About 20-30 feet on a bull elk that had been spooked, it was self defense, he was running right at me and stopped, using a 7mm short mag with a 140 tsx, shot him in the chest, bullet exited out the back quarter somewhere.
I'm in Colorado, third only to California and Oregon for granola crunchers. Four seasons ago, I left early to set up deer camp for me and my daughter along the Dolores river which they're pushing for monument status. This country is typically pristine but not so much anymore that the river rats...
I completely understand where your coming from, this is just a personal view on prairie dog shooting, I live close to my shooting grounds so going out and shooting 20 rounds from a 22.250 or 5 from a 7 mag is good enough for me. I practice more for 1 precise shot, for me, heating up a barrel to...