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Old 12-13-2009, 08:11 AM
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Ok, yesterday was the last day of doe season and I had promised a friend to take him out and possibly get a taste of long range deer hunting. First deer to come out was at 1210 yards, he woudn't shoot that far, but he did want me to take a shot at her.
There was a deep hollow between us and the deer, wind was really tricky, light variable breeze at out position but you could see it was picking up in the hollow. I explained to him that about all you could do was make your best guess and try a spotter shot or 2.
I really wasn't interested in any more venison but since he is very interested I made my best guess, with the deer facing us took the first shot, 1.5 seconds later I saw the bullet impact about 2-3 MOA downwind, dialed in 2 MOA fired at the spot again, about 1 MOA downwind, dialed 1 MOA, held on the clump of grass again, fired, POI was 5" right or downwind again, My friend was watching through the minox 15 binocs and saw the impacts getting closer to point of aim. I gave it 2 clicks and looked at him and asked, what gonna happen when the deer turns broadside and I shoot again?
He smiled and said, she's dead, I've saw enough to know that, The shot wasn't taken, we then packed up and moved to a place where the shots would come at 650-850 yards and he took a couple shots but never could connect, but he wants to go back during the x-mas doe season.
RR
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