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<blockquote data-quote="Bull_Mtn" data-source="post: 1766645" data-attributes="member: 105447"><p>In 1953, 16 years old, I shot my first elk with a custom FN Mauser .270, equipped with a Weaver K2.5 Scope. My buddy and I were hunting in NW Wyoming at the time, when a small bunch of elk came out of a quaking aspen grove and milled around on a far hillside. The range was probably 400 yds and I set down and started shooting at a spike bull. I emptied the magazine, trying to get the elevation I needed, by watching the bullets hitting the dirt. Seven shots later the spike dropped, I had finally hit it between the eyes! Over the years I have killed several elk at 400+ yards, but scope and bullet limitations kept me from shooting game any farther. I became interested in Long Range hunting when it became apparent that I couldn't hunt the way I had been for over 60 years. </p><p>In the area we hunt, we found a spot we could intercept elk coming from a neighboring rancher's alfalfa field into public land. The shooting opportunities are usually in the 500 to 700 yard range, when and if the elk came our way. I have shot a Model 70, .300 WSM for over 20 years, so I had a good candidate for long range shooting. To get more accuracy from it, I had a gunsmith work on it, added a muzzle brake, and replaced the 2-7 scope with a 4.5X14 Burris MTAC. I worked up loads with the 190 gr. Nosler LRAB and now, the Federal LRT Edge 200 gr. I have spent many hours on the range, shooting both loads out to 500 meters. In 2017 at 80 years young, I shot the bull in my avatar at 670 yds, 2018, a cow at 570 yds, and this year a bull at 500 yds. The last two with the Federal load.</p><p>I shoot from a Caldwell tripod rest, that isn't quite as good as shooting from a bench, but close.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bull_Mtn, post: 1766645, member: 105447"] In 1953, 16 years old, I shot my first elk with a custom FN Mauser .270, equipped with a Weaver K2.5 Scope. My buddy and I were hunting in NW Wyoming at the time, when a small bunch of elk came out of a quaking aspen grove and milled around on a far hillside. The range was probably 400 yds and I set down and started shooting at a spike bull. I emptied the magazine, trying to get the elevation I needed, by watching the bullets hitting the dirt. Seven shots later the spike dropped, I had finally hit it between the eyes! Over the years I have killed several elk at 400+ yards, but scope and bullet limitations kept me from shooting game any farther. I became interested in Long Range hunting when it became apparent that I couldn't hunt the way I had been for over 60 years. In the area we hunt, we found a spot we could intercept elk coming from a neighboring rancher's alfalfa field into public land. The shooting opportunities are usually in the 500 to 700 yard range, when and if the elk came our way. I have shot a Model 70, .300 WSM for over 20 years, so I had a good candidate for long range shooting. To get more accuracy from it, I had a gunsmith work on it, added a muzzle brake, and replaced the 2-7 scope with a 4.5X14 Burris MTAC. I worked up loads with the 190 gr. Nosler LRAB and now, the Federal LRT Edge 200 gr. I have spent many hours on the range, shooting both loads out to 500 meters. In 2017 at 80 years young, I shot the bull in my avatar at 670 yds, 2018, a cow at 570 yds, and this year a bull at 500 yds. The last two with the Federal load. I shoot from a Caldwell tripod rest, that isn't quite as good as shooting from a bench, but close. [/QUOTE]
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