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<blockquote data-quote="Clark" data-source="post: 1231719" data-attributes="member: 6600"><p>I started big game hunting in 2008 with 5 deer tags and 1 elk tag.</p><p>I had never shot at any target beyond 100 yards.</p><p>I was hitting half the deer I shot at at 500 yards.</p><p>I got 5 deer.</p><p>I shot all my ammo at elk at 625 yards and missed.</p><p>I got yelled at by someone who had been big game hunting for 40 years.</p><p></p><p>Now every year I test how far away I can keep the group in a 12" kill zone.</p><p>Some rifles it is 400 yards, some 500 [usually the latest 7mmRM], but in 2015 I had a 6.5-06 I built keep it in the kill zone out to 600 yards.</p><p></p><p>Wind screws everything up. I carry a Kestrel. I stay back in the log cabin watching TV when the wind is 15 mph. I come out to hunt at 1/2 hour before dawn when there is little or no wind.</p><p></p><p>This year I have built a 7mmRM in V block with 29" #5 taper barrel, I am hoping will keep the groups in the kill zone beyond 600 yards. We have to keep trying to get better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clark, post: 1231719, member: 6600"] I started big game hunting in 2008 with 5 deer tags and 1 elk tag. I had never shot at any target beyond 100 yards. I was hitting half the deer I shot at at 500 yards. I got 5 deer. I shot all my ammo at elk at 625 yards and missed. I got yelled at by someone who had been big game hunting for 40 years. Now every year I test how far away I can keep the group in a 12" kill zone. Some rifles it is 400 yards, some 500 [usually the latest 7mmRM], but in 2015 I had a 6.5-06 I built keep it in the kill zone out to 600 yards. Wind screws everything up. I carry a Kestrel. I stay back in the log cabin watching TV when the wind is 15 mph. I come out to hunt at 1/2 hour before dawn when there is little or no wind. This year I have built a 7mmRM in V block with 29" #5 taper barrel, I am hoping will keep the groups in the kill zone beyond 600 yards. We have to keep trying to get better. [/QUOTE]
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