Safety Tip – What’s Beyond Your Target?
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 21:26
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It scares the crap out of me when I think that a high powered rifle like say, a 30-06 or a .270 can travel an easy three miles and still kill someone. I see people hunting deer with rifles on flat farm land all the time, but I wonder if the shooter realizes just how far the bullet can go, even if it hits a deer? |
It is SO important to know not only exactly what you’re shooting at but also what is beyond your target. If you’re concerned about your bullet ending up somewhere that it shouldn’t, why not use a muzzleloader or a shotgun with a rifled slug? Or, shoot out of a treestand if you can, this way the bullet is least travelling downward into the ground rather than flat across a grain field.
A farmer friend of mine who lives near Fort Francis, Ontario once showed me where an out of control bullet hit the corner of his house during deer season. Nice.
