The Definition of Long Range Hunting

By gunwriter The topic of long-range hunting gets a lot of attention around campfires, at gun store counters and in the sporting press. One problem is that long-range hunting has never been definitively defined. There is of course a reason for this. If you’re shooting a .22 LR, long range means something completely different than if you’re shooting a .300 Winchester Magnum. My definition of long-range hunting has long been shooting at any range where you have to hold off the animal. This applies very well until you bring field adjustable turrets into the equation. Target turrets or ballistic dials allow you to hold dead on at almost any range. So, this definition might need the addendum of, “with a maximum point blank or 1/3 second zero.” My son’s African Rifle – a Mossberg Patriot in .308 Winchester loaded with 165 grain Nosler Trophy Grade AccuBonds – has a 1/3 second zero or maximum point blank range of about 270 yards. Zeroed at 230 yards the bullet will never rise or fall more than three inches above or below the line of sight. Given this definition, long-range for him and his rifle would be anything beyond 270 yards. Another way to define …read more

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