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<blockquote data-quote="peterb" data-source="post: 287042" data-attributes="member: 12078"><p>You are going to love this !</p><p> </p><p>I was actually doing quite well keeping up with you guys until gperry99 turned up. Now it has gone a little pear shaped on me.</p><p>I am familiar with the 1st focal and 2nd focal plane, but after that things get a bit cloudy.</p><p>I dont use a BDC, or any computer software to work distances and bullet drop etc, but physically go out and shoot (in the back paddock !). </p><p>Spose it is nice to have that sort of opportunity. </p><p>I must say though. By actually physically ranging a scope (dial up method) you really do start to understand a hell of a lot about bullet behaviour and shooting techniques. This exercise in itself has enabled me to be quite confident on a target at say 700 yards, that I would have been really dubious about 12 months ago. I am also 3/4's of the way through building my Flash Card which is proving invaluable.</p><p><em>Anyway, you guys have collectively given me a lot to work on and I thank you for that. </em></p><p>It is great to actually talk to someone who actually uses this method of ranging. No one around here uses the MilDot and most have not heard of it.</p><p>Incidentally, nobody around here seems to shoot long range at all ; most go spotlighting (max out at 250 yards), but I am finding that other methods draw my enthusiasm much more these days. (Probably something to do with not needing the adrenalin rushes I used to !)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="peterb, post: 287042, member: 12078"] You are going to love this ! I was actually doing quite well keeping up with you guys until gperry99 turned up. Now it has gone a little pear shaped on me. I am familiar with the 1st focal and 2nd focal plane, but after that things get a bit cloudy. I dont use a BDC, or any computer software to work distances and bullet drop etc, but physically go out and shoot (in the back paddock !). Spose it is nice to have that sort of opportunity. I must say though. By actually physically ranging a scope (dial up method) you really do start to understand a hell of a lot about bullet behaviour and shooting techniques. This exercise in itself has enabled me to be quite confident on a target at say 700 yards, that I would have been really dubious about 12 months ago. I am also 3/4's of the way through building my Flash Card which is proving invaluable. [I]Anyway, you guys have collectively given me a lot to work on and I thank you for that. [/I] It is great to actually talk to someone who actually uses this method of ranging. No one around here uses the MilDot and most have not heard of it. Incidentally, nobody around here seems to shoot long range at all ; most go spotlighting (max out at 250 yards), but I am finding that other methods draw my enthusiasm much more these days. (Probably something to do with not needing the adrenalin rushes I used to !) [/QUOTE]
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