Omega z5 50 cal.
 

My longest shots were 250 yards out to 300 from my shooting house from a bench with my rifle in a gun vise. The rifle is a T/C Omega Z5 50 cal. loaded with a 45 cal. .451 240 gr. xtp hp and a mmp black sabot. I am using 150grs. of 777 and a cci 209 primer. Scope is a 10x50 tasco world class plus. Deer were bucks,does, hogs,coyotes,and a few other type critters. I spent long hours of shooting at targets in this foodplot at fixed ranges and have my scope set for 250 yards. After much practice I have got my shot pattern at 250 yards to about 2.5 or better inches with a 3 shot pattern swabbing between shots before the pattern opens up to around 5 to 6 inches. Only bad thing is i have to take two rifles the omega for the long shot and my knight mk 85 or one of my traditional side hammer guns for the close shots. I use the same bullet and black sabot in the mk 85 as the omega but only 100grs of powder. I use the mk 85 out to 100 yards. My go to side hammer is a T/C Hawken 50 cal. with prb and 80grs FFG goex black powder, i use mink oil as lube its the best stuff i have ever used as patch grease. I just got a new in box old stock T/C Hawken 54 CAL. a few weeks back and if it groups well i will be using it as a close range rifle along with the others.

Not more than 100 yards here. Most shots are less than 50 yrds. There are not many open spaces where I hunt. I usually hunt in fairly thick woods so when I see a deer it is usually pretty close.

Farthest I've ever killed one was about 125yds. Most shots are under 50 where I hunt. I have a couple guns that I know I could easily kill one at 200yds, if I did my job.

Elk, 120 yards. Have never had a muzzy with a scope on it.

I have taken 3 shots in the 200 range on game. Killed a coyote at 190, and two good bucks right around 200 each. A lot of my shots are in the 150 yard range for deer, the nature of late season hunting. Out at 200+ yards a ballistic reticle is just about mandatory.

Having practiced some out to 300 yards....thats quite the poke. Most people don't realize how much their bullet will drift in the wind at that range, let alone how much it drops.

PS Haven't missed a single animal yet at that 200 yard range either. Have to be really choosy with your shots at that range.

I have a friend that says he shot a deer so far away that the meat had spoiled before he got to it. He does say that it was a warm day, tho.