8-Point, 385 yards
 

Here are some pics of an 8-point I got while ago. It was feeding about 385 yards from my front door. Browning Stainless A-bolt .270 Winchester, 140 grain Hornady BTSP bullet.....one shot, one kill.

Nice Buck, Congrats on the harvest!

Nice buck. Nice shooting.

Nice shot.... Nice buck...congrats!

Nice Buck!

His bad luck ,,
 

He should have used the back door ,, LOL
Just kidding , Nice buck .
Shot my 10 pointer out of my stand with my Browning Shoet Trac 270 WSM.
He was 640 yards ...

Nice buck!

When you aimed..did you aim a little high or right on the target? I have a 270 as well and always wondered about that shot. Nice deer sir!!

also, about how far did the deer run after it was hit? I shot one this year..died on impact.with a 270 I ws using Winchester Silver Tips

Let me begin by saying that I didn't just try this for my first long shot. I have tried 400 yard shots often. (I don't think anyone should try long shots on game without some experience beforehand). There is little time or cost involved in finding out how your rifle performs at long ranges, and it is fun to boot. I have permanent targets at 100, 250 and 400 yards from my front porch. I haven't shot the 400 in a while, but I shoot the others a good bit. I have BDC reticles (among other variations) in some of my scopes, and plain reticles in others. FWIW, I think BDC's are overrated. By playing around at 400 yards, I found that with my .300 Win Mag, (which I've since sold) and with my .270 Winchesters, by cranking the scope up to full power, and using the top point of the bottom heavy post (where it tapers in for the crosshair) I usually hit within 4 inches of aiming point.

Yesterday I put the top of the post in the center of this buck's ribcage to allow for any wind drift and pulled the trigger. The bullet struck midways up on the ribcage (elevation perfect), and about three inches left (could have been wind, he may have moved) of my aiming point. While I was waiting for him to turn broadside, I was checking relativity to range. I have a 13" steel plate hanging at 400 yards. He was in the greenfield just in front of and left of the 13" plate, so I aimed at the plate and gauged the elevation. I have a Burris Fullfield 3.5-10x50 on that rifle. With it turned all the way up, the 13" plate was just slightly larger than the gap between the crosshair and the top of the bottom post. Therefore, I was aiming about 14" - 16" high, and I am zeroed dead on at 250.

This one ran about 60 yards. The bullet went in, destroyed the lungs, then turned upward and lodged in the backstrap area.

NOTE: When trying this method, the scope (regular or BDC-type reticles), you must have the scope set to the same power every time, as a higher or lower magnification will affect your aiming point considerably.

Thanks man for the info...I didn't know about the setting of the scope...WOW!! I need to resight mine in as I 've meen messing with that..so aimed 14 inches high at 385 yds..

If you'll look thru your scope at a distant object, and then turn your power ring up, you'll notice that the relationship of crosshairs and the size of the object changes. This is true on nearly all scopes. This is important if you're using the top of the bottom post to aim with because at the lowest power setting, you may be aiming several feet higher than at the high setting. This is how most of the BDC, Boone-and-Crockett, etc type scopes work. You have to shoot to learn at which power the yardage marks correspond to how your rifle shoots. Otherwise, each scope would be caliber/load specific. On my Rem 700 in .280, I have a Nikon Monarch with BDC. It happens to be dead on with the loads I shoot when turned up to 9 power. When I center the 400 yard circle on the 13" plate, it has never missed the plate. Might not always hit dead-center, but it hit the plate. I have two Burris scopes with the Ballistic Plex reticle, which is the same way. They work perfectly at 250 yards, though I have not tried them at 400 yet.

So basically ..where ever your scope is set when sighting it in...leave it there..no mess with it at alll?

Dang..I need to take a course on scopes..

Well, I'm not sure if you're understanding me. I like to set my rifles dead-on at 250 yards. With most calibers, I am about 3" high at 100 yards. This way I can just aim at a deer out to about 275 yards without having to "hold over". At 300 yards, I would aim about two-thirds up on the deer's body. At 350, I would hold on the backbone or just below. At around 400, I would use the top of the bottom post, right where it comes to a point, and expect the bullet to strike at that point. Yesterday, while waiting for the buck to turn broadside, I took the time to observe the relation of the crosshairs to the buck's body. With the point of the bottom post centered on his ribcage, the crosshairs were about four inches above his back. Like I said, with that particular scope turned up on 10 power, the 13" plate is just slightly larger than the gap between the crosshair and the point of the bottom post.

Sometime when you have the time, take your rifle out and just look thru your scope at known distances and learn how your scope's reticle corresponds to different size targets. When a friend and I first started shooting at 400 yards, I put up a huge sheet of cardboard so we could see where we were hitting. For example, I would put a 3" bulleye sticker about 2 feet down from the top of the sheet of cardboard. From 400 yards, I would aim at the top of the cardboard right in line with the bullseye. Then I wouild see where I hit. Usually I would be close to the mark. Then, while looking thru the scope, using the same aiming sequence, I would see where the top of the heavy post was. With .300 Win mag, .270 Win, .243 Win and .30-06, it worked every time. Now I'm not talking about hitting golf balls at 400 tards, but with a deer-sized target, it would be perfectly reliable to use the heavy post to aim with.

Make any sense? Hope this helps. If not, I'll try to explain further.

Great shot, and nice buck. My grandfather shot one of his best bucks ever out of his window sitting at the table eating breakfast. He said it was his best hunting season ever. He didn't even have to go out into the woods on his property, which was fine with him since he was 77 years old at the time. Congats!!!

my 270 is sighted in 2 inches above bull's eye at 100 yds..I should be good to hit anything up to 300 yds correct..aiming right at the target..?
Shooting Winchester Silver Tips 130 grain

At 250, you'll probably be an inch or two low, but not enough to worry about. From 250 to 300, I'd say you might hold about 2/3 up on the deer's body. As I said, you just have to play around with it to know for sure. I handload, so my loads won't be just like yours, etc. I have shot at my 400-yard target with at least 5 different rifles, and friends have shot several of theirs, and no two are exactly alike. If your rifle/load combo is accurate and your certain of your zero being 2 inches high at 100 yards, I would think you'd be safe out to 300 as is. I would want to do some experimenting before attempting anything past 350 though, because even the flat shooters start to fall off quick out there.

Sweet buck.

My 2010 buck was quite a distance away too. Just about 12 yards.

I appreciate all the information and time spent posting..It was very helpful.

I wish I had a place to experiment..I'd be shooting all the time. My best I have is a 100 yd . range up the road.

Thanks Again,
Chuck

great buck... helluva shot!
congrats