I am a beleaver that takes more skill to shoot 20 yards that to shoot 700 yards.So if you want to improve your hunting try not shooting till it gets UNDER 50 yards.

Now that said I shoot a 300 win,I live in montana [land of the big guns]. Most of the guys I know use guns like 30/378 340 wb and 416 rb. NOT one of them shoot there guns over 400 yards BUT they all say they can kill a elk at 700. I do shoot at targets out to 600 yards I run 200 or more shells though my gun a year shooting dogs ,fox and targets few shoots at elk hehe

2 years ago two friends and I where walking out of hunting 3 bulls came up the hill to the north of use.We ran around the hill to try to get a shot there was a very deep gut .one guy was shooting a 30/378 the 2nd was using a 340 . I tooled them there was there chance to show me that long shoot they wouldnt shoot started to give me crap I grabed a tree and shoot. Droped the bull in its tracks. It was 702 yards.This shot was 400 yards farther than any shot I ever took. My point is KNOW your gun shoot it a lot is way better than having a gun that you cant buy bulets for and dont shoot.

I am sure i will get crap for the 700 yard shot,wouldnt have shot if all would have not been perfict.