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Re: Rant: Newbies & Long Distance
[Re: chital_shikari]
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07/20/16 05:56 PM
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chital_shikari
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Re: Rant: Newbies & Long Distance
[Re: Wacm]
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07/20/16 06:25 PM
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cmorsch
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It's all about responsibility in the end. If you take a shot you are responsible for the outcome. Shooting axis with a small caliber rifle at long range is not responsible... It's just common sense. I think you learned your lesson though when you chased her through the woods to get the job done.....experience
If you made the same shot will a bigger caliber and better bullet things would've gone better and you definitely know that....common sense
If you have the gun/bullet to get the job done at the distance and have shot the range before and know your capable through experience then you can take the shot and know your ok. If you feel uneasy and unsure you just don't do it...it's just responsible to hunt that way. This is also why I will not neck shoot a game animal, the target area is very small which makes the chance of missing your target point of impact that much greater when you start taking longer shots. Its just to little of a margin for error
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Re: Rant: Newbies & Long Distance
[Re: cmorsch]
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07/20/16 08:35 PM
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chital_shikari
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It's all about responsibility in the end. If you take a shot you are responsible for the outcome. Shooting axis with a small caliber rifle at long range is not responsible... It's just common sense. I think you learned your lesson though when you chased her through the woods to get the job done.....experience
If you made the same shot will a bigger caliber and better bullet things would've gone better and you definitely know that....common sense
If you have the gun/bullet to get the job done at the distance and have shot the range before and know your capable through experience then you can take the shot and know your ok. If you feel uneasy and unsure you just don't do it...it's just responsible to hunt that way. This is also why I will not neck shoot a game animal, the target area is very small which makes the chance of missing your target point of impact that much greater when you start taking longer shots. Its just to little of a margin for error I didn't aim at either animal's necks!
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Re: Rant: Newbies & Long Distance
[Re: chital_shikari]
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07/21/16 06:32 PM
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bcwhit
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Some years ago I was able to shoot at 500 yards all the time and was quit comfortable doing so. I have managed to shoot several head of game at 400-500 yards without issue. However, The last almost ten years the amount of time I am able to spend shooting has been greatly diminished. so now I do limit myself to 200-250 yards.
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