Some folks are good hunters AND good shots. Some of the bad shots just run around pounding their chest about how good a hunter they are as an excuse for being a bad shot You can usually tell who these people are by how sore their elbow is from patting themselves on the back !!!!

So, if you shoot a couple of deer at 200 yards, but are also a good bowhunter and kill several at 20, then exactlywhat would that classify someone as??????

Personally, I use an encore with a 250 grain shockwave and 110 grains of loose 777. It is 3 inches high at 100 yards, dead on at 150 and 6 inches low at 200. Groups at 100 are generally around an inch to an inch and a half. After 200 yards, it drops like a rock. I shoot at 100 yards a couple of times a week , shoot it consistantly at 150 and occaisionally at 200 on paper to make sure things are working as they should. I hunt almost every day either before or after workand almost every time I hunt, I am carrying my M/L because you can only use a bow, M/L or shotgun where I hunt(during bow season, I have my Switchback). Every once in a while I get to hunt off the property and get to use a rifle, but that is only once every couple of weeks or so.

Sometimes, I get up close and personal, other shots require more distance. Some stands, 100 yards is the longest shot, others are much longer. Last year I killed two at 190 to 195 yards, the rest were between 125 and 30 yards. Of the 4 I've got so far this year, one was around 100 two were around 50 and one was around 30. But, it is nice to know that if a monster walks out at 200, no problem.

200 with a good quality m/l is not unreasonable as long as you have the gun,develop a good load, use a good quality projectile and most importantly PRACTICE.

Hank