ORIGINAL: longbowman2
Thanks for the replies. Now you all got me big headed so I won't be able to hit anything. I never really knew what could be expected and I hear about guys shooting handguns at 100 yds. I would dearly love to kill a deer with mine but it looks like it will need to be close and that's OK since I'm mainly a bowhunter anyway.
think of it as a 50yd bow shot. I don't bow hunt but I hunt small game with my handguns all the time. every now and then I'll get lucky and pull off a 75-100yd shot with a 22 but it's rare. realisticly it's between 25-50yds.
try to practice shooting in the positions that you hunt in if you can. if your shooting from a treestand, practice from a tree stand. Even if it's with a 22 or a pellet pistol. just like practicing with a bow.
and if your worried about hunting deer to begin with, Get a 22 and try squirrels. if you can hit a squirrel @ 50yds with a nice clean shot you can hit a deer @ 75yds.