Thread: How far away was the last deer you shot???

Your agenda is obvious MD. You may be happy with a slightly accurate rifle and yes most times that will 'do the trick' and yes most hunt/kill deer inside 200 but there is absolutely nothing wrong with refining accuracy to be far better than good enough, practicing at long range and killing at long range when it presents itself. You seem to have something against it?

Originally Posted by Gibo

Your agenda is obvious MD. You may be happy with a slightly accurate rifle and yes most times that will 'do the trick' and yes most hunt/kill deer inside 200 but there is absolutely nothing wrong with refining accuracy to be far better than good enough, practicing at long range and killing at long range when it presents itself. You seem to have something against it?

I appreciate the message MD repeatedly spouts on this forum. I’m not sure who he’s trying to help with this thread, but it’s a good reminder for people like myself that for the vast majority of hunting you don’t need half MOA groups or expensive equipment to put meat in the freezer. Its an easy message to lose, when a newbie like myself regularly sees forum members posting tiny groups on paper and wearing big scopes on flash rifles.

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Originally Posted by Gibo

Your agenda is obvious MD. You may be happy with a slightly accurate rifle and yes most times that will 'do the trick' and yes most hunt/kill deer inside 200 but there is absolutely nothing wrong with refining accuracy to be far better than good enough, practicing at long range and killing at long range when it presents itself. You seem to have something against it?

Not quite correct. Rather than having issues re really accurate.im showing that in.....what's it now?70% ?? Of cases the rifle that will poke holes into 2"/50mm at hundred yards/meters will kill the AVERAGE deer with no fuss or bother. In times of component shortage,the NEED to use fifty rounds to make sub MOA loads,to shoot a deer at under 300 yards/meters seems somewhat...pointless/redundant

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Not quite correct. Rather than having issues re really accurate.im showing that in.....what's it now?70% ?? Of cases the rifle that will poke holes into 2"/50mm at hundred yards/meters will kill the AVERAGE deer with no fuss or bother. In times of component shortage,the NEED to use fifty rounds to make sub MOA loads,to shoot a deer at under 300 yards/meters seems somewhat...pointless/redundant

50 is excessive, suggest you get someone else to reload for you