Longest range you’re comfortable @ confident shooting targets at

300 Meters is the longest local range.

There is a 1000 yard range up North someplace, I'll try that sometime.

Mostly its 100 as that is the closest low cost and I can shoot year round (heaters in a shed so even 5 degrees is doable with the right cloths)
 
My buddies and I hunted woodchucks and crows with .22-250s, 6mm Rem, and 30-06s in the "old" 1960-70 days. I don't do that anymore, but remember hitting a woodchuck on a far knoll with my 2.5X Weaver on my "customize" 30-06 Savage 110 at 450 yards. We hunted chucks and crows for practice at relatively long deer hunting shots. I've killed chucks over 200 yards away offhand and deer (from a rest) at 400, but such deer shots are fairly unusual here in Central Maine.
 
I've never shot beyond 600 yards, but I did surprise myself the first time at 600. I would love to try 1000.
 
TXAZ asked:
Just curious what range you’re comfortable shooting and with what rifle?
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For me it's more about the rifle sights and the rest than the rifle/cartridge itself.
Beanfield rifle with mil-dot 8x32 and front/rear rest - 600 yards
Hunting rifles with scope and front/rear rest - 250 yards
Hunting rifles with scope and no rest - 150 yards
Hunting rifles with iron sights and front/rear rest - 150 yards
Hunting rifles with iron sights and no rest - 80 yards

PS: This is the max range I'm "comfortable ". I've made many miracle shoots 1 time at much longer ranges.
 
Personally, I've shot to 420yds at steel. I'm looking forward to walking out to 500+ with a new rifle I've acquired as I've taken it to 150yds+ at pretty large targets, thus far. I don't know where I'll stop with this one as I just don't know how the rifle really shoots, so for now, 420 is the best I've got. Large targets, but the gun wasn't all that accurate. With a nice rig, I'm confident I'll keep that number growing.
 
On steel, if I can see it, I'll take a shot at it. My local range has ~14" steel plates every hundred yards from 300-800, plus one at 940 yards.

I have hit out to 500 with Iron sights on old military rifles, and all of them with glass.

Generally not the first shot, but once I get the drop figured out, I hit about 50% on a good day (meaning lowish wind).

Also shot some ridiculous ranges at Prairie dogs, because you can't really wound them, if you hit at all it is fatal. You either miss or you kill them. Farthest was about 850 yards, based on the ~6 mil of drop. It was farther than my buddies 800 yard range finder could range.

The nice thing about shooting at P dogs that far away, is they generally let you take a few shots about them before they go down.

Took me three shots to hit him, I guessed low on the range and my first shot fell short (you have about 5 inches of drop per 10 yards way out there). I corrected my hold, and the 2nd shot hit a hair low and one dog-width down wind. Kicked dirt on him, and he ran to his hole, but didn't go in. Third shot dumped him.

This was with a custom 6.5-06, 6.5-20X scope, 140gr AMAX, prone with a bipod and my buddy spotting.

As far as long range varmint shooting, 850 is not that big of a deal for the really serious guys. Google: VHA "1000 yard club" There are also 1500 and 2000 yard clubs.

For a game animal, I don't think I would shoot any farther than about 200 yards, unless I had a pretty good improvised supported position.
 
While I have shot to 1000 and used to shoot 600 quite a bit, my range only goes to 400 and that is the farthest I have shot in recent years and 400 would have to be it.
 
I used to shoot at 200 yard targets at Tri-County Gun Club. Since that was the longest range they provided, I haven't practiced much longer shots. I once paced off around 300 yards at a forest clear cut and I shot around a 2" group. I was only interested in practicing for hunting and that's the max I would shoot game with my .308...

If I had a place where I could practice at longer ranges, I'd certainly give it a try.

Tony
 
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