bigngreen
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Why, its normal for a lot of guys dedicated to first round kills that I know.
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Ksduckhntr
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I think he means the norm of being able to shoot the same canyon as you hunt. Not all of us have that sort of access
Hard rock
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Quite impressive , congrats on such a successful shot and hunt. The stars had to line up right to make that shot regardless of everything else all I can say is awesome.You definitely did your homework.
Wind Gypsy
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I'm saying most of the people hunting dont spend a bunch of time shooting in the exact locations they expect to shoot an animal from while hunting and that makes a difference in making the right call.
I think lots of people walk shots in on steel or get comfortable with the same square range and then think because they can hit the same steel plate over and over at a given range it translates to completely new area where they have a small chance of accounting for what the conditions are doing between shooter position and target.
I think the odds of hitting a 1.5 MOA target first round beyond 1200 yards, across a canyon one's never shot, with any bit of time stress, is small for most anyone.
Good shot and wind keep it up
RichCoyle
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Wind Gypsy,
Is it you don't think you can, so you think others can't?
Is it you don't think you can, so you think others can't?
Wind Gypsy
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Don't think i can what, hit a 1.5 MOA target @ 1200 yards? Of course I can and others can do it at a significantly higher rate than me. But if you're telling me you believe people are showing up in field conditions and making a wind call on a shot like that within 1 MPH somewhere they've never shot and they just happen to have muzzle velocity and a bunch of other factors perfect on that first shot such that they are hitting it more than say 70% of the time, I call BS.
RichCoyle
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O.K.
bigngreen
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Zero of what you just said has anything to do with this thread, why dump on it, look at his set up and shot criteria, that elk was as dead at 1200 as he would have been at 200.
This kind of thread used to be common, elite level hunting and shooting with a unique and cool animal yet every thread turnes into a "got lucky" and "time of flight" comes up every time thread.
Can't we juat enjoy the success of an elite hunter and shot!!
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Actually it's not that hard with good gear and training
Wind is not hard if you learn it correctly
90% of what's taught today is short of true (including military training)
Learn wind the correct way and have a good set up
1200 yards at 3000+ elevation is only around 1.2 seconds flight time with the right caliber.
We do it 3-5 days a week with my students off tripod. Or prone across valleys on the level 2.
Photo of student data 1012 Elk
Wind is not hard if you learn it correctly
90% of what's taught today is short of true (including military training)
Learn wind the correct way and have a good set up
1200 yards at 3000+ elevation is only around 1.2 seconds flight time with the right caliber.
We do it 3-5 days a week with my students off tripod. Or prone across valleys on the level 2.
Photo of student data 1012 Elk
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g0cherr
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Congrats on a very unique elk and a tremendous shot. It's clear from all you've shared you put in the time behind the rifle to be very good and it paid off. Thanks for sharing.
