Re: 668 yds...





Weatherby Mk V ultraligt stainless/synthetic
300 wby mag
180 gr spire point factory loads.
Dead calm morning.

Dropped in its tracks.
(unfortunately a much bigger buck jumped from the manzanita and ran over the top of the mountain as this one hit the ground... )
I hunt big, steep canyon country.
You are often on one face of the mountain looking across to the other face.
Shots range from far to the ridiculous.



My most recent primary deer rifle is still junk if you ask the custom rifle loonies....

I use a Weatherby Vanguard that was given me by a friend.
It's chambered for .257 Weatherby mag (new favorite caliber!) I installed a 2lb Timney trigger and a Leupold 4.5-14x40 w/B&C reticle that I bought used .

My kid shoots a Win 70 in 7mm-08 with a similar scope setup.




I'm confident in shots out to 500 yards and try to get closer if I can, past that I just cannot judge down range wind conditions well enough to justify shooting at game at those ranges.
It's amazing what a slight breeze will do to a shot at ranges past 500.