Thread: long range 338 tests

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

So when you go hunting/shooting you carry one rifle to shoot out to 1600 + yards ?.........

I don't shoot that far when hunting, and frankly I don't think it's possible to make any sort of consistent first round hits at that range. I have yet to see anyone make consistent first round hits at ranges much closer than that. Besides which I have no interest in doing so. I don't count shooting to 1600+ yards as "practical" shooting.


I think it's possible to learn a lot less from a casual shoot if you don't apply ruthless self-assessment as there's no incentive to make first round hits, and no "score" so you have no realistic summary of your performance at the end of the day. There is also no time constraints etc, so there's no incentive to learn efficient habits. It's very easy for people to get false confidence from shooting a small group or making a hit at a very long distance - they tend to suddenly forget all the misses that came before it.