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These shots have become more common with a laser range finder to take the guess work out. The better rifles and scopes and bullets 1200 yds is really not that impossible any more. We have people in this country that shoot game pass 2000 yds.

The right rifle the right scope dead meat. When you have the governments ammo to train with you can shoot a lot and get real good.

.....1200 yds is really not that impossible any more.

That's good to know. My mind has this image of some Mullah sticking his head out of a cave, and from a hilltop far, far away a man whispers, "Gotcha!"

"We have people in this country that shoot game pass 2000 yds."

What kind of idot shoots game at 2000 yards?

The purpose of hunting is to kill the animal as quickly as possible, preferably instantly. For game the size of deer (man sized/weight) the acceptable striking force is 1000 foot pounds (thats why many states prohibit the .22 centerfires for deer). Nothing, apart from maybe a .50 bmg carries that much energy that far. Additionally it is ludicrous to think that you could even hold well enough to hit something at that distance in field conditions, not even considering wind deflection (6-12 FEET with a 5-10 mph wind).

Hell the world record BENCHREST group is over 5 inches at 1000 yards, and thats with a 60 pound rifle.

Anyone who claims to have shot game at this distance either hasn't the faintest idea how to gauge distance or is feeding you a line of B**S***. Either way keep him the hell away from me, I don't play well with immoral idiots.