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Great story well told. Love the pictures of the contryside. Really gives perspective. That would have been a long hike...

The two areas (aside from wind) that I find most challenging are effective use of an all singing, all dancing ballistics calc (and understanding each component), and load development and consistency. An in-depth understanding of all the factors affecting ballistics and the repeated used of a...

I use CE (horizontal component) on all long range shots as I'm at 62 28N. Only use aximuth (vert component) at around 800m+.

Have you used a wind meter and measured the lateral component, and any gusts? It likely wouldn't account for all your lateral spread, but could be contributing.

Glad I could help. Lots of folks have helped me out here. Eli.

If you look at the bullet dimensions, the nose length on the 190VLD/210VLD/215Hyb are .730/.729/.905 (From Berger reloading manual). Given that the nose shape and length are almost identical on the two VLDs (basically the same bullet with a longer bearing surface...boat tail is identical...

Sounds like a great setup you have with the COAL tailored to both the mag and throat. Kind of a shame to mess with it after only 300 rds. I almost went down the same road re-barreling my 300 Win Mag to a 338 Edge but decided to stick with what I have, and buy a new rifle in 338 if I want more...

I think you are confusing barometric and station pressure (and maybe density altitude). It's not the easiest concept to grasp, and I screwed it up for a while until I did some research on it. To get the Kestrel to read and use station pressure accurately (or any other ballistics software), you...

Same as above. I use range and declination only and plug into my own ballistics calc.

Interesting. The only two calibres and powders I've worked with a lot up here are Varget in 308 and H4831SC in 300 Win Mag. I've always been a little leary of my velocities as I didn't trust my chrony that much, but my results have been fairly consistent. I just rxd the Magneto Speed and am...

All right, I got un-lazy and ran the numbers. The change in POI at 300m shooting a 215 Berger at 3000 fps at a temp of 70F and shooting the same bullet at 2900 fps at 40F is approx 2 in. This takes into account both the drop of approx 100 fps in muzzle vel due to the change in temp, and the...

I shoot in the Arctic at temps varying from -30 to 80 deg F, so have dealt with temp variation quite a bit, and how it affects the muzzle vel. A general rule of thumb (it has worked fairly well for my shooting) is a change of 3 fps for every degree of change. All depends on powder type etc...

Excellent post and discussion. I use a Leica 1600 that gives me declination and plug it into a ballistics calculator. Dial both elevation and windage. Follow on shots are generally hold off once I see the impact.

Great shot, story and discussion. Lot to be said for intuitive scopes/reticles for these types of shots. A Simple graduated reticle and target perspective allows a person to adjust follow on shots on the fly. I prefer an FFP scope as it adds a quantitative element to a person's intuitive...

Great pics. Love the detail on the rifle stock. Who says a rifle can't be businesslike and look good at the same time? Very well kitted out with field equipment. Like the gators and boots combo. What pack is that?