First, nice shot. The issue I have at times with long range is not the shot but judging a buck as to his true rack size at the longer distances. Only have a Ziess 60x 65 mm obj. to look through at them. 10x bino's you can make judgments out to 500- 600 yds in good light beyond that it gets tougher quickly I have noticed.
Long range hunting ???
- Thread starter mikea5232
- Start date
Help Support Long Range Hunting Forum
mikea5232
Well-Known Member
Thanks!
That's exactly why i took a doe at that range. To hard to just bucks. Unless a person doesn't care about the rack.
memtb
Well-Known Member
As you eluded to....long range is cartridge and shooter specific. For myself: with my revolver....125 yards would be long range. With my hunting rifle, a .375 AI (with ideal conditions)....600 yards or so. With a bow, and my current lack of expertise.....25 yards!
Definitely......it is shooter/equipment specific! memtb
epoletna
Well-Known Member
Well you hit the antelope in a lethal spot and the bullet did its job well, so congratulations. As for the question "is it too far?", I would ask you how long it would have taken you to get to the blood spoor to start tracking the animal if you had merely wounded it? If you were on wheels of some kind and the terrain was flat, it might not have been long. But 1311 yards could have been across a canyon, and if you had been on foot it might have taken all day to reach the point where the animal was when you shot. Under those circumstances, one might well conclude the shot was too far.
mikea5232
Well-Known Member
The difficulty of being able to get to it before the shot was made was a consideration. And in this case it wasn't hard to get to which was one of the factors before taking the shot.
epoletna
Well-Known Member
Glad to hear that. 1300 yards is a long way if you're on foot!
mikea5232
Well-Known Member
Being im a glutton for punishment. I did walk to it with my pack and rifle even tho i could have driven within a 100yrds from it and packed it out to about where i shot it from. I bought a new pack this year and wanted to use it. Also i felt it was part of the experience of making a long range shot. The recovery. It was the last day of our hunt and i had time to spend. And it's nice seeing the landscape on foot.
Leemil
New Member
That's a great feeling when all your hard work and hours at the range pay off! Congrats on a heck of a shot!!
Doug Herold
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2017
- Messages
- 213
Great shot! Like your "set up ". "Too far" depends on the range at which I can consistently pound a target and the corresponding weather conditions. I have taken animals at distances I wouldn't even think about under different weather circumstances.
You have put in a lot of hard work. Congratulations on your success.
mikea5232
Well-Known Member
Thanks!Great shot! Like your "set up ". "Too far" depends on the range at which I can consistently pound a target and the corresponding weather conditions. I have taken animals at distances I wouldn't even think about under different weather circumstances.
You have put in a lot of hard work. Congratulations on your success.
Weather conditions are a huge consideration for me. I don't have near the comfort level I'd like for windy conditions at extended ranges
Doug Herold
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2017
- Messages
- 213
Yep. You, me, and a whole lot of other people !!!...
I watched an episode on the "tube" where Aaron Davidson sneaked in to 600 yds because he wasn't comfortable with the wind conditions.
mikea5232
Well-Known Member
And that guy shoots at everything! Lol I do like his show. There is some good info in it
RandyinVa
Well-Known Member
Your success is the crowning accomplishment we all want to achieve and the reason for this thread. Everything past 1K requires more than luck and it is good to see preparation rewarded. Keep sending more.
