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<blockquote data-quote="memtb" data-source="post: 2722727" data-attributes="member: 75451"><p>VH, I sorta follow that the theory. I have, for many years used a 300 yard zero. When I got my Leupold with the CDS system…..I did the same. My dial zero is 300 yards! My theory is that if I am on at 300, my error out to my maximum range (600 yards) will be minimal…..even with fairly dramatic atmospheric changes, except for wind! I fervently believe, that even with fairly dramatic atmospheric changes…..these effects will be minimal within the 300 yards between 300 and 600 yards!</p><p></p><p> When I had my turrets built, I compromised on all potential variables….elevation, barometric pressure, and temperature. Again my theory….out to my maximum game shooting range, with the 300 yard zero and using a mean average for conditions my error should be minimized.</p><p></p><p> After all this is a big game rifle…..I'm not trying to "thread needles"! I also do not feel the need to impress by using the smallest cartridge possible to impress the "keyboard cowboys". I use a cartridge with more than enough bullet diameter, bullet construction, mass, energy (for those that use this as a measure of killing ability) to make good clean kills….. without surgical precision! If I were shooting at much longer ranges and had money or ego "on the line"…..perhaps I would use a different method.</p><p></p><p> The sad truth is….I have a life with many other activities with neither the time, the money, nor do I feel the need to impress others with my keyboard shooting abilities! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😉" title="Winking face :wink:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" data-shortname=":wink:" /> memtb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="memtb, post: 2722727, member: 75451"] VH, I sorta follow that the theory. I have, for many years used a 300 yard zero. When I got my Leupold with the CDS system…..I did the same. My dial zero is 300 yards! My theory is that if I am on at 300, my error out to my maximum range (600 yards) will be minimal…..even with fairly dramatic atmospheric changes, except for wind! I fervently believe, that even with fairly dramatic atmospheric changes…..these effects will be minimal within the 300 yards between 300 and 600 yards! When I had my turrets built, I compromised on all potential variables….elevation, barometric pressure, and temperature. Again my theory….out to my maximum game shooting range, with the 300 yard zero and using a mean average for conditions my error should be minimized. After all this is a big game rifle…..I’m not trying to “thread needles“! I also do not feel the need to impress by using the smallest cartridge possible to impress the “keyboard cowboys”. I use a cartridge with more than enough bullet diameter, bullet construction, mass, energy (for those that use this as a measure of killing ability) to make good clean kills….. without surgical precision! If I were shooting at much longer ranges and had money or ego “on the line”…..perhaps I would use a different method. The sad truth is….I have a life with many other activities with neither the time, the money, nor do I feel the need to impress others with my keyboard shooting abilities! 😉 memtb [/QUOTE]
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