Know Your Firearm’s Range

Knowing your firearm’s range is critical to being a safe and responsible hunter. The range tells you at what distances your firearm’s projectile could cause injury or damage to persons, animals, or objects. When hunting, knowing the range also lets you immediately assess when a shot will give a clean kill. Learning to estimate distances and knowing your firearm’s range are important parts of hunting.

The charts below indicate that the maximum range increases substantially as the altitude increases.