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How to beat the 338 Lapua?
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<blockquote data-quote="MMERSS" data-source="post: 989180" data-attributes="member: 63748"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">All-encompassing conditions and confidence limits provide for more of an overall picture on the potential for success than specifically range only. </span><span style="font-size: 12px">What would one consider as an opportunity for better success, an 1100 yard shot on an elk with a 338 or an 800 yard shot with a 7mm?</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Using an uncertainty analysis and referencing shot probability identified in Applied Ballistics Accuracy and Precision for Long Range Shooting Table 18.9 and Table 18.18, could the following make a difference with a person's decision to take or not take a shot? </span><span style="font-size: 12px">Which table example would be considered more appropriate?</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">7mm, 168 gr high BC bullet, 3000 fps, +- 5 MPH wind uncertainty, +-5 yards range uncertainty, 15" circular target, table indicates a 58% hit probability at 800 yards.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">338, 300 gr high BC bullet, 3300 fps, +- 1 MPH wind uncertainty +-5 yards range uncertainty, 15" circular target, table indicates a 99% hit probability at 1100 yards. </span><span style="font-size: 12px">To estimate similar uncertainty to the 7mm conditions of 58% and the 338 conditions following, the corresponding range according to the table would be 1600 yards at 62% for the 338.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">What example above would be less appropriate, the 7mm conditions with 58% hit probability at 800 yards or the 338 conditions with 62% at 1600 yards? Could one consider both as a no shoot situation?</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Conditions are more helpful with discussion regarding hunting success rather than specifically range only success, then criticizing decisions based on range only without the conditions.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MMERSS, post: 989180, member: 63748"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]All-encompassing conditions and confidence limits provide for more of an overall picture on the potential for success than specifically range only. [/SIZE][SIZE=3]What would one consider as an opportunity for better success, an 1100 yard shot on an elk with a 338 or an 800 yard shot with a 7mm?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Using an uncertainty analysis and referencing shot probability identified in Applied Ballistics Accuracy and Precision for Long Range Shooting Table 18.9 and Table 18.18, could the following make a difference with a person’s decision to take or not take a shot? [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Which table example would be considered more appropriate?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]7mm, 168 gr high BC bullet, 3000 fps, +- 5 MPH wind uncertainty, +-5 yards range uncertainty, 15” circular target, table indicates a 58% hit probability at 800 yards.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]338, 300 gr high BC bullet, 3300 fps, +- 1 MPH wind uncertainty +-5 yards range uncertainty, 15” circular target, table indicates a 99% hit probability at 1100 yards. [/SIZE][SIZE=3]To estimate similar uncertainty to the 7mm conditions of 58% and the 338 conditions following, the corresponding range according to the table would be 1600 yards at 62% for the 338.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]What example above would be less appropriate, the 7mm conditions with 58% hit probability at 800 yards or the 338 conditions with 62% at 1600 yards? Could one consider both as a no shoot situation?[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Conditions are more helpful with discussion regarding hunting success rather than specifically range only success, then criticizing decisions based on range only without the conditions.[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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