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Non-recovered Elk - my fault or bullet failure or both?
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<blockquote data-quote="jrham55" data-source="post: 2950443" data-attributes="member: 128155"><p>I think I'm going this route too. I'm not putting 100% of the blame on the bullet, but something just wasn't right. I was prone at 375 yards, solid as a rock. I went the Berger route, because that is what I shoot in my PRS long range shooting competitions and they shoot good at long distance. The longer version of this story is I spotted this heard at 800 yards away. And I make 800 yard shots all the time at my competition matches, so I decided to go for it. But with only a backpack and small rear bag with me, my wobble zone was probably 18" or more. So I decided against pulling the trigger. By the time I could get back in view of the heard due to the terrain, I was 375 away. </p><p></p><p>So like you, my shots will likely be within 500/600 yards as well. I tried to get stable at 800 yards, but without a bipod and rear sandbag, I don't see that distance happening in my future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jrham55, post: 2950443, member: 128155"] I think I'm going this route too. I'm not putting 100% of the blame on the bullet, but something just wasn't right. I was prone at 375 yards, solid as a rock. I went the Berger route, because that is what I shoot in my PRS long range shooting competitions and they shoot good at long distance. The longer version of this story is I spotted this heard at 800 yards away. And I make 800 yard shots all the time at my competition matches, so I decided to go for it. But with only a backpack and small rear bag with me, my wobble zone was probably 18" or more. So I decided against pulling the trigger. By the time I could get back in view of the heard due to the terrain, I was 375 away. So like you, my shots will likely be within 500/600 yards as well. I tried to get stable at 800 yards, but without a bipod and rear sandbag, I don’t see that distance happening in my future. [/QUOTE]
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