elks96
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No need to discus the practice, ethics, etc. As someone who has a factory gun and shooting mostly factory ammo, I have never felt the need to stretch past the 700 to 800 yard range? With my Tikka I can usually do alright at those distances...
In one hand you hear guys claiming to be some super freak human by shooting a 1000 yards, gun manufacturers industry types are saying it is not that hard just buy our set up. I have seen the gunwerks guys hand a rifle to 12 year old kid and that kid shot over a 1000 despite handling the gun worse than my 10 year old daughter...
Friends I know who shoot long range say once your set a few easy adjustments for conditions and done, but I also have others say it is near impossible?
I have heard that there are phone apps now that you set up, then all you do is enter in range elevation angle and wind speed and the phone tells you your adjustments...
So what do you think? I feel it is someplace in the middle... Granted I have never shot a 1000 yards. Local range only gets me to 700. Shot a few coyotes at 800 (mostly just by an educated guess).
In one hand you hear guys claiming to be some super freak human by shooting a 1000 yards, gun manufacturers industry types are saying it is not that hard just buy our set up. I have seen the gunwerks guys hand a rifle to 12 year old kid and that kid shot over a 1000 despite handling the gun worse than my 10 year old daughter...
Friends I know who shoot long range say once your set a few easy adjustments for conditions and done, but I also have others say it is near impossible?
I have heard that there are phone apps now that you set up, then all you do is enter in range elevation angle and wind speed and the phone tells you your adjustments...
So what do you think? I feel it is someplace in the middle... Granted I have never shot a 1000 yards. Local range only gets me to 700. Shot a few coyotes at 800 (mostly just by an educated guess).