ORIGINAL: little-d
anything over 100 yds and i got to have a little help from up above, anything closer than 20 yards has a good chance of getting away. a good rifle will hold true out to a 120 yds with a small charge after that it drops fast. a hot charge and a matched load with a scope (or peep site)set for the drop will kill alot further than most of us can imagine. in the end it don't realy matter what you got in yours hands but what your hands can do with the rifle.
Yep, if you sight in 3" high at 100 yards, most bullets are good to 175 yards, after that they drop off the table.If you know your bullet and know your gun you can get to 200, but only if you know both of those things. With open sights I would agree with you on the 120 max. Most sights cover up the deer at 100 yards and beyond. Chap Gleason