RE: 400 yard trophy?
I would not shoot. For one main reason I would not be able to make that shot. I have never even target shot past 250yards!! Hell where I livethree quarters of the rangesdo not have more than 200 yards to shoot!!I hunt in NY, close up east coast hunting. The area I live is shotgun only, my longest shot on a deer is about 90 yards. Out of 33 deer with shotgun only one has been over 60 yards, most between 25 and 50 yards, a couple under 10!! Out of 11 with bow, longest at 33 yards closest at about 3 yards! I have shot one with a rifle up north he was about 40 yards! It is just the type of hunting I do, thick cover. I do not hunt ag fields or power lines. I can and will shoot my bow out to 35 yards, my shotgun to 100 yards, my ml to 100 yards and my rifle to 200 yards. I have a 30 30 for up north and a 7mm mag.
The 7mm I bought when I took a couple trips out to hunt Idaho a couple times. I practiced and felt comfortable out to 200. You can definetly shoot long distanses out west. The weird thing for me is out past 250 or so they are just targets. I need to get closer. That is just me, I have nothing against anyone who can make those shots. Actualy quite the opposite, I am impressed! Guys out here yelling about to risky? Hell I bet if you had any way to get true info the long range shooters probably miss less than your average Joe, I base this just on that in my opinion specialized people tend to practice more.
To each their own.