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View Poll Results: What distance do you typically shoot game animals?

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  • 0 - 99 metres

    59 35.98%

  • 100 - 199 metres

    42 25.61%

  • 200 - 299 metres

    39 23.78%

  • 300 - 399 metres

    9 5.49%

  • 400 - 499 metres

    3 1.83%

  • 500+ metres

    12 7.32%
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  1. 23-08-2020, 06:37 PM #1
    DavidGunn
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    That yellow 200 litre drum in or around centre of photo is 500 metres...can you even see it let alone put a bullet in it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidGunn View Post
    That yellow 200 litre drum in or around centre of photo is 500 metres...can you even see it let alone put a bullet in it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Henry View Post
    Is it on the switchback below a large squareish rock


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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidGunn View Post
    That yellow 200 litre drum in or around centre of photo is 500 metres...can you even see it let alone put a bullet in it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by tiroahunta View Post
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    My trusty 25-303 with a 90 gr bullet...shoot a sparrow off it. Probably unscrew the caps at 1000 or so with a 75 gr.
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