I intend to set up on a power line this fall and practice out to 600 yards with a 26" barreled 308. I'll also mark points out to 600yds so I'll know the distance as soon as I spot the game.

If I get as good as I think I will and if a nice buck makes the mistake of stepping into the "killing field", then I'll take my chance at him.

And for those of you that don't like it.... Gee... I may not sleep tonight....

Long Range Rifle List

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I have made long range shooting sort of a life's study; it is what I write about quite frequently in The VARMINT HUNTER Magazine. It is why I live in Arizona - no kidding. Here are my thoughts on the subject:

- Any range beyond which you have practiced on a weekly basis (okay, let's say monthly basis) is too far. (How does a guy in Illinois ever practice beyond 500 yards?)

- Any time a 1 mph wind causes the bullet to drift more than 5", it is too far. You can't estimate wind any better thn 1 mph.

That said, I shoot at least once a week under field conditions and would feel perfectly comfortable taking a shot out to 600 yards on a game animal using a sitting position with a sling, providing the wind was a puff. I feel comfortable in almost any wind out to 400 if I have a bipod (the wind itself blows me around too much to hold steady using a sitting position with a sling - I need a bipod sitting position).

The real test is when you hunt in Africa - if you wound it, you pay the big bucks.

I think the impression we as hunters make is extremely important; I don't think shooting from a bench rest off a logging road does anything to further our sport. If you want to shoot at long range, at least get off the road. And if you need a benchrest, is it really hunting?