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<blockquote data-quote="MMERSS" data-source="post: 791131" data-attributes="member: 63748"><p>Lougonl,</p><p> </p><p>Hope you are still hanging in there. I thought I would throw this up for you.</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH]20440[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">This ballistics profile matches the majority of your drop MOAs but doesn't quite make much sense. There appears to be an error or multiple errors in your actual drop MOA correction or you have a variety of ranging errors needing confirmation. Here is a list of steps I take to help isolate ranging errors.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">1. Confirm the range. Should be pretty easy if shooting on a range with known distances or verified with a rangefinder. I don't see this as being the problem</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">2. Apply muzzle velocity variation to the ballistics solution. Again, it will be helpful if you can confirm your velocities with a chronograph and provide your calculated ES and SD.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">3. Confirm atmospheric conditions. Has your air density changed?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">4. Confirm elevation turret correction settings. Is your scope tracking correctly and have you confirmed click values and verified your zero? Have you applied the corrected solution to your elevation turret? (The later will not apply in your situation with developing actual drop comparisons).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">5. Is your ballistics solution validated? Have you used two sources to validate your ballistics solution? The solution above is not validated.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Hope this helps and take one bite at a time. Good luck and good shooting.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MMERSS, post: 791131, member: 63748"] Lougonl, Hope you are still hanging in there. I thought I would throw this up for you. [ATTACH]20440.vB[/ATTACH] [SIZE=2]This ballistics profile matches the majority of your drop MOAs but doesn't quite make much sense. There appears to be an error or multiple errors in your actual drop MOA correction or you have a variety of ranging errors needing confirmation. Here is a list of steps I take to help isolate ranging errors.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]1. Confirm the range. Should be pretty easy if shooting on a range with known distances or verified with a rangefinder. I don't see this as being the problem[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]2. Apply muzzle velocity variation to the ballistics solution. Again, it will be helpful if you can confirm your velocities with a chronograph and provide your calculated ES and SD.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]3. Confirm atmospheric conditions. Has your air density changed?[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]4. Confirm elevation turret correction settings. Is your scope tracking correctly and have you confirmed click values and verified your zero? Have you applied the corrected solution to your elevation turret? (The later will not apply in your situation with developing actual drop comparisons).[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]5. Is your ballistics solution validated? Have you used two sources to validate your ballistics solution? The solution above is not validated.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Hope this helps and take one bite at a time. Good luck and good shooting.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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