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azredhawk44 · March 31, 2010, 05:47 PM

I'm also disappointed by this story.

Please learn from the experience.

The front sight post on your M1 Garand is approximately 8-10MOA... it depends on your eye relief from it and how much glare or how bright it is.

It should be approximately equal to the width of a man's chest at 200 yards (20 inches).

That's about 1/3 the horizontal width of an elk.

I'd hope that from field positions, you can muster an 8MOA shot. That will go into a 16" circle at 200 yards. While your optimal kill zone on an elk is a bit smaller than that... 8MOA should do it out to 150 yards as you describe (which would be 12" in diameter at 150 yards).

I understand that you were putting down a sick and abandoned animal... but you had plenty of time to put it down properly with a competent shot.

I hunt with an M14.

But... If I heard a Garand get emptied in the woods where I am hunting, I'm packing up and calling it a day. Just because it's an autoloader doesn't give you license to send bad shots out.

March 31, 2010, 05:47 PM	#15
azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	I'm also disappointed by this story. Please learn from the experience. The front sight post on your M1 Garand is approximately 8-10MOA... it depends on your eye relief from it and how much glare or how bright it is. It should be approximately equal to the width of a man's chest at 200 yards (20 inches). That's about 1/3 the horizontal width of an elk. I'd hope that from field positions, you can muster an 8MOA shot. That will go into a 16" circle at 200 yards. While your optimal kill zone on an elk is a bit smaller than that... 8MOA should do it out to 150 yards as you describe (which would be 12" in diameter at 150 yards). I understand that you were putting down a sick and abandoned animal... but you had plenty of time to put it down properly with a competent shot. I hunt with an M14. But... If I heard a Garand get emptied in the woods where I am hunting, I'm packing up and calling it a day. Just because it's an autoloader doesn't give you license to send bad shots out.