to 35 whelen ive shot and killed a deer at 560 yards i was sitting in a old metal shop that looks out at a corn field the corn had been cut and the field is 615 yards exactly and the deer usually come out at the very end outof the woods and i was sitting there when i saw him, he came out at what im guessing was 570 yards so i waited for him to hopefully come closer not wanting to risk a shot at that distance with my old remington model 788 .243.
So i waited for maby 20 mins when i finally just said heck with it put my crappy tasco scope on him aimed about 1 to 1.5 feet above him and pulled the trigger i hit him in the tops of both lungs which to me is a crappy shot cause he ran about 150 yards. but at least i killed him
In 1987 I took my very first elk hunting trip. A few days into the season, I finally see a legal bull and his harem drift into the bottom of the canyon where I'm hunting that evening. I slip back up into the timber and work my way down to the herd. In my excitement (and rank inexperience), I
way over estimate the range and shoot over the bulls back with my 7x57. As the herd begins to run, I take another shot at the bull with no visible results. The herd ran up the opposite side of the canyon and for whatever reason stopped just short of the timber. I knew it was a very, very long shot, but I was young and desperately wanted a bull. I hold about 2 feet over the top of the bull and let one more round go. Lo and behold the bull dropped as though the terra firma had been jerked from beneath him. I later found I had hit him in the neck.
Knowing the velocity of my handload, how my rifle was sighted in, and how much I'd held over the bull, I cross referenced the info into my Hornady manual and found that the bull was probably about 500 yds. away...maybe a bit further. That shot was foolish and it was blind luck that I hit him, and I'd never try it again. As they say, "Even a blind hog finds and acorn now and then."
My point is this: just because you made
one 560 yard shot, doesn't mean you can do it again (or should even try). And I find it totally amazing that you can estimate range at that distance and only be off 10 yds. From the information you provided on the 243 in your last post (caliber, distance, amount of hold over, etc.) I'd say that for you to hit that buck at that distance with that cartridge and that amount of holdover, your rifle would have had to be sighted 8"-10" high at 100 yards. Was that the case?
I'm not trying to make an example of you or make you look foolish, but seriously, do some shooting at ranges like that. It's very humbling.
Premium ,thanks for the compliment. I love listening to and telling stories, and I enjoy sharing my experiences with pictures. That tube on an FR-8 is a little gimmicky little pull-through cleaning kit. I, of course tossed mine when I built the rifle!
One of my reasons for settling on the .308 is practicality. It's a .30 caliber, so bullets and ammunition are available everywhere. It's a current military cartridge so brass is available everywhere. The round itself is very efficient and naturally accurate.
As far as the Scout Rifle is concerned, in my opinion, it's
uber practical! Not perfect for any one hunting task, but will do for anything from small game with my cast bullet loads to the largest game on this continent with good bullets if need be. It's light, handy and even has good solid back up sights should the scope get damaged. I've even carried elk hunting when I needed a light rifle for walking and slipping through the timber.
Regards,
35W
