friz - I hunt western Wyoming every year, and even though it is big country I would really hate the idea of some yahoo sitting 1000 yards away from me taking pot shots at the bull or buck I'm stalking. Shooting like this isn't hunting, it isn't ethical, and it shouldn't be legal. A friend of mine had to finish a bull last year that some idiot had wounded while shooting his .300 UM off the top of his motorhome. He was 800 yards away from the bull. When my friend confronted him – with the bull in the back of his pickup – all the guy could say was “I don’t usually have any trouble killing em that far”. In my opinion these are the types of individuals that would hunt with a .50 BMG. They would either have to be lazy slobs or harboring some type of sniper fantasies.

And yes the government and its game agencies do define suitability of weapons used for the taking of game. They do it in every season in every state.