Thread: longer range hunting

The key piece of equipment is not your rifle but a rangefinder which you havent mentioned. Wihout one you will be limited to about 200m max and need to practice pacing out distances to learn how far is 100 and 200m and how good your estimation is.

Without a dial up scope you will also be relying on guesstimation how big 6" or 12" is on the deer. They dont come with foot rulers printed on. My impression seeing others struggle is a holdover reticle wiih varipower scope is little use for hunting so dont upgrade unless you go to first focal plane or a dial up turret which both cost and are not needed under 200m.

Up to 250m wind slope temp altitude even mv and bc have little effect and as far as you can hit a 6" target under field conditions you are good to go on a deer.

"Hot barrels" and have a great time !