A couple of questions...
I have not hunted in many years and am thinking of getting back into it. Before I determine what rifle to get, I wanted to get an idea of what ranges I need to consider. I am thinking mostly Deer and maybe Elk.
1. When somebody refers to 'shorter ranges” for a .308 or .30-06 rifle, what are they talking about? Is this generally considered to be less than 100 yards? Less than 200 yards? I have seen the reference several times, both on-line and in reviews, but have never seen any explanation as to what most people consider this to be. How about mid- or long-range?
2. What is generally considered to be the average range for most North American hunting? I know that mountain and woods hunting will have shorter ranges than planes hunts, but even for planes hunts what is an average range to be shooting? How often do shots really actually exceed 300 yards?
Thanks.
I have not hunted in many years and am thinking of getting back into it. Before I determine what rifle to get, I wanted to get an idea of what ranges I need to consider. I am thinking mostly Deer and maybe Elk.
1. When somebody refers to 'shorter ranges” for a .308 or .30-06 rifle, what are they talking about? Is this generally considered to be less than 100 yards? Less than 200 yards? I have seen the reference several times, both on-line and in reviews, but have never seen any explanation as to what most people consider this to be. How about mid- or long-range?
2. What is generally considered to be the average range for most North American hunting? I know that mountain and woods hunting will have shorter ranges than planes hunts, but even for planes hunts what is an average range to be shooting? How often do shots really actually exceed 300 yards?
Thanks.