It would be interesting to start a thread with the farthest and closet kill shot the community has made. Please only list your own shots, caliber and bullet weight. I'll start this off with some of mine:
Longest Shots:
Fox shot with a varmint AR .223 50 gr V-Max at 600 yards in WY.
Tahr shot with 7mm Mag 140gr Nosler at 358 Yards in New Zealand mountains in high wind.
Mule Deer with 300 Win Mag at 429 yards 165gr Nosler in West Texas.
Elk with 300 win Mag at 400 yards 180 gr Nosler WY
Prairie Dog with 22-250 at 400 yards 50gr Horandy V-Max in CO
GemsBok with 375 H&H 275 yards 270 gr RSA
Problem Elephant heart shot at night at 100 yards with 500 Jeffery 570 gr Hornady DGS. Pass thru shot went 30 yards.
Warthog with hand gun 7mm TCU 85 yards RSA
White Tail deer, 3 in one day at 50 yards with T/C hand gun open sights 44 mag 240 gr. And yes it was legal in AL.
For closet shots:
Black bear at 30 yards with .375 270gr in AK
Elephant frontal Brain shot at 15 yards with 500 Jeffery 570 gr DGS in Zimbabwe
Puma at 10 yards 12ga Buck shot Argentina
Charging wounded wild hog .308 150 gr 10 feet Everglades FL
Charging wounded Mule Deer hand gun 15 feet in desert west TX.
I want to hear about your real life shots that stand out in your memory. I remember when I was a young man and could only read stories about some hunter extreme shots. But it was many years before I was able to make shots like the ones I listed. If you have interesting long range or very close shots, let us know please.
Longest Shots:
Fox shot with a varmint AR .223 50 gr V-Max at 600 yards in WY.
Tahr shot with 7mm Mag 140gr Nosler at 358 Yards in New Zealand mountains in high wind.
Mule Deer with 300 Win Mag at 429 yards 165gr Nosler in West Texas.
Elk with 300 win Mag at 400 yards 180 gr Nosler WY
Prairie Dog with 22-250 at 400 yards 50gr Horandy V-Max in CO
GemsBok with 375 H&H 275 yards 270 gr RSA
Problem Elephant heart shot at night at 100 yards with 500 Jeffery 570 gr Hornady DGS. Pass thru shot went 30 yards.
Warthog with hand gun 7mm TCU 85 yards RSA
White Tail deer, 3 in one day at 50 yards with T/C hand gun open sights 44 mag 240 gr. And yes it was legal in AL.
For closet shots:
Black bear at 30 yards with .375 270gr in AK
Elephant frontal Brain shot at 15 yards with 500 Jeffery 570 gr DGS in Zimbabwe
Puma at 10 yards 12ga Buck shot Argentina
Charging wounded wild hog .308 150 gr 10 feet Everglades FL
Charging wounded Mule Deer hand gun 15 feet in desert west TX.
I want to hear about your real life shots that stand out in your memory. I remember when I was a young man and could only read stories about some hunter extreme shots. But it was many years before I was able to make shots like the ones I listed. If you have interesting long range or very close shots, let us know please.