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Extreme Long Range Hunting & Shooting (ELR)
6.5 PRC for Extreme Long Range Hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 1533467" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>They will if you hit it just right, which is the whole issue with long range hunting. But talking about it is also far easier than always actually doing it. Hit it in the guts with a big bullet and the chances of recovering it are far better than hitting it with a smaller one. </p><p>But the bigger issue is that how many will pass on a shot they shouldn't take because of the distance factor with regard to the gun they have? </p><p>This past season I was at some friends camp for dinner. A guest there who is just getting involved in long range had missed a shot at a decent buck at 900 yds that day. I asked what gun he used and he replied my 7/08 Ackley. I questioned why, since I know they have a 300 ultra mag, and he said because I want to kill one with my 7/08 Ackley. </p><p>To which I said thats fine but why not 500 instead of 900?</p><p> I then got a lecture about all the new bullets available which apparently at least in his mind solves all that. Besides, it's only about 100 fps slower than a 280 AI, and the fact that he can hit rocks out to 1300 with it. See, I didn't even realize a 280 AI was an extreme range gun either, but thanks to the good folks at Hornady I guess it now is? lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 1533467, member: 12443"] They will if you hit it just right, which is the whole issue with long range hunting. But talking about it is also far easier than always actually doing it. Hit it in the guts with a big bullet and the chances of recovering it are far better than hitting it with a smaller one. But the bigger issue is that how many will pass on a shot they shouldn't take because of the distance factor with regard to the gun they have? This past season I was at some friends camp for dinner. A guest there who is just getting involved in long range had missed a shot at a decent buck at 900 yds that day. I asked what gun he used and he replied my 7/08 Ackley. I questioned why, since I know they have a 300 ultra mag, and he said because I want to kill one with my 7/08 Ackley. To which I said thats fine but why not 500 instead of 900? I then got a lecture about all the new bullets available which apparently at least in his mind solves all that. Besides, it's only about 100 fps slower than a 280 AI, and the fact that he can hit rocks out to 1300 with it. See, I didn't even realize a 280 AI was an extreme range gun either, but thanks to the good folks at Hornady I guess it now is? lol [/QUOTE]
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