance - for me, at least. Maybe when I'm comfortable shooting 230 gr. Berger bullets I'll extend that range a bit.</p><p></p><p>I add that I have begun to shoot competitively with my 6.5 CM Ruger Precision Rifle out to 1,000 yards so I am familiar with many of the variables of long distance shooting.</p><p>Plus I carry Bushnell 10 x 42 ARC 1 Mile laser rangefinder binoculars when hunting.</p><p>The LRF's displayed mil hold (my scope has a mil/mil setup) is a bit off so I use a Vortex DOPE cap with exact holds for adjusting hold over. </p><p></p><p>Yes, I realize these distances may be "short" for some hunters here but for me they are what I am comfortable with in the field. My rifle resting on my pack isn't a benchrest so I limit myself to the above distances.</p><p> I will say that learning position shooting for competition is helping me for hunting quite a bit.</p><p></p><p>Eric B.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1240784, member: 54178"] I have two "long range" hunting rifles. 1. .300 Win mag Browning A-Bolt Stainless Stalker 2. 6.5 Creedmoor Ruger American Predator Both have very similar ballistic trajectories. (180 gr. Hornady Superformance .300 Win mag and 143 gr. Hornady ELD-X 6.5 CM) -> For the 6.5 CM rifle I feel I can ethically take deer to 700 yards and cow elk to 600 yards. This rifle is [U]very[/U] accurate. -> With the .300 Win mag rifle I think 800 yards is about the max ethical distance - for me, at least. Maybe when I'm comfortable shooting 230 gr. Berger bullets I'll extend that range a bit. I add that I have begun to shoot competitively with my 6.5 CM Ruger Precision Rifle out to 1,000 yards so I am familiar with many of the variables of long distance shooting. Plus I carry Bushnell 10 x 42 ARC 1 Mile laser rangefinder binoculars when hunting. The LRF's displayed mil hold (my scope has a mil/mil setup) is a bit off so I use a Vortex DOPE cap with exact holds for adjusting hold over. Yes, I realize these distances may be "short" for some hunters here but for me they are what I am comfortable with in the field. My rifle resting on my pack isn't a benchrest so I limit myself to the above distances. I will say that learning position shooting for competition is helping me for hunting quite a bit. Eric B. [/QUOTE]
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