Thread: Scope recommendations

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

Funny that you reckon 500m isn't extreme.
To get your shot placement in the clean kill zone you have to really be on your game as far as correct elevations and wind call.
I would doubt that there are many people on here are competent enough to hit a 150mm plate consistently at 500m even with only a slight wind.
I have seen alot of very self confident shooters come unstuck at ranges closer than that.
I feel the same about head shooting as unless your are on your game it's a no go.
Amazing how many people talk about how many deer they have head shot but never talk about shot of jaws and then wondering of into the scrub and die a long painful death.
I would like to think any hunter that had done this once would then refrain from this and ethically place their shots from then on.
I have learnt the hard way.
Just saying


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Read my post before this one you replied to as i basically said what you said.

as i said previous practice is key to shooting long-range, For me an my experience ive never wounded or lost and animal shooting longer ranges 300m+. When i can i go into the high country and practice
in the hills where i will be hunting as it helps get an understanding of the variables that will affect the shot, rainy and windy crappy days great way to pass the time and get something out of it. I always try
and close the distance as close as possible to minimize the impact the variables will have on the shot being taken. But as i have said previous practice is key to success, its all good having all the latest and
greatest money can buy but that doesn't put animals on the ground its only assists in doing so but if you dont know how to read the conditions from, lack of practice ends up in wounding and missing animals.

And i fully agree about headshots there's always a time and place where they are necessary and are the best bet for securing an animal but i dont as a rule take them anymore after taking the face off a red hind
knocked her on her ass but was wounded and required a follow up shot when i could have easily taken a neck or shoulder shot so i learned from that experience and changed the way i shoot animals.