You get your feelings hurt too easy!!! First you are the exception to the rule, if what you say is true, and I have no reason not to believe you then you prove my point. You say your longest shot was just under 500 yards on a deer. You shoot much further at targets etc and even with your experiance seem alittle hesitant to shoot much beyond that 500 mark. I will bet you know time to target and all that other stuff. I will also bet you have good equipement and have practiced with it. I will also bet that you put in more time at the range shooting then 99.99% of the people who hunt deer. Going along with this you seem to believe that many others are in your league, not true especially up here. If someone hunts they risk wounding and loosing an animal. It is up to us to do everything to minimimize that possiablity. Like I said you are the exception to the rule. I will not shoot at a deer or any other big game animal over 300 yards. Neither should 99+% of the hunters out there. By the way, are you aware of the energy that the Rigby has at that range? I am sure you are, it aint no thurty thurty is it, and alot flatter shooting then most would think. What type of rifle is it. I have to like you, your easy to get going, fun to argue with, in a friendly way and you like 7mm and the .416. By the way us still hunters all covered in cover scent don' t smell to good to people either.