[Gaffer]

I have a cherry K98 (8mm Mauser) from 1936 that has a tang sight out to 2000 meters I can’t ever imagine a shot at that setting where I live unless I set up on a bridge overpass on and interstate.

[Jim Noble]

I can’t ever imagine a shot at that setting where I live unless I set up on a bridge overpass on and interstate

Pray that does not become necessary.

[litehaus]

Fond of my Swedish 6.55x55s ........

[Little Ray]

That range was used for massed area volley fire. It doesn’t mean that it was intended to engage a man-sized target at that range. More likely, the shooter was ‘aiming’ at a formation of moving troops.
Troops used to do a lot of things we don’t really do any more; not because we can’t, but because we are not present with those type of targets any more.