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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 74530" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Welcome</p><p></p><p></p><p>Gun will normally be zeroed at 100 yds with high BC long range bullet. Scope will be set up so that it has plenty of elevation left to dial in to the maximum range you will be needing. You will need to know a lot of deatils about bullet trajectory and wind drift with range. </p><p></p><p>First is to know the maximum effective range of your gun/bullet. This will be when it runs out of killing energy. For deer this is commonly believed to be about 1000#. Two factors are wind and range. Range estimation is handled by laser range finder. See the optics section for long long discussions on range finders.</p><p></p><p>There are several variations on how to deliver the bullet to the taret. There is the range it out and dial up and shoot crowd. There is the mil dot crowd and there is the Bullet drop compensator reticle crowd. Depending on the gun and animal I will switch methods to suit my needs.</p><p></p><p>There are many people on this forum and they all have a slightly different approach that suits their perosnality and style.</p><p></p><p>My advice on scopes is always the same. Do not over power on the low end. Six and above power is very, very difficult to work with on under 100 yd shots on moving animials in trees. You have to have a lot of field of view to select the open spot to squeeze the trigger as the deer runs through it. </p><p></p><p>All of the above said, what caliber are you shooting and what are you hunting. More specifics will get you better comments.</p><p></p><p>Leupold is a very good scope, just make sure you can handle the 8.5 low end power.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 74530, member: 8"] Welcome Gun will normally be zeroed at 100 yds with high BC long range bullet. Scope will be set up so that it has plenty of elevation left to dial in to the maximum range you will be needing. You will need to know a lot of deatils about bullet trajectory and wind drift with range. First is to know the maximum effective range of your gun/bullet. This will be when it runs out of killing energy. For deer this is commonly believed to be about 1000#. Two factors are wind and range. Range estimation is handled by laser range finder. See the optics section for long long discussions on range finders. There are several variations on how to deliver the bullet to the taret. There is the range it out and dial up and shoot crowd. There is the mil dot crowd and there is the Bullet drop compensator reticle crowd. Depending on the gun and animal I will switch methods to suit my needs. There are many people on this forum and they all have a slightly different approach that suits their perosnality and style. My advice on scopes is always the same. Do not over power on the low end. Six and above power is very, very difficult to work with on under 100 yd shots on moving animials in trees. You have to have a lot of field of view to select the open spot to squeeze the trigger as the deer runs through it. All of the above said, what caliber are you shooting and what are you hunting. More specifics will get you better comments. Leupold is a very good scope, just make sure you can handle the 8.5 low end power. [/QUOTE]
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