1222 yard elk

[bigngreen]

Shooting across this particular canyon frequently certainly makes a huge difference in understanding and estimating what is going to happen. That is far from the norm.

Why, its normal for a lot of guys dedicated to first round kills that I know.

 

[Ksduckhntr]

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]

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]

Why, its normal for a lot of guys dedicated to first round kills that I know.

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.

 

[Barbourcreek]

Good shot and wind keep it up

 

[RichCoyle]

Wind Gypsy,

Is it you don't think you can, so you think others can't?

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Wind Gypsy,

Is it you don't think you can, so you think others can't?

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]

O.K.