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<blockquote data-quote="dfrahm" data-source="post: 2409884" data-attributes="member: 55117"><p>Been a hunter and shooter all of my life and always wondered why I couldn't shoot a one inch group at 100 yards with my Remington .270. Have hunted every wild game here in WY except bear and buffalo - and got a sheep tag in 2008. Once laid in a place for about 20 minutes watching a herd of elk 300 yards away laying down with the sentry cow watching and only small rocks between us. Actually called a buddy from way the heck up that mountain and asked his opinion. Shoot a calf - great idea. Spent another 15 minutes trying to judge size in laying-down-elk. Then decided it was all or nothing - shoot it in the head or miss. Turned out it was what had to be luck and she was not a calf! Then ten years after the sheep hunt I got a mountain goat tag, and knew the work that might involve with me ten years older than the sheep adventure. Figured I'd better find a way to shoot longer and more accurately - meaning UP the hill instead of trying to be me up there. So I called a different friend who was deep into long range and he recommended a rifle and scope and we talked first focal plane and MOA vs MIL and to put it mildly, the rest is history. And special thanks for another friend who is a reloader and he taught me a TON, and we learned a ton together. After seeing me shoot, he too in now into LR. Along the way, I actually put a thumb-tack in a target at 100 yards so that I can tell people unequivocally that my rifle is a 'tack-driver'. Another time it exploded a push-pin. And an egg at 750 yards. I have yet to connect on a dime at 750, but have come very, very close. And the goat? The first time I shot that big heavy 13 pound rifle that I carried up the mountain with the scope at 5 power was at the goat, at 99 yards. Like I said, I've hunted all my life and that meant 'get close or get closer'. Was constantly changing the scope settings as we worked to get close. But knowing I could have shot at 500 yards and hit where I was aiming was very confidence building.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dfrahm, post: 2409884, member: 55117"] Been a hunter and shooter all of my life and always wondered why I couldn't shoot a one inch group at 100 yards with my Remington .270. Have hunted every wild game here in WY except bear and buffalo - and got a sheep tag in 2008. Once laid in a place for about 20 minutes watching a herd of elk 300 yards away laying down with the sentry cow watching and only small rocks between us. Actually called a buddy from way the heck up that mountain and asked his opinion. Shoot a calf - great idea. Spent another 15 minutes trying to judge size in laying-down-elk. Then decided it was all or nothing - shoot it in the head or miss. Turned out it was what had to be luck and she was not a calf! Then ten years after the sheep hunt I got a mountain goat tag, and knew the work that might involve with me ten years older than the sheep adventure. Figured I'd better find a way to shoot longer and more accurately - meaning UP the hill instead of trying to be me up there. So I called a different friend who was deep into long range and he recommended a rifle and scope and we talked first focal plane and MOA vs MIL and to put it mildly, the rest is history. And special thanks for another friend who is a reloader and he taught me a TON, and we learned a ton together. After seeing me shoot, he too in now into LR. Along the way, I actually put a thumb-tack in a target at 100 yards so that I can tell people unequivocally that my rifle is a 'tack-driver'. Another time it exploded a push-pin. And an egg at 750 yards. I have yet to connect on a dime at 750, but have come very, very close. And the goat? The first time I shot that big heavy 13 pound rifle that I carried up the mountain with the scope at 5 power was at the goat, at 99 yards. Like I said, I've hunted all my life and that meant 'get close or get closer'. Was constantly changing the scope settings as we worked to get close. But knowing I could have shot at 500 yards and hit where I was aiming was very confidence building. [/QUOTE]
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