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Elevation problems!
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<blockquote data-quote="kaveman1" data-source="post: 1742738" data-attributes="member: 104110"><p>I'm not sure if this will help but don't forget that you need to adjust for the ambient temperature outside. If you zero in mild weather and shoot in cold weather, you lose elevation at the rate of about one MOA per 20 degree drop in temp. and the opposite if you zero in cold weather and hunt in mild or warm weather. Also, your actual elevation as it relates to sea level. Rule of thumb is one MOA per 5000 feet of elevation change. I zero at close to sea level in mile temp. but hunt between 6,000 and 10,000 feet elevation in cold weather. The two issues usually cancel each other out for me along with the modern ballistics of the Berger bullet reduce the impact of these rules of thumb. This along with other factors could be contributing to your issue if you don't have any mechanical issues with your equipment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaveman1, post: 1742738, member: 104110"] I'm not sure if this will help but don't forget that you need to adjust for the ambient temperature outside. If you zero in mild weather and shoot in cold weather, you lose elevation at the rate of about one MOA per 20 degree drop in temp. and the opposite if you zero in cold weather and hunt in mild or warm weather. Also, your actual elevation as it relates to sea level. Rule of thumb is one MOA per 5000 feet of elevation change. I zero at close to sea level in mile temp. but hunt between 6,000 and 10,000 feet elevation in cold weather. The two issues usually cancel each other out for me along with the modern ballistics of the Berger bullet reduce the impact of these rules of thumb. This along with other factors could be contributing to your issue if you don't have any mechanical issues with your equipment. [/QUOTE]
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