Try getting within 100 yards of a mature antelope buck with a harem of does where you can see for miles
I'm not saying 100 but if you can't consistantly get within 500 yards you suck as a hunter. What are you guys doing? Hunting with a neon sign rammed up your @$$ or using the jumping jacks stalking technique? It's called hunting folks, not shooting. Shooting is just one aspect of hunting. If you can't get closer than 1000 yards then you need to work on your stalking skills. If you are shooting from these distances on purpose then you aren't even trying to hunt. You are just using animals as targets for your long rangeshooting games.
6-7" groups at 1000 is darned good shooting if you are punching paper, but that same group is HUGE if you are trying to shoot a deer with it.
Correct, and keep in mind that not many people can shoot that good at 1000 yards. Most people will shoot worse than that.