Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
Increasing Accuracy Through Estimate Predicition
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="MMERSS" data-source="post: 1087203" data-attributes="member: 63748"><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Davkrat,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Yes it definitely can get worse, and quickly.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Three summers past I took 40 days of shooting time specifically to establish an estimate for first round shots hitting either a 10"or 14 " target. This was a very long and painstakingly intense process for me. Nonetheless, I established estimates and a process that worked for me to determine a maximum effective range and backed by field practice. Then along came WEZ. Running 40 days of data and my last 25 hunts against WEZ I noticed a 95% to 100% WEZ analysis very closely mirrored my field results for an estimated 88% first round chance of hit. What took 40 days of shooting and confirming the results against MY ESTIMATES now only takes about 10 minutes using WEZ. </span></p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH]48421[/ATTACH] </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I've attached one of my range cards used as an example after using 95% WEZ on a 10x10" square target which will closely mirror my field hunts that resulted in 88% chance of first round hit to vitals. As you noted, when precision potential opens up, so goes my maximum range. I can usually produce .5 MOA potential with a good bipod with solid rear support with a tuned rifle and ammo. This opens up to 1 MOA when using only a backpack. If I was breathing heavily, the potential could open up to 1.5 or even 2 MOA. The colors represent a max range based off estimated precision potential and cross wind uncertainty. The circles represent ideal hunting conditions (I still use a +-.5 MPH crosswind for determining a max range even in calm conditions…..I tend to find it's really not calm even when I think it is). I found most hunters I work with can produce a .75MOA field precision potential and most often I'll select a position where there is not greater than a +- 1.5 MPH full value cross wind uncertainty (if I can). This leaves a max range of around 750 to 790 yards for deer under these estimates. On some occasions the weather has been calm with the potential to bring up an estimated max range to the 900's. No 1000's yet….those good days have been reserved for elk!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MMERSS, post: 1087203, member: 63748"] [FONT=Verdana][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Davkrat,[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Yes it definitely can get worse, and quickly.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Three summers past I took 40 days of shooting time specifically to establish an estimate for first round shots hitting either a 10”or 14 “ target. This was a very long and painstakingly intense process for me. Nonetheless, I established estimates and a process that worked for me to determine a maximum effective range and backed by field practice. Then along came WEZ. Running 40 days of data and my last 25 hunts against WEZ I noticed a 95% to 100% WEZ analysis very closely mirrored my field results for an estimated 88% first round chance of hit. What took 40 days of shooting and confirming the results against MY ESTIMATES now only takes about 10 minutes using WEZ. [/FONT] [ATTACH]48421.vB[/ATTACH] [FONT=Verdana]I’ve attached one of my range cards used as an example after using 95% WEZ on a 10x10” square target which will closely mirror my field hunts that resulted in 88% chance of first round hit to vitals. As you noted, when precision potential opens up, so goes my maximum range. I can usually produce .5 MOA potential with a good bipod with solid rear support with a tuned rifle and ammo. This opens up to 1 MOA when using only a backpack. If I was breathing heavily, the potential could open up to 1.5 or even 2 MOA. The colors represent a max range based off estimated precision potential and cross wind uncertainty. The circles represent ideal hunting conditions (I still use a +-.5 MPH crosswind for determining a max range even in calm conditions…..I tend to find it’s really not calm even when I think it is). I found most hunters I work with can produce a .75MOA field precision potential and most often I’ll select a position where there is not greater than a +- 1.5 MPH full value cross wind uncertainty (if I can). This leaves a max range of around 750 to 790 yards for deer under these estimates. On some occasions the weather has been calm with the potential to bring up an estimated max range to the 900’s. No 1000’s yet….those good days have been reserved for elk![/FONT] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
Increasing Accuracy Through Estimate Predicition
Top