I know of more than one bear killed with one shot at 1016 yards with a .338-300. The bear crumples on impact. So "almost impossible" is a stretch. Have I done it? No... I don't hunt bear. I don't begrudge those that do, it's just not my thing
This is a compilation. The second video is the bear shot. The distance is so far that it's not real graphic. I have one of his rifles and I can tell you 1000 yard shots on a target are pretty easy with the right technique. The 300 gr bullet leaves the barrel at 2,800 fps and at 1,600 yards it carries more energy than a 7mm Rem Mag at 900 yards (my first long range rifle w/ wild hog kills out to a little over 1,000 yards) and the bullet routinely passes through with devastating results.
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