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<blockquote data-quote="LVJ76" data-source="post: 1893716" data-attributes="member: 108965"><p>This is one good and interesting thread, thanks for starting it, and it has a lot of valuable info. I just learned some cool tips here, thanks all.</p><p></p><p>I learned from my dad when hunting scopes did not have dial turrets, good ol kentucky windage. If my dad said aim on hair one foot behind the shoulder thats what I did, and he was dead on.</p><p></p><p>Now a days do I use a range finder and ballistic app? Yes, sometimes, when I have time, sometimes you don't, it's just aim and shoot. This is when knowing your rifle, scope and your bullet comes on to play. You need to know your bullet drop at distances and always have a read on the wind and distances around you. Now will this work for 1,000 yds? The answer is NO. This has worked for me up to 500m, past that the wind can get tricky and the gadgets come in handy/necessary.</p><p></p><p>You can learn to measure distance by practice and by playing with a range finder. The wind by shooting at targets out there and looking at vegetation as mentioned above, I also use a mist sprayer with water, it really comes in handy.</p><p></p><p>Another important and if not the most important one, is to know the wind direction so your pray can't smell you, you never want the wind in your back as I am sure you already know <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Again thanks all for the good info.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LVJ76, post: 1893716, member: 108965"] This is one good and interesting thread, thanks for starting it, and it has a lot of valuable info. I just learned some cool tips here, thanks all. I learned from my dad when hunting scopes did not have dial turrets, good ol kentucky windage. If my dad said aim on hair one foot behind the shoulder thats what I did, and he was dead on. Now a days do I use a range finder and ballistic app? Yes, sometimes, when I have time, sometimes you don't, it's just aim and shoot. This is when knowing your rifle, scope and your bullet comes on to play. You need to know your bullet drop at distances and always have a read on the wind and distances around you. Now will this work for 1,000 yds? The answer is NO. This has worked for me up to 500m, past that the wind can get tricky and the gadgets come in handy/necessary. You can learn to measure distance by practice and by playing with a range finder. The wind by shooting at targets out there and looking at vegetation as mentioned above, I also use a mist sprayer with water, it really comes in handy. Another important and if not the most important one, is to know the wind direction so your pray can't smell you, you never want the wind in your back as I am sure you already know ;) Again thanks all for the good info. [/QUOTE]
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