duncan61 wrote:So my question is does everyone shoot ferals out to 300 plus metres...
Longest accurately-ranged shots I've taken at a fox was 310m and missed both times.
I was prone on an open hillside and didn't want to move in case I spooked him so I figured it was worth the shot.
Pretty sure both .204's evaporated hitting grass as neither left any mark on the ground behind him and neither of them scared him off. He just looked up at the bangs and went back to foraging. After he moved on I went down for a look and got him when he wandered back
As a kid I had a beautiful spot for sniping rabbits and foxes with the .222Rem.
I've always believed it was 300yds but I can't recall why as it was on a cliff edge overlooking a creek so I couldn't have paced it. I probably scaled it off a topo map.
In hindsight, I'm sure it was under 300m but I still think it was at least a good 250yds. I shoot 200m here very regularly and it was certainly a lot further than that.
Haven't been able to find the spot on Google Earth despite many hours looking