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Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber???
      30/05/14 11:42 PM

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When I used to buy rifles from newspaper adverts - the "old" huh - so many guys would say - "yes this .243/.308/etc is good to 800 yards .... " Yep.

My longest shots with my .30-06 was at aherd of feral goats at about 400 yards. Walking along a thin mountain path, I dropped each one off a cliff with a just over the shoulder hold. The rifle was sighted to about 300 yards PBR. Until I gut shot one and had to use a magazine load on him at the bottom of the cliff to finish him.

800 yards is a long long way away.




800 yards is a long way --and much of what I have read and experienced is once past 600..many things change..especially at 800, 1000 and beyond..

Looking forward to the 2 day school I am attending shortly..also interesting in learning more or our sport...whether targets or otherwise..

Ripp

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* Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? Ripp 28/05/14 03:51 PM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? Sville   28/05/14 04:49 PM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? Ripp   28/05/14 11:08 PM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? Dumprat   29/05/14 12:49 PM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? DarylS   30/05/14 08:14 AM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? headoftheholler   30/05/14 08:41 AM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? NitroXAdministrator   30/05/14 02:27 PM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? Ripp   30/05/14 11:42 PM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? DarylS   31/05/14 03:38 AM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? Ripp   29/05/14 11:26 PM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? Deutsche_Vortrekker   30/05/14 04:08 AM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? tinker   31/05/14 11:51 PM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? Huvius   01/06/14 01:21 AM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? Ripp   30/05/14 07:31 AM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? Sville   30/05/14 02:53 AM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? Ripp   30/05/14 03:45 AM
. * * Re: Is the .308 Win a viable long range caliber??? Deutsche_Vortrekker   29/05/14 09:52 PM

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