what would be the best caliber for hunting out to 500 yards???
Where are you hunting? Must be outside Oklahoma if your needin a 500yd gun. But either equal about that far with bullets under 180grn
.... or we can discuss if 500 yard shooting is actually hunting LOL
Either caliber will do it, neither will do it particularly well. In field conditions you'll want to shoot a VLD @ 2900-3000fps. With 30 cal it puts you into magnums; or you can step down a caliber or two and save a shoulder.
knowing that you need to make an ethical shot rather than just hitting the target.
Forget shooter skill, equipment, external and terminal ballistics - bullet flight time alone make these shots unethical. I have no problem with long range "hunting" - if you have the skill and equipment to make the shot, and are willing to risk animal moving - good for you; just don't pretend it's somehow ethical.
MoBoost said:Forget shooter skill, equipment, external and terminal ballistics - bullet flight time alone make these shots unethical. I have no problem with long range "hunting" - if you have the skill and equipment to make the shot, and are willing to risk animal moving - good for you; just don't pretend it's somehow ethical.
How is it unethical? I know several people that can shoot better groups at 500 than most people can shoot at a 100 yards. If you go to the range and you know you can make that shot 99% of the time it's ethical. Just because you can't do it don't mean it's unethical.
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