POLL: Your maximum rifle range on Deer

[Digital Dick]

It's not so much, how far can you shoot, it's how far is it? If you KNOW the distance, you can kill at 1000 yards with a black powder 45-70 sharps.

I've pulled paper at long range black powder matches and I've seen people that can shoot that distance and HIT what they AIM at. They KNOW THE DISTANCE of the shot.

So, if you don't know the distance you are reduced to shooting within your point blank range for the rifle you're holding. Do you know what that is?? Few do. Do you know how to sight for that distance? Not many do.

Take your whirlygig magnum bullet and drop it at the same time you drop a 500 grain .45 cal bullet. Surprise!!! They both hit the ground at the same time. Same forces working on them. When you shoot, only difference is trajectory. This is determined by muzzle velocity and ballistic coeficent. They both follow a parabolic arc.

Conclusion, You must KNOW THE DISTANCE. After that all is math.

DD