Longest rifle shot?

Pup · February 2002

Just curious as to what's the longest distance you've hit your target while hunting. I got a fox at just over 300 yds with a Win .225 but I'm sure there was a bit of luck involved. He was sunning himself so I had ample time for a good rest. Anybody make any shots they were a little surprised at? And the nature of this board being what it is.....let's not mention those "off the oak tree through the heavy brush across the tundra skipping off the lake and ricocheting off an old Dodge before hitting that elk square in the shoulder"

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idsman75 · February 2002

I wasn't using a gun. I was using a rock. I was a freshman in high school and had been invited to the lake-side home of one of my friends for a class party. He was a BIG hunter and his family were sportsmen to the core. A bunch of us were down by the lake throwing around the football and skipping rocks. We were trying to see how far we could skip them. Well, I skipped one of them bad boys a good 50 yards and it ended up smacking a mallard that had just emerged from behind one of the boat docks. It struck the mallard in the neck. It flopped around in the water for a few seconds and went limp. I stood by the water awaiting the @$$-chewing of my life. I didn't eat anything else that night and felt about as lousy as someone could feel. That was the first animal that I had ever killed and it was unintentional. It was one heck of a rock-skip and I'd probably have been proud of it if I was the type of person that would have done it intentionally. [This message has been edited by idsman75 (edited 02-02-2002).]

will270win · February 2002

I killed a washing machine at close to 1000 yds.

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old single shots · February 2002

The longest shot i ever made was on a crow at 334 yds.We actually measured it afterwards.I was using a rem 40x in 222 mag.I am sure most of it was luck,some of it the rifle. I have missed many at closer ranges.

usmc2498215 · February 2002

Well as long as were telling "fish" stories, here is my contribution: Thomas Creek,Idaho 1994,took a Bull Elk at 200 yards, off hand, one shot (shooting uphill), with a .338 Win Mag (Ruger #1). Dropped him in his tracks. Of course then the real fun began when we had to get him down, and back to camp, but thats another story....

YankeeClipper · February 2002

I shouldn't even tell this story; But I have 2 witteness. Antilope; 300 Winchester Mag. .165gr Boat tail .74gr 4831, 1st. shot, spotter said" About 8 yards low" Raised it up and fired the 2nd shot. The Antilope spun around and went down.We turned the sub twards the kill and marked the odometer.Distance traveled 6.5 10th of a mile.It was down but not out, so a single shot from a 7.62X45 to the neck finished the job.I have another story but I will save it untill after I see how this one goes down. Scouts honer this is true.

reb8600 · February 2002

Shot a couple of deer at 500 to 550 yards with my 270. Friends always hated hunting with me because they never got a shot.

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varmit hunter · February 2002

How sweet it is when your two biggest rivels see you make the shot of your life.Cat squirrel 426 long paces with 22-250.When my biggest rivel picked it up, The bullet had gone in one ear,And made a hole the sise of your thumb out the other.He said (I guess you are going to tell us, You shot him in the ear on purpose).As comly as I could say it,I replied (Hell yes,My daddy would kick my but for wasting meat).

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cowdoc · February 2002

i shot three horned antelope @660 yds but it wasnt a one shot kill with a 270 win had to put another one in it when i got closer docps the two horns were on one side and it was deformed the other side was normal

REBJr · February 2002

160 yrds on whitetail doe with knight inline.one shot kill. -Ralph

CAndres35 · February 2002

noe deer season as we came back to the truck two of the guys we were with spotted a red tail hawk in a tre 200+ yards. they both emptyed there guns at it when my buddy said : i guess i will have to show them how to do it,he pulled his mdl12,12ga out of the case laid across the truck took one shot and seconds later the hawk exploded. he later told me he never expected to hit it and had aimed some 10 feet above it.

v35 · February 2002

Woodchuck at 340 yards using 22 Hornet max loads, 45gr spire point,with tripod rest, 12x scope and set trigger.11/16" from dead center on a 5 1/2" bull, in competition offhand at 100 yards using an 1863,54 cal Sharps carbine, Wilton Maine 8/25/73 and won $20. Doubt if I could repeat it.

