I thought long and hard about adding anything to this thread but thought I should weigh in anyways. I spent the better part of my youth on a high school olympic style rifle team shooting .22 at 50 feet and over 3 years became increasingly good. I have practiced out to 500 yards and at one point in my youth spent a day shooting at close to 1000 yards with a couple of different rifles. Shooting deer at these distances is unheard of in my circle of friends but I am not in the least bothered by the fact that there are a few select people out there who decide to hunt this way. In my opinion it is far better to hunt this way then in a fenced enclosure! Now, do I believe that anyone should be out there shooting deer or any other species at these kind of ranges, NO! But if someone where to practice and put at least a 500 rounds through their rifle at these kinds of ranges, and was consistent then I would not be bothered because I know that they have practiced out to that range.

These guys have easily put a 1000 rounds through these rifles! They are highly specialized and obviously have the skills necessary to shoot at that distance. I envy their skills, and think how confident you would be at 200 yards if you practiced at these kind of distances!