{"id":15791,"date":"2019-12-19T16:20:49","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T16:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=15791"},"modified":"2019-12-19T16:21:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T16:21:56","slug":"bullets-for-distance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/bullets-for-distance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullets for Distance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for a bullet to help you hit targets at stupid long ranges? Or maybe you need a bullet that will help you increase your effective range for hunting. There are lots to choose from now days and here are 10 excellent choices to help you ring steel or fill the freezer. And, hidden in here is a sneak peak at something new for 2020 from Federal. To read the full article click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fieldandstream.com\/story\/guns\/best-long-range-rifle-bullets\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-1.jpg?resize=500%2C188&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15792\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=15792\" class=\"wp-image-15792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-1.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-1.jpg?resize=300%2C113&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-2.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15793\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=15793\" class=\"wp-image-15793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-2.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-3.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15794\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=15794\" class=\"wp-image-15794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-3.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-3.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-3.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-3.jpg?resize=250%2C250&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-4.jpg?resize=500%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15795\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-4.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=15795\" class=\"wp-image-15795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-4.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-4.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-5.jpg?resize=500%2C402&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15796\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-5.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=15796\" class=\"wp-image-15796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-5.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/LRB-5.jpg?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Bullets for going the distance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a bullet to help you hit targets at stupid long ranges? Or maybe you need a bullet that will help you increase your effective range for hunting. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2814,2820],"tags":[1202],"class_list":["post-15791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-field-stream","category-latest","tag-federal"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FS.jpg?fit=2068%2C1378&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-46H","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7109,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/maximum-practical-range\/","url_meta":{"origin":15791,"position":0},"title":"Maximum Practical Range","author":"gunwriter","date":"June 10, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"We here a lot of talk about maximum effective range but how effective are most shooters at the distant ranges where a rifle is capable of being effective? 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