Longest Distance at animal.

[tahunua001]

I voted in all 3 categories because I hunt in all three geographical climates.

generally 300 yards is my max but sometimes I get desperate late in the season... my first deer was a 350 yard shot at a very small doe.


22-24 is about the standard for bolt action rifles and would easily serve as a multi purpose rifle.

lever actions like the marlin 1894 or 336 are nice and compact and serve well as brush guns but are limited in effective range though my best friend got his first buck with a 30-30 lever gun at 200+ yards(witnesses) so I would think that would be quite useful.

 

[hooligan1]

Lets see the best/farthest shot I made on deer was 300 yds, DRT.
I shot a wild cat at 250 yds, from prone.didn't know what hit him, it centerpunched him,(150 grain B-tip from Nosler, Rem 700 30-06 58 grains IMR 4350.
Shot a domestic gander for a farmer friend who said it had gotten so mean he couldn't trust it with his mrs. when she hung laundry... I made a decent shot right at 300 yds blew his head clean off..(farmer served me and friends 7 course dinner for that one)

 

[allaroundhunter]

I dropped a feral dog at about 560 yards. Would never try to take a shot like that at large game, though.