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The Ultimate Light Weight Sheep Hunting Rifle - What Is It?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff In TX" data-source="post: 244080" data-attributes="member: 1522"><p>Phorwath,</p><p></p><p>Please don't take this as a criticism as it's not meant to be…maybe a reality check, but not criticism. </p><p></p><p>I view a sheep hunt as a once in a lifetime hunt though some may be more fortunate. I've seen many sheep on my moose hunts in Alaska. Yup I've put them in my crosshairs and wished I had a tag for one. Shooting PD's, groundhogs and other varmints at a grand or more is common place with us. First round hits at a grand are extremely rare…really there few and far between. I could even see touching the trigger on a deer at that distance though I've never attempted it.</p><p></p><p>However on a once in a lifetime hunt I couldn't even fathom touching the trigger on a sheep at that distance. I'm not even sure a guide would let someone even try no matter how hard they argued their point. I don't view sheep hunting as an extreme long range hunt, nor do I think it should be. Realistically 400 to maybe 500 yards would be realistic extent of a long range attempt on a sheep IMHO. </p><p></p><p>I could be wrong as I don't live in those areas, however I have hunted in them a bunch and I just don't see a grand shot on a sheep, goat, moose or even a bear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff In TX, post: 244080, member: 1522"] Phorwath, Please don’t take this as a criticism as it’s not meant to be…maybe a reality check, but not criticism. I view a sheep hunt as a once in a lifetime hunt though some may be more fortunate. I've seen many sheep on my moose hunts in Alaska. Yup I’ve put them in my crosshairs and wished I had a tag for one. Shooting PD’s, groundhogs and other varmints at a grand or more is common place with us. First round hits at a grand are extremely rare…really there few and far between. I could even see touching the trigger on a deer at that distance though I’ve never attempted it. However on a once in a lifetime hunt I couldn’t even fathom touching the trigger on a sheep at that distance. I’m not even sure a guide would let someone even try no matter how hard they argued their point. I don’t view sheep hunting as an extreme long range hunt, nor do I think it should be. Realistically 400 to maybe 500 yards would be realistic extent of a long range attempt on a sheep IMHO. I could be wrong as I don’t live in those areas, however I have hunted in them a bunch and I just don’t see a grand shot on a sheep, goat, moose or even a bear. [/QUOTE]
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