Why shoot a sissy rifle?

[M1A1ABRAMS]

in my humble opinion, hunting ends and execution begins, probably at around 400 yards. Beyond that, the animal does not know that you are there, and thus it is no longer hunting but mostly attempted murder of a game animal.

So at 100 yards. The animal not knowing you are there is NOT attempted murder of a game animal ?

 

[MT-JONAS]

Sigh!!!! What has this world come to?

 

[americanquigley]

With the monster bc hammers done the 22 mag could potentially take over at 150 yards

 

[Teri Anne]

With the monster bc hammers done the 22 mag could potentially take over at 150 yards

Don't know about monster BC Hammers, but SK Long Range Match .22 LR play havoc on squirrels and rabbits at 150. Tikka T1x and Vortex Diamondback 6 - 24 x 50 Tactical. More hits than misses.

 

[birddog 68]

The second point to make here is, in my humble opinion, hunting ends and execution begins, probably at around 400 yards. Beyond that, the animal does not know that you are there, and thus it is no longer hunting but mostly attempted murder of a game animal.

I respect everyone's opinion but this remark above is crazy.
I'm not sure how you go about hunting but I never want the animals that I am hunting to have any idea that I am there whether I am archery hunting at 30 yards or rifle hunting at longer ranges.

 

[Wachsmann]

This is loads of fun. I have a cheap savage heavy barrel low budget gun that it to will shoot really well. It's just too heavy to carry around for my son to carry. Also it doesn't get shot a lot cause I also have a 308 and a 7mm-08. The 7mm-08 is the best shooter between the 308 and the 7. But I will probably buy my son a 6.5 creed or a 7-08. Still on the fence about which one. The 6.5 will probably be easier to get to shoot but the 7 I can definitely have him shoot heavier bullets in. But with that said I have also a full box of 6.5 lapua small rifle brass to start him off with and plenty of 6.5 bullets. I ran my 6.5 savage out to around 800 yards and it's fun. It just doesn't get the bench time the 308 and the 7 does cause I hunt with both the 308 and the 7 and I have bullet ADD as to which bullet will make the most out or each gun. Right now the 7 runs 3 bullets well. The 308 I'm only running 1 pretty good. But the 6.5 as much as I hate to say ran almost everything well. But when I really want to man up I pull out my big 300RUM with the 230 Berger's.

 

[K.E.C. Darkside]

WOW. Way to go birddog68.
I think this will get too 20 Pages.

 

[Northkill]

Again, we are talking about normal people hunting with normal rifles. I understand this blog is called Long Range Hunting, but the 270 as well as the 6.8 Western kick the butt of the 6.5 CM all the way across the hay-field at normal long range hunting distances. To my humble way of thinking, no ethical hunter should shoot at any game animal beyond 300 yards, and never beyond 600 yards.

The chances of a first round fatal hit at longer ranges show diminishing returns as range increases. I don't know how many of you are familiar with the Backfire series on You Tube, https://www.youtube.com/backfire but in many of their shows, Jim shows the probability of a first round hit, mostly at ranges out to 600 yards is not all that good, and the few times the show, shooting out to 1000 shows the improbability of a first round hit all the time. The second point to make here is, in my humble opinion, hunting ends and execution begins, probably at around 400 yards. Beyond that, the animal does not know that you are there, and thus it is no longer hunting but mostly attempted murder of a game animal.

I know that many of you will disagree with my thoughts, many are controversial around here. However, Freedom of Speech, is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. I will express mine. I will listen to yours. We are free to discuss our different thoughts. This freedom is brought to you by the United States Military and every veteran who has ever served.

Yeah, my 270 WSM and 27 Nosler will definitely kick the butt off the 6.5 Creed...if it can find it. You must have missed the part about the Queermoor - they don't have any. Too bad.
Edit: I ain't normal, so the line about "normal people hunting with normal rifles" is something I can hardly get my head around. (just havin fun)

 

[Gundog74]

I know you love to turkey hunt Gundog so I have to ask if you are still using a 10 gauge or a 12 with 3.5" shells? I dropped down to a 20 gauge with 3" TSS and couldn't be happier with the results. Many love the 410 with TSS.

After back surgery I had to give up the 10 gauge. I was sad about it..... Till I got a 12 gauge with the 3" TSS. AMAZING!!! Yes lots of people around here use the 410 with TSS. I'm healthy enough for the 12 for now and super happy with it. But I can see the 410 let me turkey hunt as I get older. We will have to talk turkey sometime birddog-68. I recently got on a lease in Pa.

 

[FireFlyFishing]

Well, there are a lot of things that are sissy or other types of derogatory terms used by many. Being a woman I already qualify as sissified by a lot of men, so be it. I do have to agree that a man bun is sissified, but the ability to grow a beard does not make you a man either. I will admit that my thoughts are somewhat pre ordained since I spent 30 years in the Army. I do not find men with long hair or beards, especially long scraggly, unkempt hair or beards as being particularly manly. There are, however, women that do. The attached internet photo shows my thoughts on what is acceptable as a manly hair, and beard if one absolutely needs to have a beard.

So this guy is out then?

 

[birddog 68]

So this guy is out then?
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I wonder if he/her/they knitted it themselves?

 

[quigley257]

I keep hearing that it's the only factory cartridge capable of dropping a T-Rex in its tracks

To be fair, don't most all critters drop in their tracks? Even if they run off after the shot? Except for maybe flying birds or small, lightweight vermin like Prairie Dogs which rarely drop where they were standing?

 

[Northkill]

We better stop insulting the Creed. Might get mad and run off. It's not the thick-skinned type, you know. Then we would all join the posse to bring it back.

 

[birddog 68]

We better stop insulting the Creed. Might get mad and run off. It's not the thick-skinned type, you know. Then we would all join the posse to bring it back.

I can't be in the posse, I started this thread!