The distance of the shot was not very long, but the circumstances of the shooting were great.

The Elk was moving on a ridge as night fall and was good visible in the moonlight. I did not have a range finder with me at the time and with the assumed size of the game, only used my scope with reticle 1 to estimate the distance.

I estimated the distance at about 300m and accordingly corrected the reference point when aiming. Taking into account the drop of the 19g TUG bullet of the cartridge 9,3x64, I aimed in the course of the front leg just above the spine of the animal and shot. The deer go down on the place with a heart shot.