ORIGINAL: 98Redline
ORIGINAL: BGfisher
You can shoot any sight out to 50 yards if you have a pin for it. You mention adjustable sights, but I would only caustion you on one thing. A 50 yard shot is not a gimme under any circumstances and misjudge by 3 yards and you have a complete miss. Or the animal takes a step and you end up with a gut shot. For these reason I would recommend that if you don't have time to range the animal and take the 2 seconds to adjust the sight accordingly then that "fast" shot probably shouldn't be taken.
Good post and I will add one another thing. You should practice at a significantly longer distance than you would ever consider taking a shot when hunting. (i.e. Planning on shooting to 30 yards, practice to 50).
Even under the most favorable of conditions the adrenaline in your system will reduce your effective range.
If you are even considering making a 50 yard shot, you had better be able to consistently hit the same target during practice at 60 to 70 yards.
I second that post. If you are wanting to shoot consistantly at 50, 50 needs to seem like its not your max distance. I shoot out at 60 and 70 yards so i can make myself feel like 50 isnt far. So when i do go to shoot 50, it just feels like a slightly extended 40yard shot, instead of an OMG thats so f'in far shot. Confidence helps ALOT, so practice to ensure you have confidence.
Although i practice a ton, and i believe i could shoot a deer at 50 yards if the conditions were given and my mind was right, it would probably be only a 1 in 100 chance that it would EVER be attempted. I had many 45-50yd oppurtunities on deer this year, and i drew back on many of them to see what kind of shape i was in for that shot etc... Only one time this whole deer season did i feel i could have absolutely, no doubt hit the deer (killshot)without any problem from the distance. Teh deer wasnt moving and i was rock solid. I still didnt take the shot just b/c i didnt want to mess with it if i didnt make a great shot.
Derek