long range connections
300 wsm
4/28/07 7:41pm
I made my longest shot,and connected this year at 506yds with myy 300wsm.My first elk, a nice respectable 4by5 in the all lovely alberta rockys jus wonderin whats your farthest shot with a connection.The only reason i attempted this shot was cause of alot of down range practice which paid off!!!!!! :222
9,580
great shot!! true, shots at this range take practice, it is not just the gun. I shoot the same caliber and made a similar connection on a cow hunt last year. the 300wsm with a 130gr barnes triple shock knocked her down at just over 500yards
As a highpower/long range competitor I have flung thousands of rounds at 600 to 1000 yards but have no interest in shooting a game animal at long range.
If I can't hold on hair I am not going to touch it off.
I used my favorite rifle, a Weatherby Mark V Alaskan chambered in 300WBY shooting 180gr Ballistic tips, Harris bi-pod and topped off with a Leupold 3 1/2-10X50MM VXIII scope.
It's my "rack 'em & stack 'em at long range" shooting machine.
Discalimer-
I don't condone or encourage long range shooting by any means, but i knew my gun and what i can do with it along with perfect conditions.
Not too metion just a tad bit of luck on my side...but not on the bucks. :thumb
The longest shot I have had to make so far is 300 for antelope