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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 133114" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>First of all a person should have shot in his dope to the general range he will be shooting in the west. (not a problem for you with all the hogs you got to test on). Then in theory all he would have to do is to reverify his zero and run a ballistics program to get the new drops.</p><p></p><p>In reality that did not work for either Jimm nor me. We had to reshoot our guns at 700 yards to get a new drop curve. At 700 yards he was low and left and I was high and right. We both had verified our zero the day before the hunt began. </p><p></p><p>My advice is when you get to where you will hunt to not only recheck your zero but to shoot at least one long range drop somewhere around 700 to 1,000 yds.</p><p></p><p>Never trust a computer. It only tells you what you told it. Believe what your gun tells you.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Now then for a drop chart that will match your new drops, you can either take about a dozen different variations of BC and muzzle velocity so you will have a curve that resembles the new drops or :</p><p></p><p>You can make up a blank drop table and fill it in with new values if you find yoru curve has changed.</p><p></p><p>Given what happened to me last Fall, I am going to do both things plus I take my laptop and maybe Santa will bring me a PDA to take.</p><p></p><p>I will repeat what I said. Trust your gun and what your eyes see your gun do. Have faith in yourself, not the computer. The computer only gives you back what you put into it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 133114, member: 8"] First of all a person should have shot in his dope to the general range he will be shooting in the west. (not a problem for you with all the hogs you got to test on). Then in theory all he would have to do is to reverify his zero and run a ballistics program to get the new drops. In reality that did not work for either Jimm nor me. We had to reshoot our guns at 700 yards to get a new drop curve. At 700 yards he was low and left and I was high and right. We both had verified our zero the day before the hunt began. My advice is when you get to where you will hunt to not only recheck your zero but to shoot at least one long range drop somewhere around 700 to 1,000 yds. Never trust a computer. It only tells you what you told it. Believe what your gun tells you. Now then for a drop chart that will match your new drops, you can either take about a dozen different variations of BC and muzzle velocity so you will have a curve that resembles the new drops or : You can make up a blank drop table and fill it in with new values if you find yoru curve has changed. Given what happened to me last Fall, I am going to do both things plus I take my laptop and maybe Santa will bring me a PDA to take. I will repeat what I said. Trust your gun and what your eyes see your gun do. Have faith in yourself, not the computer. The computer only gives you back what you put into it. [/QUOTE]
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