I'll start off by saying that, yes, I realize that this is probably not a good idea, but I was genuinely curious what the OB thought of this scenario...
I bought a Savage 110 chambered in 300wm not too long ago and I just put a Vortex Diamondback 6-24x50 on it. I run it with a suppressor so noise is reduced by 25-30 decibels, but that doesn't exactly make it "quiet". So long story short, I want to stretch its legs and start load development for long distances. The only place I can shoot longer than 300 yards is at the lease, but I'd have to set up about 1000 yards from my blind.
The question is, do you think that shooting this gun during the day would disrupt deer movement in my hunting area, if so, for how long? My thought is to wait till after the Sunday morning hunt to shoot, but I'm concerned that it would drive deer out of the area for an extended period of time.
I bought a Savage 110 chambered in 300wm not too long ago and I just put a Vortex Diamondback 6-24x50 on it. I run it with a suppressor so noise is reduced by 25-30 decibels, but that doesn't exactly make it "quiet". So long story short, I want to stretch its legs and start load development for long distances. The only place I can shoot longer than 300 yards is at the lease, but I'd have to set up about 1000 yards from my blind.
The question is, do you think that shooting this gun during the day would disrupt deer movement in my hunting area, if so, for how long? My thought is to wait till after the Sunday morning hunt to shoot, but I'm concerned that it would drive deer out of the area for an extended period of time.