[SLB]

I wonder how far away I can hit a head or chest sized target with my Winchester Model 70 in .243? It is a varmit model and has a "bull barrel" and a 3 - 9X Redfield Widefield scope on it. The longest shot I have made was a Wild Turkey at Ft Hood, TX in 1979. A little over 185 of my long paces. I didn't try for a head shot as he was walking, but lucked out with hitting him in a vital area without spoiling much meat. Great eating and got him the week before Thanskgiving. Just too darn heavy to pack into the woods for hunting.

[yarddog]

Hitting targets at long range is easier than many people suppose.

I recall a specific instance where my Nephew and I were shooting an Argentine Mauser at a distance of roughly 440 yards.

It was not hard at all to hit a tar bucket (I know, it's larger than a head). My Nephew is not a particularly good shot and he was hitting it fairly often too. The bucket made a good target as it was for some reason still full of tar and would move with each hit.

The fact that the rifle was zeroed by a German in 1909 for that same distance didn't hurt (a guy named Herr Ritzmann had signed the original test target which came with the rifle. He had shot a two inch group at 200 meters and the shots were about 4 inches above point of aim). I would hate to have someone who was a good marksman shooting at me even at longer distances and with open sights.