Thread: What Scope are People Using for Medium Range

[QUOTE=Sarvo;1251953]

Originally Posted by GWH

Each to their own i guess, but for me when shooting deer at 500 yards or more i like to have every bit of precision I can


I personally think any hunter (if I can use that term)
That makes a decision to take an animal needs to consider the animal also

To attempt a "clean Kill" shot at 400 - 500m + meters is not called for - IMO
Yes - it appears to be the fad of late on U-Tuber's etc
But they will never show the F - ups
Even if a slight back in gut shot is retrieved and dispatched - what timeframe to get to it and find it ???

No
Just walk a bit closer ah
Want to be a Sniper - go join that brigade in Middle East

The original poster asked about scopes for shooting deer to a max range of 500m, and was talking about using holdover marks on a reticle to do that - Hence my reply talking about shooting deer at that kind of distance.

He didn't ask for info on scopes for shooting deer at short ranges in the bush, yet most of the answers/recommendations he's getting are more suited to that in my opinion.

Too many people 'talk' about shooting animals at these types of extended ranges, when in reality they cannot even hit a 500mm x 500mm steel plate at 300 yards. I've lost count of the number of times I've witnessed guys trying to shoot my gongs at the range.

Once you go beyond the PBR of any centrefire, so many people have no idea what the trajectory/drop is doing. Accurately hitting something at 400 to 500 yards is a lot harder than many 'normal hunters' think it is. In reality, if you have a good understanding of trajectory and how to use even average gear, the elevation drop side of it really isn't that hard.

LR hunting may not be for you, thats fine. We all have our choice. I spent plenty of time in the bush shooting deer up close inside 30 yards when i first started. Nowadays, i prefer to sit on a vantage point, let my eyes do the walking so to speak, and I enjoy the science and challenge of making a shot that the average hunter cannot.

Over the last few years, I've been doing this, I've seen an awful lot more animals and been able to shoot them in places that you would normally struggle too if you had tried to stalk in close to them, ie when you are down in the scrub with them you wouldn't see them, or they would have heard or smelt you coming long before you laid eyes on them. So basically im shooting them in places that you cannot walk closer too.

As i said eariler 'each to their own'.