The answer is simple its because we can.


Ok being serious I plan on attenting gunsmithing school here in about a year. I plan on learning to build some guns that aredead onaccurate out to a very long range. But to be that accurate we do need to know the exact range. Does that mean we should shoot at big game animalsatlong rangesif we have a gunand the skills todo it? Thats a hot topic and will bring up argument after argument to no end. I myself am a bowhunter at heart and like animals to be very close. With a rifle I havekilled 3 elk at longer ranges and can say they were not much fun compared to a close rangerifle or archery kill.But on the other hand I do like to shoot at long ranges at targets and maybe a varmit or two for fun. Also I like to know the range of something just for fun. I don't feel that their is anything wrong with knowing the range of something, even at longer distances.Heck maybe if more hunters had rangefinders they would not try shooting at a animal that they think is only 300 to 500 yards away, when in actuality its 600 yards or more.