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<blockquote data-quote="Red Sparky" data-source="post: 848018" data-attributes="member: 37223"><p>Use the scope you like. My scope is a double duplex with what they call the 30-30 between the heavy dark part of the cross hairs. 30" up and 30" across between the heavy lines of the duplex at 100 yards. I had to measure it at 100,200,300,and 400 yards with a bright orange sticks 30" across. So I just use Kentucky windage for shots out to 200 yards. Basically if the elk is larger than the fine cross hairs and the top of the bottom heavy cross hair I just hold on and let the trajectory work. Now if the elk fills the area between the fine cross hair and top of the bottom heavy cross hair I know I need to start aiming up. At 200 yards the distance between the fine cross hair and top of the heavy cross hair covers about 30". Now since my bullet drops about 8" at 200 yards I just raise up about 1/4 of the distance between the fine cross hair and heavy cross hair which is about 8".</p><p></p><p>No time lost ranging and dialing since I have done this for +35 years and am just use to it. I do love watching the shows where they just range and crank the turrets and hold dead on. If I were shooting past 500 yards that is the set up I would go with.</p><p></p><p>If you use a variable power scope have it set on the lowest power. One time I had a monster mulie jump up about 50 yards from me and trot up over the hill. I had a 4x12 scope on my .270 and it was set on 12x. It cost me a shot and I never saw him again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Red Sparky, post: 848018, member: 37223"] Use the scope you like. My scope is a double duplex with what they call the 30-30 between the heavy dark part of the cross hairs. 30" up and 30" across between the heavy lines of the duplex at 100 yards. I had to measure it at 100,200,300,and 400 yards with a bright orange sticks 30" across. So I just use Kentucky windage for shots out to 200 yards. Basically if the elk is larger than the fine cross hairs and the top of the bottom heavy cross hair I just hold on and let the trajectory work. Now if the elk fills the area between the fine cross hair and top of the bottom heavy cross hair I know I need to start aiming up. At 200 yards the distance between the fine cross hair and top of the heavy cross hair covers about 30". Now since my bullet drops about 8" at 200 yards I just raise up about 1/4 of the distance between the fine cross hair and heavy cross hair which is about 8". No time lost ranging and dialing since I have done this for +35 years and am just use to it. I do love watching the shows where they just range and crank the turrets and hold dead on. If I were shooting past 500 yards that is the set up I would go with. If you use a variable power scope have it set on the lowest power. One time I had a monster mulie jump up about 50 yards from me and trot up over the hill. I had a 4x12 scope on my .270 and it was set on 12x. It cost me a shot and I never saw him again. [/QUOTE]
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