Game at longer range guns

[Meeks36]

This thread just game me the excuse I need to go find a scoped Ruger 10/22, just to practice more at 100 or 200 yards on the cheap.

Get a pellet rifle. Can practice almost anywhere. Set up targets at 75 yards and blast away. It's harder then you think.

 

[film495]

Actually, just picked up a pellet rifle, only thing we can shoot on the property legally and safely. Have only done shorter ranges so far, but can set it up to do some longer stuff to practice locally.

 

[splattergun]

An easterner's idea of long range often differs from a westerner's idea of long range. I've used my Howa 1500 30-06 to kill mule deer out to near 500 yards and as close as 30 yards. I practice in field positions out to 600 yards. Most of my shots on big game are between 100 and 200 yards and I am zeroed at 200 yards using 168 grain bullets, which consistently shoot .75 MOA.
As I get older I find my ability to hold off-hand shots on target beyond 250 yards is getting tougher, so I now only shoot supported, even if only in a field kneeling position.
If you want to kill deer reliably at 200 yards, you need to practice field positions at that range. Any decent 30-06 is easily capable of doing the job.

 

[Edcnh]

I hunt in wooded areas of northern NH and Maine. Your Remington pump is all you need to hunt in the northeast. A good tip I read in a magazine years ago is to practice offhand shots at 25 yds with a 22 rifle of the same style you will be using for hunting. A 10/22 will be fine in your case. Use a 2-1/2 to 3” bullseye. You need to pull the trigger within 2 seconds of getting the gun up to your shoulder. Take 25 shots and when you can get all 25 shots in the bullseye move the target back to 30 yds. When you get all 25 shots in the bullseye move it back to 35 yds. It is harder than it sounds. The important thing is to pull the trigger within 2 seconds of getting the gun to your shoulder. The drill is meant to teach you to aim and shoot quickly which you will need to do if you jump a deer in the woods. I hunt with a bolt action rifle and practice with a bolt action 22 rifle. I also only do one 25 shot drill per session. I also hunt with a 30-06 and it will work fine on anything in the northeast.

 

[d2wing]

The 760 30-06 is a great deer rifle and capable of taking deer as far as you can accurately shoot it. I have had two Remington Auto's in 30-06 that are similar to your 760 and have taken deer at over 300 yards with both of them. If you can shoot at less than 2 MOA or a 2 inch circle at 100 yards you should be good provided you figure out how to hit at the range you are shooting at. As others have said you should learn solid shooting positions and have some sort of rest for long shots. Some scopes are adjustable for range or you can figure out hold over. Don't worry about a better round. Popular cartridges come and go but the 30-06 is the gold standard for North American hunting for 100 years and will be for generations to come.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

The 760 30-06 is a great deer rifle and capable of taking deer as far as you can accurately shoot it. I have had two Remington Auto's in 30-06 that are similar to your 760 and have taken deer at over 300 yards with both of them. If you can shoot at less than 2 MOA or a 2 inch circle at 100 yards you should be good provided you figure out how to hit at the range you are shooting at. As others have said you should learn solid shooting positions and have some sort of rest for long shots. Some scopes are adjustable for range or you can figure out hold over. Don't worry about a better round. Popular cartridges come and go but the 30-06 is the gold standard for North American hunting for 100 years and will be for generations to come.

Exactly right -- the .30-06 is the cartridges all other cartridges are compared to.

 

[caribou]

Nothing beats a 30-06, as noted above; its what all else is compared to........, and the widest selection of bullets to choose from.
You are good to 1,000 yards and in a very manageable recoil range, and weight of rifles for hunting. A 30-06 will shoot things beyond the distances that you can recognize or even see your target at.

If you cant kill it with a 30-06, you should hide.

 

[film495]

the scope on the Remington 760 says Bushnell 2.5x, seems operable - now to figure out how to adjust it etc.

 

[Weflyfast]

Long range is relative....you plan on shooting 300 yards? Then practice at 300 yards...and that means with the bullets that you plan on shooting....the 30-06 is a fine round and will do a good job for you at that range....but you need to put the bullet where it needs to be.....sit and shoot...stand and shoot....prone and shoot...shoot in the wind....shoot in low light....shoot in the cold....shoot after you walk 50 yards.....you get it..SHOOT

 

[film495]

Long range is relative....you plan on shooting 300 yards? Then practice at 300 yards...and that means with the bullets that you plan on shooting....the 30-06 is a fine round and will do a good job for you at that range....but you need to put the bullet where it needs to be.....sit and shoot...stand and shoot....prone and shoot...shoot in the wind....shoot in low light....shoot in the cold....shoot after you walk 50 yards.....you get it..SHOOT

I do need to get off my duff and spend more time hitting targets …

 

[Weflyfast]

18 MPH gusting winds today shot 50BMG at 200 yrds with surplus powder and 661 M33 ball....not the best target ammo... But it's all about shooting in changing conditions...