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Making the jump from long range shooting to long range hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1537295" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>At the end of the day, when you pull the trigger, you need to be confident you will hit your target. Especially when it is an animal. You knew you were capable, but something wasn't quite right, so you didn't shoot. IMHO you did right. If you're going to do it, it should feel like clockwork.</p><p></p><p>To make the transition, personally, it was a lot of mid range work. In my case, muzzleloaders from 300-500 yards. After a few years of that the ballistics of modern rifles at extended ranges were less challenging.</p><p></p><p>But I'm still like you. While I've made some very long shots, in general, if I can get closer, I just get closer. If I am local where hunts require not much walking but shots may be long I often carry two rifles, one for close and still hunting (often moving) shots, and a long range rifle over the shoulder. I'd guess they get equal work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1537295, member: 1656"] At the end of the day, when you pull the trigger, you need to be confident you will hit your target. Especially when it is an animal. You knew you were capable, but something wasn't quite right, so you didn't shoot. IMHO you did right. If you're going to do it, it should feel like clockwork. To make the transition, personally, it was a lot of mid range work. In my case, muzzleloaders from 300-500 yards. After a few years of that the ballistics of modern rifles at extended ranges were less challenging. But I'm still like you. While I've made some very long shots, in general, if I can get closer, I just get closer. If I am local where hunts require not much walking but shots may be long I often carry two rifles, one for close and still hunting (often moving) shots, and a long range rifle over the shoulder. I'd guess they get equal work. [/QUOTE]
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