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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 728829" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Being primarily a whitetail hunter, over half my hunting involves set-ups similiar to what you describe. If there are a few major trails along the cut, I'll make a mental note of features that will indicate the range. If there are numerous trials, and this is not feasible, I use a calibrated reticule against the chest to determine the range. For several years I used a standard Mil-Dot to do this. I also used the Mildot to establish hold. With a flat shooting rifle and practice, out to 400-500 yards this csn be very fast and effective. In recent years I have used the same approach with the more precise Reticle systems like the Boone and Crockett Leupold, and currently a Nightforce G7. Using these reticles, it's pretty easy to use the same ranging scale for yardage to determine the range to the deer. It just takes some calculations, and practice committing the scale to memory. I can range accurately enough out to 500 yards to be within a 6-8" kill zone. The whole process takes a few seconds if the deer cooperates. An example of how I range with the G7 set at 10x, the following is the range bar distance using the chest of the deer. I find this faster than using a standard Mildot.</p><p></p><p>350 yard hashmark-500 yards</p><p>375 ". ". -425 yards</p><p>400. ". ". -350 yards</p><p>450. ". ". -300 yards</p><p>500. ". ". -250 yards</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 728829, member: 10291"] Being primarily a whitetail hunter, over half my hunting involves set-ups similiar to what you describe. If there are a few major trails along the cut, I'll make a mental note of features that will indicate the range. If there are numerous trials, and this is not feasible, I use a calibrated reticule against the chest to determine the range. For several years I used a standard Mil-Dot to do this. I also used the Mildot to establish hold. With a flat shooting rifle and practice, out to 400-500 yards this csn be very fast and effective. In recent years I have used the same approach with the more precise Reticle systems like the Boone and Crockett Leupold, and currently a Nightforce G7. Using these reticles, it's pretty easy to use the same ranging scale for yardage to determine the range to the deer. It just takes some calculations, and practice committing the scale to memory. I can range accurately enough out to 500 yards to be within a 6-8" kill zone. The whole process takes a few seconds if the deer cooperates. An example of how I range with the G7 set at 10x, the following is the range bar distance using the chest of the deer. I find this faster than using a standard Mildot. 350 yard hashmark-500 yards 375 ". ". -425 yards 400. ". ". -350 yards 450. ". ". -300 yards 500. ". ". -250 yards [/QUOTE]
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