Where are you hunting? Must be outside Oklahoma if your needin a 500yd gun. But either equal about that far with bullets under 180grn
Ever hunt in western oklahoma? I've shot deer at 500 yards out here.
Whats wrong with shooting game at distance from a field position? How is that not hunting? I've killed deer at 500 yds+. Hell of a lot easier to punch paper at 500 yds from the bench than from a hill, across a field, with your heart pounding from the rush of it all, when you are freezing your ass off, knowing that you need to make an ethical shot rather than just hitting the target. 7mm WSM and a lot of range time, thats my bag for rifle season.
Forget shooter skill, equipment, external and terminal ballistics - bullet flight time alone make these shots unethical. I have no problem with long range "hunting" - if you have the skill and equipment to make the shot, and are willing to risk animal moving - good for you; just don't pretend it's somehow ethical.
How is it unethical? I know several people that can shoot better groups at 500 than most people can shoot at a 100 yards. If you go to the range and you know you can make that shot 99% of the time it's ethical. Just because you can't do it don't mean it's unethical.
MoBoost said:
....huh????
Did you actually read my post? I specifically said that shooter's and equipment's ability was not in question - it's about time. Even fast magnums will take over half second to get there. Want to see what deer can pull off in 0.5 second - check out hunting section and read some bow hunting stories. At least with the bow you got a fair chance of both spooking and tracking the game; at 500 yards you don't do either - if it's not DRT ... then what?
