kdsberman

Oh ya your right. For those of us who dont shoot that far, we will never learn to be gun hunters. I shall never pick up a gun to hunt with unless i learn to shoot 400 yards. GIVEIT UP, let us give our own OPINIONS.

Granby

Same here. Well said.

WindLakeHunter

The better question here is optics! Most of the rounds are adequate if the gun is sighted, conditions permit, and the gun is set-up with the right optics. I can't tell you how many stories I've heard of guys shooting distance with 4x power cheap optics = OOOOPS!

longshotnew33

I have used the 300 win for several years. Last year I took a buck and doe at 375-400 yards with the 300. I beleive the 7mmag is also good even though I have seen several deer at close ranges lost with both guns. These long range guns are good for long shots but not short range.Short rangeis strictly in the heart shots or you will be chewing on shoe leather instead of deer jerky. I love the 3006 as an al around gun just know your limits.

skeeter 7MM

I have shot game form 30 yards to 400 yards with 300 and 7mm rem mags. I haven't noticed any difference between the 2. Pick the right bullet for the job and place it where it belongs you'll have no trouble collecting your jerky each time. Furtherest track jobI have had with either is 50 yards andyet to loose an animal with either. My experience and others I hunt with doesn't ressemble yours at all.

NY Bowhunter

You know of any shotguns I can use in NY to take a 400 yard shot? I would say far from "common" in ANY state or region. Regulations won't allow us to take a 200- 400 yard shot if we wanted to. (and I'm glad)

Icetrey

Well, thanks guys for all of your votes and comments. Turns out 31% of you wouldnt shoot. I find that hard to believe. The 7mmMag had next most votes 25% of you said you would shoot and with 7mmMag.
Appreciate it!

tsoc

No,I would not take a shot at 400 yards,with the exception if I had shot and wounded the animal at a closer distance.I don't have the shooting skill with a rifle to feel confidant under any circumstance that I could consistently place my shot where I wished to.

TFOX

I am mainly a bow hunter so I know about getting animals close but when using a rifle,I just want an animal I want to take in range.400 yards is in range for some people with some guns SO GET OVER IT.


The 7mm mag is probably the best gun for a 400 yard shot from your selection BUT due to the "flinch" factor(I am a wuss)[8D]I would choose a .270.I am just more accurate with it.I have taken a deer at 350 yards witthone so I know it is quite capable.The deer never took a step and I watched it drop out of the scope.[]

Cryptic Gypsy

What's wrong with the .338 Lapua Magnum?

I have read through all the replies and feel that some people are confusing 400 yards with 800 yards. I havekilled deer with a rifle from as close as 10 yards with thefarthest at this point in my life about 375 yards.I always try to get as close as possible, but if I am presented with a shot and I feel comfortable with myself and the conditions, I will take it.
My little brother was born 14 years after I was born so I "guided" him quite a lot over the years and yielded to shooting several deerfor him. Two yearsago he took a nice 8pt Kentucky Buck @ 326 yards with one shot from his Remington 700 .308. He wil be 14 this June.
Some people have no reason to shoot past 100 yards, but those same people have no reason to put down the ones that do.

I am voted for the 30-06.