What is the average distance you shoot when hunting?

Flint54

Add two more whitetails to my list, on 11/26/05 .50 cal Muzzleloader one at @ 50 yards and another at @ 20 yards. More to come!! Cool

droptine2004 · Rookie Member Joined: Dec 06, 2005 Posts: 2

What is the average distance id have to say about 10 yards im a bow hunter so i dont get long shots but i bought a muzzleloader this year and plan on taking a 150 yard shot been shooting my gun 30 times a day 3 days a week since i got it so i feel good about my shot when the time comes at a 150 yards i have about a inch and a half grouping so i feel pretty good

zbrowningman

I've been blackpowder hunting for around 10 years or so, I tell anyone who wants to try this type of hunting to never try and shoot at game over 100- 125 yards.Unless you really know your rifle and are sure you can make a good clean kill. Even after 10 years of blackpowder hunting , I do know how my rifles shoot, I just don't push the limit beyond Those distances. I like to just make one good clean shot and usually do. Flag

shrpshtrjoe

Welcome to the HuntingNut zbrownningman sit and stay awhile Very Happy

Joe

Flint54

Welcome, sit down and join in. Glad to have you with us. Cool

POP!!

My records indicate kills from 50 yards to 778...not proud of that one. Embarassed

Pure stupidity but well practiced shot and connected / killed elk with one shot from my 378 WBY.

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

My avarage range on big game is 70 yards and I'm definatly not proud of that one Sad

As for small game its not that far. Slingshots are really limited in range for atleast me Smile

Dimitri

515034s10ring

Hey Dimitri....try this

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

10Ring,

Thats alittle too much for me Very Happy

I perfer thouse cheap 10$ ones. Not as fancy but it gets the job done Shocked

Dimitri

515034s10ring

They actually "claim" 50 feet with that thing Shocked

Sling shots

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

50 feet is only 15meters or 17ish yards its not too far.

I keep my sling shot shots to less then 10 meters though pass that I highly dobt the ability to make a "Clean kill" Smile

Dimitri

515034s10ring

My wrist rocket is the fixed extended fork (folding wrist lock) model from Marksman that i bought roughly 18 years ago. Now they have that adjustable junk thing that can't get no where near the velocity as mine Very Happy

. I would do 20 yard kills with that thing for rabbit dinners during the week Cool

.

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5946

10Ring,

See with a 20 year old sling shot you do better then all that non-sense equipment "hi-tech" stuff Razz

Dimitri

515034s10ring

Yup, in this very case for sure! Very Happy

Bushmaster · Last edited by Bushmaster on Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:58 pm; edited 1 time in total

My slingshot is a forked stick, innertube and a piece of leather...The one you pictured is soooo redicules... Very Happy