they say 75% of all statistics are made up

My longest shot was 290 on a running midget deer...I put my 60 yd pin on a exceptionally bright satellite tracking the SW quadrant of the sky when we were on the verge of a solar eclipse. Deer took two more steps and dropped like a rock. I'm telling ya that Bowtech Destroyer is a flat shooting bow:-O

Actually all Marines (at least we used to) qualify out to 500M with M-16's and iron sights and most of the time the M-16's are pretty shot out. The targets are pretty generous silhouette and we did learn to use the sights to adjust for windage (based on range flags) and elevation. My point is only that it is very possible, even with less than stellar weapons once you have done it enough. I used to put a piece of a matchbook between the upper and lower receiver to take up the slop and then leave it there all week when I was shooting so my dope would be good.
Man that was a long time ago...

"Tomorrow is another day" as my dad always says

He talked me out of taking a shot over Thanksgiving, biggest buck I have ever had the crosshairs on, 275 yards, dark thirty, windy, very, very thick area the deer was next to..

I think I'm like a lot of other guys in that I'm a hunter, not a shooter. My gun is just a tool to get meat, not a hobby. Going to the range is a chore, not enjoyment. I only put about a box through it a year, and most of that is just to ensure the scope hasn't moved. It's a cheap gun (but reasonably accurate), and factory ammo. That said, it's still more accurate than I am. My eyesight isn't the best, and I'd have a difficult time even seeing a deer beyond 300 yards without bincos, let alone be able to hold the gun steady enough to hit it.

Longest shot I ever took was 225 paces....clean miss because I thought it was about 175 yards. Second longest shot and longest kill was 125 yards. I rarely need to shoot over 75 yards, and I'd need to think real hard about anything over 200. Without a good rest, 100 yards is the max I'd consider. I know my limitations, and long distance has many for me.

I admire those that can reliably hit at long range, but that'll never be me.

My longest shot was 290 on a running midget deer...I put my 60 yd pin on a exceptionally bright satellite tracking the SW quadrant of the sky when we were on the verge of a solar eclipse. Deer took two more steps and dropped like a rock. I'm telling ya that Bowtech Destroyer is a flat shooting bow:-O

Actually all Marines (at least we used to) qualify out to 500M with M-16's and iron sights and most of the time the M-16's are pretty shot out. The targets are pretty generous silhouette and we did learn to use the sights to adjust for windage (based on range flags) and elevation. My point is only that it is very possible, even with less than stellar weapons once you have done it enough. I used to put a piece of a matchbook between the upper and lower receiver to take up the slop and then leave it there all week when I was shooting so my dope would be good.
Man that was a long time ago...

I think I'm like a lot of other guys in that I'm a hunter, not a shooter. My gun is just a tool to get meat, not a hobby. Going to the range is a chore, not enjoyment. I only put about a box through it a year, and most of that is just to ensure the scope hasn't moved. It's a cheap gun (but reasonably accurate), and factory ammo. That said, it's still more accurate than I am. My eyesight isn't the best, and I'd have a difficult time even seeing a deer beyond 300 yards without bincos, let alone be able to hold the gun steady enough to hit it.
I admire those that can reliably hit at long range, but that'll never be me.