Re: Best hunting factory hunting rifle ~$1200
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kyle1974</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ranger1183</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kyle1974</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sinarms</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What are you hunting? </div></div>
mainly whitetail deer, occasionally nilgai and hogs. Long shots are pretty common though, and it's primarily out of a box blind, so weight isn't that big of a deal. I've got another little rifle for when I'm walking around or driving. </div></div>
How far are these "long shots" that you are talking about? </div></div>
as far as you want... we hunt on senderos that are literally miles long. we also have some pipleine right of ways that go across the entire lease... so anywhere from 10 yards to as far as you want to push it. </div></div>
IMHO, ethical hunting with normal type cartridges should be limited to less than 500yards. I know there are plenty of people that take game at 1000yards etc, but if you look they are running .338 Edge or something similar. For your typical, .308, 30-06, 300 win mag, etc there are a lot of variables involved beyond 500yards that will limit your skills in putting down an animal ethically. Remember you are not just shooting paper or steel. A little wind read miscalculation beyond those ranges and you can easily miss the vitals by a few inches and have a suffering animal that you dont recover.