Thread: Decision on an ethical shot

Thanks @Woody that was a pretty interesting video to watch, whilst I chomped through a couple of roasted goat hocks for lunch!
Interesting for a lot of reasons:
- How far from the traditional blued walnut the American gun fraternity is
- How much MONEY some enthusiasts are prepared to spend!!!!!
- How they could all recite the list of components, that was like a competition in itself
- How near PERFECT the conditions were and yet only one shooter hit the MOA target. The others were mostly crippling kill shots but... And one clean miss, followed by a gut shot, and we have all done that at some stage. You hear a lot about fine tuning a rifle, the
load, the Nut behind the bolt, but at the end of the day, how many shooters can put that first shot where it counts? Add in field, conditions like, hunger, fatigue, adrenaline, sun, wind, rain, hail, snow, cold fingers, rock and trees. Plus a hangover and how many shooters could consistently hit the MOA kill zone. I'm not sure I could. I've never tried to hit a deer at that range and probably never will.

Last point. Interesting how most of the shots went to the left, which make me think that these fellas must be practicing at the same range as Thomas Crooks?