is that true, thats how far i pracitse shooting my bow from

catdaddy I practice at 100 and 200 yards with iron sights. 200 yards is a STRETCH for me because my eyes arent great. But I am comfortable with open (IE IRON) sights at 100-125 yards easy.

GoodOlBoy

It must be true, it was written in a magazine :) Many is the time I wish I had saved that magazine because I amnot sure who wrote it. It was written in the 60s when I would have thought there were a higher % of good rifle shots afield.

I am not sure it was the same article but around that time there was also the article of a Game Warden in my home state of Ky who challenged a lady to shoot his watch. This because, her husband and her both had deer shot in the exact same place and the warden was actually implying that the husband had shot both of them.

Unfortunately for him the woman was "Plinky" Topperwein - he kept the "holy" watch as a souvinier :D

Riposte

Well, if we are talking using iron sights only, I might be able to keep most of my shots on a 12" paper plate. Might even be able to do it on an 8" paper plate if I use a receiver (peep) sight. I'm too damned near sighted to see the sights properly and where I have straight glasses or the variable bifocals, I can't see the sights worth smelly stuff.:( However, if we are talking using a scope, I should be able to keep all my shots on the 8" plate in the offhand position without too much difficulty and the wind ain't blowin' my fat carcass around.:rolleyes: from a sitting position, all my shots should be in the plate in a reasonable sized group to at least 300 plus yards, and all will be in a 12" plate at 500 meters. Note that an 8" plate is about the size of the kill zone on the average Mule Deer and the 12" plate on an average sized bull elk. I practice the offhand position at 100 yards and from the stting position from 200 yards to 500 meters. As I get closer to hunting season, I do this twice a week. Pays off out in the field.
Paul B.

That depends.

From a bench, I'd say at 300 hundred yards you should be able to hit it every time with a decent rifle.

From a makeshift rest that you might use in the field (tree limb, shooting sticks, backpack, etc) I'd say 200 yards.

Offhand I'd say 100 yards.

Edit: Thats for scoped rifles. Open sights will obviously be a bit closer unless you've got some awesome vision.