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Setting zero for hunting rifle with turrets?
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<blockquote data-quote="memtb" data-source="post: 2850545" data-attributes="member: 75451"><p>I'm not saying that I'm a good shot…..certainly not among the company that I keep here….. but, the majority of my misses were right at or a bit after sunset and I would shoot over the animal. For me, they always appear farther away at dusk dark!</p><p></p><p> This was prior getting a range finder and going to my going to a 300 yard zero. Once I decided to use my zero as 300 yards, I also swore an oath to myself that I would never hold over on any shot! Since then, the decision to always "hold on hair" has worked quite well.</p><p></p><p> In fact one of my last "Speed Goats" was taken by a quick shot after sunset…..with no time for ranging! I "guesstimated" 400 yards, jumped on my shooting sticks, held high on the shoulder, a touched the trigger.</p><p></p><p> Ranged after the shot, he was only about 300…..I hit right where I was aiming, OK maybe a few inches left! That 250 grain TTSX launched @ 3130 mv, hit right at the top of the shoulder blade. The exit could barely be covered with an open hand…..thankfully there's not a lot of meat to lose with that bullet placement on an Antelope! memtb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="memtb, post: 2850545, member: 75451"] I’m not saying that I’m a good shot…..certainly not among the company that I keep here….. but, the majority of my misses were right at or a bit after sunset and I would shoot over the animal. For me, they always appear farther away at dusk dark! This was prior getting a range finder and going to my going to a 300 yard zero. Once I decided to use my zero as 300 yards, I also swore an oath to myself that I would never hold over on any shot! Since then, the decision to always “hold on hair” has worked quite well. In fact one of my last “Speed Goats” was taken by a quick shot after sunset…..with no time for ranging! I “guesstimated“ 400 yards, jumped on my shooting sticks, held high on the shoulder, a touched the trigger. Ranged after the shot, he was only about 300…..I hit right where I was aiming, OK maybe a few inches left! That 250 grain TTSX launched @ 3130 mv, hit right at the top of the shoulder blade. The exit could barely be covered with an open hand…..thankfully there’s not a lot of meat to lose with that bullet placement on an Antelope! memtb [/QUOTE]
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