Rembrandt · February 2002

Before you start telling these stories, remember what happened to Elmer Keith when he claimed to have shot a deer at 600 yards with a 4" pistol .44mag......people have ridiculed that shot for years and questioned his sanity.

salzo · February 2002

My longest shot was 48 yards on a deer. That is like a mile where I hunt. Most of my shots are less than twenty five yards.

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laxcoach · February 2002

100 gr Game King just under the chin of a yearling groundhog at 491 yds.(measured distance) with my custom 25-06. The crosshair covered the pig and I had to keep moving off-center until I thought I was on him. Made me a believer in the 25-06--AND LUCK !

hunter280man · February 2002

Approximately 800yards, honest, out the Back-door of my fathers house,using a sleeping bag on a kitchen chair! Several bucks were feeding back by the woods on the 3rd day of season, I had my 270 handy,first 2 shotts hit the sand hill in front of deer. With a leapold 3.5X10 on full power I put the head of the deer in the bottom of the scope while it was looking straight at me. Caught the 10 pointer in the white spot and broke his neck, dad and I had to go back on a 3wheeler and finish it off with a knife, he about had me on his buck pole! SWEAR TO GOD! Can't claim all skill, maybe a little luck.

The Buck Stops Here...

groundhog devastation · February 2002

376 yds with an XP 100 in 7mmBR with a 10 inch Hart Match Barrel topped with a Holosight I with standard reticle. Measured with laser rangefinder prior to shot and stepped off after shot on a groundhog in Jersey SHore PA with 2 witnesses. I've killed groundhogs farther with my 222MAG, 25-06, 243 and 7mm Mag, but none was this much fun. He was silohetted against a ripe wheat field and that was the only reason I could see him clear enough to shoot.

Bullzeye · February 2002

I shot a phone book once from 50 yards with a shotgun slug.With the kind of accuracy I'd been getting from my Remington 870 12-ga, I considered it amazingly good luck.Shot a toad once from about 100 yards with a scoped Marlin .22 Mag. For some reason, I still feel bad about that toad. He was a great big green toad, and I think I probably could have put him in a terrarium and named him George Wendt instead of shooting him.

timberbeast · February 2002

I don't believe I've ever fired at any animal past 100 yards.

Daddy2B8162 · February 2002

Longest shot was on a PA Whitetail, 641 yds (off laser finder) with 7mm rem mag hand load with Horny 139 gr spitz bt, one shot. I had to make it good, I had 2 nephews with me.Most memorible was an off hand shot on an AZ Jackrabbit at 70 yds with an inline 50cal front loader. Made a mess of the middle, but didn't hurt the best parts. Went back too the 10-22 after that though.

turbo · February 2002

My first deer, was a whitetail 4 pointer, same year I graduated high school, was a downhill shot 380 yds + or -, with a borrowed 03 Sproingfield, open sights, he was looking right at me as I was seating on a rock. I had competed in the cadet corps rifle team for the 2 of 3 years years in high school. When I was 8 years old I, nocked a humingbird on a wire at 40 feet (abouts) with a rose bud I had picked off a bush, in my folks garden, his little nail hooked itself on the wire and spun around about 10 to 15 times, and them dangled there hanging by the nail, I went an got a ladder, and took him off the wire holding his beak, amazingly, he revived, and started fluttering his wings while I held him by the beak, after showing off to everybody,I turned lose, and he flew away.I've never thrown anything at birds ever since.

robsguns · February 2002

450 paces, I'm 6'even, at a blacktail in Cali. on Camp Pendleton. I thought I'd missed, I just saw it disappear, went walking off in another direction and came back through that way to see where the tracks went later, deer laying there dead. I took 2 shots at this deer as I recall. I paced it off afterwards as I realized that was one long shot from having to hold over to hit it. I'd been shooting a 30-06 in a Remington model 7600 Carbine, with a 6x Tasco?, I think. 150 gr. Speer Grand Slam, I think. That was a while ago, memory is fuzzy. I shouldnt have taken those shots, very irresponsible, I know. Heres the kicker, it was a long shot, no matter what the distance, to illustrate my point, I thought it was a doe but it wasnt, I just couldnt see the antlers, lesson learned that day. Stay within your limitations of sight. Yes, it was a small rack.

SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC

offeror · February 2002

This is not a question Jeff Cooper would necessarily like. He is one of those who is vocal about hunters taking shots at unreasonable distances and wounding rather than killing. He's very much a one shot, clean kill guy, and regardless of what people's opinion of the guy's writing, I agree on this point. Frankly, I am one of those who would tend to avoid seeing how far away I can hit a living thing. Also, I might point out it is not necessary to kill an occupant to annoy a homeowner (and break a law). They don't like bullet holes in their houses, period, even if the lead only leaves a small dent in the siding. Better make sure that spent bullet or slug falls to the ground long before it's likely to reach civilization of any kind, or the local law will be out looking for you and I think rightfully so. No offense meant, but I'd make that call myself.

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barto · February 2002

175 yds. across a canyon-3pt. buck with .30 carbine. right in the eye. it took a while to find where id hit him.the bullet never came out. (hows that for luck?) barto

the hard stuff we do right away - the impossible takes a little longer

songdog · February 2002

Does anyone know of a website where i cango to find a picture of a bull taking a poopoo. That way i can post it on this thread, and use a lot less words to tell my whoppers.songdog

Be bold in what you stand for, careful in what you fall for.

Xracer · February 2002

True story (and if it isn't, it should be).Many years ago, when my boys were teenagers, I took them with their .22 rifles to the Superlative Sandpit Shooter's Society sandpit for a little plinking. We set up about a dozen soup cans at about 150 yards. They were using iron sights....and after a bit, knocked down 11 of 'em. Couldn't seem to get that last can, though.So, I said, "What the hell..." I pulled my Colt LW Commander carry gun, took quick aim, and drilled the damn thing dead center.Naturally, they thought it was a lucky shot.I didn't try repeat it....after all, .45ACP ammo is expensive........ [This message has been edited by Xracer (edited 02-03-2002).]

idsman75 · February 2002

alltheway--It seems that songdog was not calling your tales "BS". It seems as though he was making a general satire of his own story that he was cooking up in his own head. Instead of typing it, he thought it would be more humorous to make the post that he made. Lighten up man.

idsman75 · February 2002

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YankeeClipper · February 2002

Songdog- way to go, but that is a funny looking Bull Dog.

songdog · February 2002

Great pic idsman. ANd yes indeed I was talking of some of the stories that i have been told or read. But all those LUCKY shots are very possible as i have witnessed one myself. We were in New Mexico on a antelope hunt when a young,13, friend of mine was with us. We had been stalking this magnificient bull antelope. The thing was staying out of range for the 30-30 he was toting. His father told him to shoot hi above the antelope to scare it iont the next draw so it would be easier to stalk. The boy aiming way high and pulled the trigger. The thing spun around in a circle as we heard the bullet richocet right by us. Then the antelope fell over. He grazed it right inside the hind leg, lacerating the artery.songdog the BSer

Be bold in what you stand for, careful in what you fall for.

