mikeg_13603

1/4 inch groups is best case senario when all the planets are alligned. I'm not claiming to shoot this every round and yes its rare but its happened several times. I can also assure you this was benchrest shooting at paper, alot different in a tree while hunting. I'm not claiming to be Carlos Hathcock either.

HOGHUNTINGUNLIMITED

I can shoot about 1/8 of an inch group at 400 yards... but that 1 shotAHAHHA

Good luck gettin that group out of a huntin rifle!

instinct

Yes I would take the shot my 7mm rem mag will get there.

Steven McBee

ya that would be me, but wat does that have to do with any of this??

CamoCop

out of the choices given, i selected the .300 caliber. my longest shot (which happens to be my best buck yet) was approximately 326 yards with a Weatherby .300 Magnum. since i bought my Thompson Center Pro Hunter in a .25-06, i leave that WBY at home. would i have shot that buck at 326 yards if i had my .25-06, absolutley i would have. my .25-06 is more accurate than my WBY .300 Mag. in my case i was hunting from a climbing treestand, so closing the distance was impossible. most of the terrain i hunt does not allow that far of a shot but in that case i was hunting over a large dried up pond. the deer were bedding in this pond and getting up to feed right after daylight. the dried up pond had tall sage brush which concealed the deer in most areas. you could only see them in certain spots when they would walk out of the pond area. this particular buck was chasing doe's and was not coming any closer. there was no wind and i was hunting out of a Treelounge at the time. i had a gun rest (my knee) and had practiced at that distance before. 1 shot 1 kill. that buck didn't know what hit him. once the bullet tore through him, he bedded down on the spot and expired.

i don't look for places to hunt where i can shoot long distances, however i comprimise when needed. last year i shot 3 deer and my longest shot was only 40 yards. prior to hunting season i try to prepare for any situation i may encounter. this way i am comfortable with any oppertunity that may present itself. also to answer the question, are you excited when shooting that distance...the answer is yes. i get excited when i harvest any deer at any distance. when the day comes that i am no longer excited, it will be my last day of hunting. also, before the "holier than thou" bowhunters pipe in, i use to bowhunt and was successful in doing so. over the last 10 years i have got away from bowhunting due to time restraints (work and family). i hope to get back into it this year so my hunting season will be extended another 4 weeks.