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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 1595886" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>Well that would depend on where you hunt in the east. There are in fact quite a few places where 400 would be considered a close shot. And those are the type places most of the "serious" long range hunting takes place in the east.</p><p>Unlike other parts of the country, "most" long range hunters there don't move about while hunting, but go to a preselected location offering long shooting opportunities and then set up to glass. So it could be that over there starts at 400 yds and goes on out to 8 or 9 hundred. But then that other hill over there starts at about 8 hundred and goes on out to maybe 12 or 13 or even further. So it could very well mean a 400 or a 12 hundred yd shot opportunity from the same place.</p><p>So it isn't at all like going to a range and picking the distance you prefer shooting that day with whatever gun you brought along.</p><p> The animal picks the distance, and you need to have the right gun along regardless of where that happens to be.</p><p> Note I did say most, as there are some also who might just hop scotch from one place to another, usually in a vehicle, and usually just early and late in the day. If they see a legal deer they shoot, if not they drive on to the next spot and check that out. These are as a rule the type that would use the same gun they carry around in the woods for the remainder of the day, and would be apt to consider 400 yds a long shot.</p><p>The NC region of PA is where the vast majority of serious long range hunting takes place in the entire eastern part of the country. That because the steep mountainous terrain with many thousands of acres of public land supports it. Fifty years ago, the then wildcat 6.5x300 Weatherby would no doubt have been the most popular cartridge used there. Today, I doubt very much you would be finding any 6.5 cartridge being used there for ridge to ridge hunting. Beyond that, each year seems to have more of the larger cartridges like the large 30s and 338s being used. All you need do is to sit behind them and watch as they sail across those windy valleys to understand why that is.</p><p>Did we come here to hunt, or did we come here to fool around?</p><p>Make up your mind that there are lots of untold stories involving distance and smaller cartridges.</p><p>Not many guys are gonna pull the plug on a shot opportunity they should have passed on because of their gun. Especially since the internet is full of the wonderfull things you can do with even a 243 at long range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 1595886, member: 12443"] Well that would depend on where you hunt in the east. There are in fact quite a few places where 400 would be considered a close shot. And those are the type places most of the "serious" long range hunting takes place in the east. Unlike other parts of the country, "most" long range hunters there don't move about while hunting, but go to a preselected location offering long shooting opportunities and then set up to glass. So it could be that over there starts at 400 yds and goes on out to 8 or 9 hundred. But then that other hill over there starts at about 8 hundred and goes on out to maybe 12 or 13 or even further. So it could very well mean a 400 or a 12 hundred yd shot opportunity from the same place. So it isn't at all like going to a range and picking the distance you prefer shooting that day with whatever gun you brought along. The animal picks the distance, and you need to have the right gun along regardless of where that happens to be. Note I did say most, as there are some also who might just hop scotch from one place to another, usually in a vehicle, and usually just early and late in the day. If they see a legal deer they shoot, if not they drive on to the next spot and check that out. These are as a rule the type that would use the same gun they carry around in the woods for the remainder of the day, and would be apt to consider 400 yds a long shot. The NC region of PA is where the vast majority of serious long range hunting takes place in the entire eastern part of the country. That because the steep mountainous terrain with many thousands of acres of public land supports it. Fifty years ago, the then wildcat 6.5x300 Weatherby would no doubt have been the most popular cartridge used there. Today, I doubt very much you would be finding any 6.5 cartridge being used there for ridge to ridge hunting. Beyond that, each year seems to have more of the larger cartridges like the large 30s and 338s being used. All you need do is to sit behind them and watch as they sail across those windy valleys to understand why that is. Did we come here to hunt, or did we come here to fool around? Make up your mind that there are lots of untold stories involving distance and smaller cartridges. Not many guys are gonna pull the plug on a shot opportunity they should have passed on because of their gun. Especially since the internet is full of the wonderfull things you can do with even a 243 at long range. [/QUOTE]
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