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Started by Longshanks, February 21, 2012, 05:14:20 PM
Quote from: Gobble! on February 21, 2012, 05:26:52 PMI have never claimed to shooting a bird at 65 yards. With my current setup that would be foolish. If my gun/shell/choke combo could produce a killing pattern (100+ in a 10" circle) at that distance then yes it is a shot I would take in the right situations. If you feel it is not ethical to shoot a bird that far even with a killing pattern then those our your ethics not mine.
QuoteThats too bad what you are guys are promoting.
Quote from: LaBiologist on February 21, 2012, 05:37:27 PMQuoteThats too bad what you are guys are promoting.All I was promoting was testing equipment, where in the world did you get that I was promoting long shots. My post was completely the opposite. It was about knowing the limits, not just taking the word of the Long Shooters on here. You called me out on something I never said nor implied.
Quote from: LaBiologist on February 21, 2012, 05:44:47 PMI am in no way crawfishing. I stand by the fact that if someone has spent years perfecting their setup and are confident in the abilities, that range is not unethical. What is unethical is bashing members who dont agree with your ethics. It is unethical to pick up a gun and a box of Hevishot and attempt a shot at 65 yards. Plain and simple. Same reason it is unethical to pick up a 300 WSM and pop a shot off at a deer 500 yds away, without ever shooting the gun or practicing past 100 yards.
Quote2: Now that you have a reference (30 yards), you can start to back the target up and repeat this process. Back up to 35 yards and repeat. Move back to 40 yards, repeat. When you stop getting 100 pellets in the most dense portion of your pattern (10" circle) you have surpassed your effective yardage. It does not matter if you shoot lead or Heavier Than Lead (HTL).