I'm concerned about the ethics of shooting at animals beyond the distance that people can hit a pie-plate sized kill zone on the FIRST shot.
Have you lost animals you've shot, or shot at at long distances (over 400 yds)? Do you commonly use a rangefinder, a wind meter, and have you actually shot your hunting rifle at ranges you hope to kill a big game animal?
The longest distance available to me for sighting-in was 450 yards, so I limit my shots to 400, using a .270 Win and hot handloads. We don't have many long fields and our favorite hunting spot has a 400 yd. max range down a woods road. If a deer isn't dropped in the road, sometimes it's impossible to find it.
Have you lost animals you've shot, or shot at at long distances (over 400 yds)? Do you commonly use a rangefinder, a wind meter, and have you actually shot your hunting rifle at ranges you hope to kill a big game animal?
The longest distance available to me for sighting-in was 450 yards, so I limit my shots to 400, using a .270 Win and hot handloads. We don't have many long fields and our favorite hunting spot has a 400 yd. max range down a woods road. If a deer isn't dropped in the road, sometimes it's impossible to find it.