{"id":7109,"date":"2013-06-10T14:25:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T14:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramworks.net\/blog\/?p=7109"},"modified":"2015-10-25T19:35:56","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T19:35:56","slug":"maximum-practical-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/maximum-practical-range\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximum Practical Range"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>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? I’ve connected with very small targets at ranges beyond 1000 yards. I’ve also missed deer – given a shot I thought was easy – at about 100 yards. I’m sure many other hunters have done the same yet, we all pontificate on and prepare for shooting across canyons and bean fields.<\/p>\n

Some even make a career out of long range hunting. To me, “long range hunting” is an oxymoron. If your goal is to demonstrate how well you can shoot, you do not need a live animal to complete that demonstration. If your goal to is prove how well you can hunt, you do not need a rifle. Hunting, as we do it today, should be a balance between finding the game and shooting it.<\/p>\n

Somewhere there is a long range hunter who condemns those who hunt behind a fence and somewhere there is a hunter behind a fence who dose not know or care how far his bullet will drop at 500 yards. I’ve tried both and I know that hunting behind a fence, like is often done is South Africa, can be a difficult and enjoyable experience. I also know that assassinating an animal from almost a half mile away only proves one thing and it has very little to do with hunting.<\/p>\n

So, I’m curious. Forget maximum effective range. What do you consider a maximum practical range<\/strong><\/em> if say for example you are hunting with a .30-06 topped off with a 3-9X riflescope?<\/p>\n

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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? I’ve connected with very small targets at ranges beyond 1000 yards. I’ve also missed deer – given a shot I thought was easy – at about 100 yards. 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