I killed a bird in Texas at 56 yards. I knew it was around 50 yards or so, and was confident my gun could do it. It was my first Rio, and I was 19 years old. My gun can acctually get it done reliably, everytime out to 60.

But, I turkey hunt because I like to hunt. If I just wanted to kill birds I could sit on the edge of a field with a .17 and shoot crows in the beans. I limit myself to 40 yards personally.

The real ? here is what is everyones CLOSEST SHOT ever? The close ones are harder than the far ones. I killed a bird at 12 yards three years ago, and the other three birds I have tried inside 15 yards....missed all three of 'em!