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Thread: 308 511m headshot wildebeest.
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07-07-2016, 16:00 #11
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Re: 308 511m headshot wildebeest.
Messor.....ja,saw the energy drinks but there were too many other fails in the clip to even mention that. each time i generalise on some subject,you find a way in under my armour. you say a 500m shot is easy for many....yes.....but......that "many"are shooters who have taken the sport to a level not attainable by the average hunter. hazard a guess at how many riflemen in this country could under ideal conditions hit an orange at 500m 5 shots for 5? 30? now guess how many of those 30 could hit that orange the same 5 shots for 5 ,as you say,in a wind off the back of a bakkie.....i would say....not one.
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07-07-2016, 16:01 #12
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Re: 308 511m headshot wildebeest.
Shite, I can finally see the end of the video showing the buildings!
Really responsible and safe firearm handling all around. Great ambassadors for the shooting sports.
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07-07-2016, 16:03 #13
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Re: 308 511m headshot wildebeest.
Pre64, no problem, this video was posted for discussion purposes.
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07-07-2016, 16:06 #14
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Re: 308 511m headshot wildebeest.
I doubt anyone thought that it was Kentucky windage, but even in perfect conditions, you cannot tell if, when and how much the animal will move, so hitting it in the head at those ranges takes as muchnluck as it does skill.
Do you think you could pull off headshots every time at 500m, even with no wind at animals that move? I doubt it.
Our local club has two world champion F- class shooters in it and even they can miss the x at 500m on a stationary paper target using a rest, from time to time.Last edited by nkosi; 07-07-2016 at 16:09.
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07-07-2016, 16:08 #15
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07-07-2016, 16:12 #16
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Re: 308 511m headshot wildebeest.
Theron2033.....no,no,no, i know exactly what long range hunting and all forms of traditional hunting are about. my grandfathers sister could shoot running springbuck in the head in a crosswind with her 7x57 at 500m and that was off a horse and long before you and i were even born
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07-07-2016, 16:13 #17
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Re: 308 511m headshot wildebeest.
I know the gentleman in the video that took the shot and can comfortably state that it would not be a "late night" or lets call it drinking the night before that woud require the drink of the energy drink.
To Pre 64 and others, Would I have taken a head shot at 511m from the back of the cruiser, probably not? But as Theron above said it is a form of hunting, i know for sure that an app would have been used before the shot was taken. It would have been very unwise to do it without it, also the animal was ranged with a good rangefinder as well as Density Altitude and wind speeds measured with a proper weather station prior to the shot being taken.
Hunting at long ranges are another form of hunting, some enjoy it. I hunt in the bushveld every year and enjoy it immensely, but are starting to enjoy long range hunting as much bushveld. It does take commitment though and definately takes a lot of practice to know your capabilities. And yes I agree with the poster about the tennis ball size group at the distance for the head shot. Just know that it is not at all that difficult to achieve with the right equipment under the right conditions......
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07-07-2016, 16:14 #18
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07-07-2016, 16:19 #19
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Re: 308 511m headshot wildebeest.
maroelas.....you really have an eloquent turn of phrase in describing these asses,i couldnt have put it better
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07-07-2016, 16:21 #20
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Re: 308 511m headshot wildebeest.
But the sister must have been a great cowboy shooting running springbuck from the back of a horse :-)
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