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Bullet Drift
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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 983265" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>You're correct. Spin drift is not your issue at 500 yards. My best guess would be wind. It's very easy to see 3 MOA of drift at that distance in the load you describe. Best I can figure for that bullet is wind drift at about 5 inches and if you factor in any other possibility of influence it's pretty easy to pull a shot off target when the target is only 8.5 inches wide (you've only gotta be 4.25 inches off)</p><p>The Bushnell Legend 5x15 Mil dot scope may also be a contributing factor. It's pretty light for the rifle you're shooting.</p><p>I don't know what it's mildot spacing is and at what power the spacing is based on but it doesn't take much of an error in mildot calculations (with in the manufacture or field use) to create a substantial error at 500 yards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 983265, member: 50867"] You're correct. Spin drift is not your issue at 500 yards. My best guess would be wind. It's very easy to see 3 MOA of drift at that distance in the load you describe. Best I can figure for that bullet is wind drift at about 5 inches and if you factor in any other possibility of influence it's pretty easy to pull a shot off target when the target is only 8.5 inches wide (you've only gotta be 4.25 inches off) The Bushnell Legend 5x15 Mil dot scope may also be a contributing factor. It's pretty light for the rifle you're shooting. I don't know what it's mildot spacing is and at what power the spacing is based on but it doesn't take much of an error in mildot calculations (with in the manufacture or field use) to create a substantial error at 500 yards. [/QUOTE]
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