Thread: long range 338 tests

Originally Posted by gimp

I don't shoot that far when hunting, and frankly I don't think it's possible to make any sort of consistent first round hits at that range. I have yet to see anyone make consistent first round hits at ranges much closer than that. Besides which I have no interest in doing so. I don't count shooting to 1600+ yards as "practical" shooting.


I think it's possible to learn a lot less from a casual shoot if you don't apply ruthless self-assessment as there's no incentive to make first round hits, and no "score" so you have no realistic summary of your performance at the end of the day. There is also no time constraints etc, so there's no incentive to learn efficient habits. It's very easy for people to get false confidence from shooting a small group or making a hit at a very long distance - they tend to suddenly forget all the misses that came before it.

I understand what you are saying, the good old my "gun shoots 1/2 moa", when it might have done it for 1 group once......
Its about being honest with yourself, your abilities & trying to improve them.
With the bigger claibres you have a "better chance" of getting 1st round hits at extended ranges, all things being equal
Inside 1000 starts to get boring fairly quickly in good conditions.