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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 2337362" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>My guess is he already has plenty of practice and may be just as skilled as most of us. Everyone generates a miss on occasion at distance in real world conditions. Everyone. Anyone who says they haven't just hasn't hunted much. 500 yards is a long shot under real world conditions, firing from sticks or an improvised rest. Firing in the wind from 500 yards down or up hill from sticks or an improvised (tree limb or rock) rest is harder. His only mistake was aiming high third of the elk's chest. ANYONE can make that mistake in the field, and nearly anyone has. Even trained and dedicated snipers have made mistakes like that at distance. Of course, their mistakes are generally made at noticeably greater distances, but I've seen one or two muff a shot at 500. It happens. There are always unforeseen variances that can generate a miss. Always and every time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 2337362, member: 60453"] My guess is he already has plenty of practice and may be just as skilled as most of us. Everyone generates a miss on occasion at distance in real world conditions. Everyone. Anyone who says they haven't just hasn't hunted much. 500 yards is a long shot under real world conditions, firing from sticks or an improvised rest. Firing in the wind from 500 yards down or up hill from sticks or an improvised (tree limb or rock) rest is harder. His only mistake was aiming high third of the elk's chest. ANYONE can make that mistake in the field, and nearly anyone has. Even trained and dedicated snipers have made mistakes like that at distance. Of course, their mistakes are generally made at noticeably greater distances, but I've seen one or two muff a shot at 500. It happens. There are always unforeseen variances that can generate a miss. Always and every time. [/QUOTE]
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