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Old 03-25-2007 | 10:10 AM
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Default determining range

Now that the weather is warmer i was outside practicing shooting .
iput the target out at 40 and 50 yards to try and be able to shoot better because i figured that way the 20 -30 yard shots would seem real easy to make. Any way it got me thinking about a lot of post i've seen here askinging what is the farthest shot you would take . I would agree with the farthest someone should shoot is at a range that you can consistantly hit your mark on the target . 99% of the time hunting the shots have been at 20 yards or so . My question is this how much deviation from the bulls eye is acceptable to know your limits . I was grouping my arrows no more than 2 1/2 " radius from center at 50 yards . Is this an acceptable deviation from where i'm aiming ? or should it be tighter ?Like i said i have never taken a shot hunting that far so don't crucify me about taking long shots .I was just wondering what size group you would use to determine your range to establish your limit to be confident about shooting a deer and not wounding it
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