I got a good friend and Brother Derrick out for some prairie dog killing…From 100ish to 350ish yards.
The two specialty pistols used:
Center-Grip HSP 223 Remington (77 grain TMK @ 2675 fps). Burris XTR-II 3-15
I did shoot my 223 Remington around 10 times, but Derrick shot it the majority of...
It will be a XP-100, chambered in either: 7mm SAUM, 7mm Dakota or 300 SAUM, if I get to go in the future.
I guess the 375 H&H Blaser pistol would be option too.
If you come out in 2026 (WY-SHOT always starts the day after Father's Day) and use one of my loaner pistols, your perspective of distance will be so different, after three days of shooting. I usually put newbies in my group.
Growing up on a farm, when we slaughtered chickens, cattle or hogs for meat, it was not a emotional thing, it was just life.
When big game hunting, depending on the circumstances, it is more of a mixture of feelings, that is not always the same.
When hunting with others when the hunt is over...
Most chamberings in both SA and LA cartridges, do well in 15-16 tubes.
Most chamberings in both SA and LA cartridges, do well in 15-16 tubes, Kill Great at the distances the majority of hunters max out at (350-400 yards).
The average distance is probably quite a bit shorter, if you actually did...