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AverageOldGuy

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52. 200 yards is a piece of cake for anyone with even minimal training and a decent weapon.

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 05:24 PM

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My arsenal includes:

-- .243 cal Remington 700 with a no-name scope, zeroed at 150 yards. I use it to shoot graoundhogs, mainly; most of them between 75 and 250 yards. In 15 years I have killed 6-8 a year and have never missed.

-- .308 Weatherby Mark V Deluxe with a Leupold Mark5 scope. Zeroed at 200 yards. At 300 yards the round drops 6-7 inches, at 400 yards between 19-21 inches. With about 20 minutes of coaching and firing, my 14-yr-old grandson was putting three-round groups into the bullseye at 300 yards.

-- My favorite is a Daisy Red Ryder Deluxe BB rifle. Never shot my eye out.

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