I agree, shoot what ever you are comfortable shooting at. But when I say comfortable, I mean your 90% you'll make the shot. For me 30yrds is max, I know i can shoot up to 50 yrd comfortably, but if there's a buck of a life time or elk in front of me, I know my nerves start going. So id prefer to take a shot from 30yrd and let the animal walk in hopes of a second chance, rather than chance wounding the animal.
I test my shooting abilities by shooting after i drank a red bull and a bunch of coffee. I compare my accuraucy, and after a red bull and some coffee, my shots are alot worse at 40-50yrds. At 30yrd there not as grouped as before drinking my stimulates, but they are still in the kill zone. I try to simulate what my nerves will be like with a very nice animal in front of me and this is my way of getting close as i can to that situation.
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