7mm_ultra_mag_is_king · February 2002

NO BULLSH!Tpay no attention to the trucking bit, as for the rest of it, well..........................

when all else fails........................[This message has been edited by 7mm_ultra_mag_is_king (edited 02-04-2002).]

thesupermonkey · February 2002

Once my friend Tommy and I were tromping through the pecan groove when we saw a black bird land at least 75 yards away on the trunk of a fallen tree. Tommy says "Bet I can pop that bird right in his eye!". "Let's see it" I said. Sure enough he raised the rifle to his shoulder and the bird disappears in a flurry of bark. On closer inspection we saw the bullet had gone cleanly though the eye socket and out the top of its head. I was in complete awe until I looked over and saw a * in the trunk right below where the bird had been standing. Tommy was so proud of himself that I didn't have the heart to tell him. He still tells that story and when people ask me if it was true I just nod and smile.Munkey

Blokey · February 2002

My Mom dropped a goose at about 35 yds with a BB gun. One shot, one kill and a whole lot of luck.

bsebast · February 2002

Another hunter had gut-shot a small buck mule deer. It ran to the top of the canyon where we were hunting and stopped. I don't know how far it was, but I could tell it was a long way off. I dropped into a sitting position, allowed about 12 feet for drop...and squeeeezed one off. Hit the sucker in the front leg right above the hoof. Shot his foot off, but it downed him. Was using 30-06 with 150 gr. spitzer bullet. If the deer hadn't already been hit I would have never taken a shot like that.

LazyH · February 2002

coyote. 437yds measured with 100yd tape. win#70 in 22-250. had plenty of time (coyote was bedded) shot off concrete rest. with a witness.

Miss. Creant · February 2002

THis story is the God honest truth. I know this one was dead wrong and enethical and that is the reason I never tell it but here goes.I was about 14 years old and was camping with some friends out in the boondocks. We were rabbit hunting and on top of a big hill in the middle of a blizzard. When the wind would quit we could see three dear bedded down in the crick bottom down below us. I made the smart *ss remard that I could hit one. Of course my friends laughed. I took my Marlin .22 and aimed at the deer and told them I would shoot the one on the right. In between wind and blowing snow we could see them just laying there. I aimed at the deer on the right and hled up about 20 feet. I then pivited almost a quarter turn away to make up for the strong wind. I shot and we almost did not hear it because the wind was blowing so hard. We laughed and started walking down the hill inthe deep snow. We figured we would head for our campsite and startd walking up the crick. Sure enough up jumped 2 deer and bounded off. THe third deer (the one on the right) lay there paralylized with a .22 shell in her neck. We ate dang good for the next few days and took her home and froze her in little small packages in the freezer.

llarena · February 2002

Several years ago after watching some hunters fire over 30 rds. at a mulie buck that was probably 400 yds. from them and missing every shot my wife said to me,How far away is that buck from us? Bushnell Rangefinder indicated 780 yds. Next question was Well mr. ballistics how far will this rifle drop at that range.Answer Probably 20' She said watch for the bullet in the shale and proceded the fire and much to my amazement the buck dropped in his tracks. Good, I mean lucky for a 25-06 and we both were truely amazed. After riding down the mountain and up the other side we found that the deer had been hit in the spine just in front of the front shoulder. She will naver let me forget that one.

jdb123 · February 2002

780yds huh. anybody can get lucky once. some of you guys are probably the guys that in little league hit one home run in their little league career and never saw it cause your eyes were closed when you hit the ball. do it more than once then youre good.

hesnaz · February 2002

Shot a crow across a canyon once. My friend who witnessed it asked, "How far was that?" I said probably a couple of hundred yards, but it's hard to tell across a canyon. On the way home, I said, "Ya know, that might have been 300 yards." My friend said, "Hmmm." A little later I said, "Ya know, that might've been 400 yards." My friend said, "I've got to tell you, that was the best 1000 yard shot I ever saw!"

whiteclouder · February 2002

There are several of you who have no business being in the field with a firearm. Just lob one in and hope, huh. No sweat if we hit it in the guts, or break a leg, after all it's just an animal. I'm not sure which is which.Clouder..

He Dog · February 2002

I think my best was a squirrel shot at an honest 150 feet with an open sighted J.C. Higgins mod 30 .22. tail arched, body tight against the tree. Had a good rest and sorta calculated... got him in the eye. Likly some luck envolved.

Longest rifle shot?

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