Originally posted by: RancherATCrazy
7 years is common law here in wa

Originally posted by: tencubed

Gotta disagree with you on this one Bear. Having been involved in the shooting sports for a number of years I have seen many, many people that really worked at becoming competitive long range shooters. The majority of them never quite make the grade. This has not been due to failure to practice or working at building the proper techniques. Even with outstanding equipment only a few manage to become truly competitive.

I have met perhaps three people in my life that had a real natural ability to shoot well. All of these people were under 40 years old and all were short and slender. Even these folks had a tough time making really long shots consistently. Even shooters that routinely fire the 1000 yard targets and have a good understanding of external ballistics will have fliers from time to time. The honest ones will admit to "pulling" the shot or miss-reading the range. Seldom is it a bad round.

To advocate that this skill level can by attained by nearly anyone is sorely belittling the level of talent displayed by the truly proficient long range shooter.

Very few people have ever set up a target at 300 yards, let alone 500 or 1000 yards, and had a go at hitting it. If they elect to do this I would suggest they start with a target about three times the size they expect to need.

Originally posted by: RancherATCrazy
I am hunting about 20-25 minutes from the house, i drive farther to go to work [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

Originally posted by: tencubed
Ummm - - - - Pointy sticks, shotguns and the rest are not all that effective in most of Eastern Washington. Lots of deer, including Blacktails, are taken at ranges well in excess of 200 yards.