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The Basics, Starting Out
Levels of difficulty for increasing ranges
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave King" data-source="post: 51627" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>How would one theoretically rate the increasing difficulty of hitting a standard target as distances increase?</p><p></p><p> Leaving out the problems of wind.</p><p></p><p> This is a theoretical question so actual rifle accuracy can be discounted!</p><p></p><p> I believe it may be expressed using something like the inverse square law but I'm not sure.</p><p></p><p> For example: (all targets are the same size reguardless of distance)</p><p></p><p> Moving from 100 to 200 yards does it become twice as difficult or 4 times as difficult. I'd venture it's 4 times as difficult because the errors are propogated in both the horizontal AND vertical direction. </p><p></p><p> So, in my thinking it can be expressed like this for distances out to 1000 yards using 100 yards as the standard.</p><p></p><p> 200 yards = 4 times the difficulty</p><p> 300 yards = 9 times more difficult</p><p> 400 yards = 16 times more difficult</p><p> 500 yards = 25 times</p><p> 600 yards = 36 times</p><p> 700 yards = 49 times</p><p> 800 yards = 64 times</p><p> 900 yards = 81 times</p><p> 1000 yards = 100 times more difficult</p><p></p><p> and for the ULR guys</p><p></p><p> 2000 yards = 400 times</p><p> 2500 yards = 625 times</p><p></p><p></p><p> Does this seem correct?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave King, post: 51627, member: 3"] How would one theoretically rate the increasing difficulty of hitting a standard target as distances increase? Leaving out the problems of wind. This is a theoretical question so actual rifle accuracy can be discounted! I believe it may be expressed using something like the inverse square law but I'm not sure. For example: (all targets are the same size reguardless of distance) Moving from 100 to 200 yards does it become twice as difficult or 4 times as difficult. I'd venture it's 4 times as difficult because the errors are propogated in both the horizontal AND vertical direction. So, in my thinking it can be expressed like this for distances out to 1000 yards using 100 yards as the standard. 200 yards = 4 times the difficulty 300 yards = 9 times more difficult 400 yards = 16 times more difficult 500 yards = 25 times 600 yards = 36 times 700 yards = 49 times 800 yards = 64 times 900 yards = 81 times 1000 yards = 100 times more difficult and for the ULR guys 2000 yards = 400 times 2500 yards = 625 times Does this seem correct? [/QUOTE]
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