Thread: Whats the longest shot youll confidently take at an animal

Originally Posted by BRADS

I've shoot deer out past 1000m in the past, I was shooting almost every day, In all conditions, on steel out to 1800 had really good optics and big 375s etc, and had no trouble with it, never lost an animal all one shot kills, and enjoyed the challenges involved.
These days, it has to be inside 400 in good conditions. Im not shooting enough to be confident of making it all come together past there.
Also I don't have $ invested in the guns or the time to practice I guess.
I believe anyone can shoot that far if they are prepared to put the time and $ into it if that's what they want to do.
There's some gun builders around like Kiwi Greg that specialize in making awesome rigs if it's your thing.
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I agree with this from my experience.
I used to have a range set up from my back door that had targets out too 700m. What I found was that I could do pretty well with my bog standard but accurate hunting rifle out too 600, But that beyond 500 there was an element of uncertainty regarding cross winds that I just could not remove. For me I pretty much limited myself to shots on animals to under 400 due to that, and I always tried to get closer. My thinking being that If I kill it, I have to walk there anyway, so why not walk there first and kill it easier.
However the last few years has seen me with far less time to shoot, let alone hunt, and so I have now brought that distance down further to 300 as Im just not so confident in my abilities without regular shooting practice. Hopefully the next few years will see that change again.

Id add that If I averaged my shot distance over the years, it would be closer to 100 yards. Even Tahr hunting. Ive always worked on getting closer.