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Long Range Hunting & Shooting
Size of target at 800 yards? And how close to center?
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<blockquote data-quote="el matador" data-source="post: 862474" data-attributes="member: 12193"><p>A couple of thoughts - </p><p></p><p>It's not possible for a flexible rope to hang diagonally unless there is some lateral force being exerted on it (such as wind). Any torque that is generated by the block being off center will simply bend the rope at the point of least resistance (right next to the block), and the rope will end up being plumb.</p><p></p><p>Canting the scope to compensate for spin drift isn't a bad idea. Spin drift and scope cant both have a parabolic effect on POI and the curves are pretty similar, although they do start to diverge after 1500 yards or so. You'd need somewhere around 2 degrees of clockwise cant on the scope. For simplicity it would probably be best to mount the scope straight, in line with the bore centerline, and then rotate your scope level 2° clockwise. You could use the posterboard technique to get the scope mounted square to the gun and then draw a 2° line (or whatever angle you figure) to make the adjustment to your level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="el matador, post: 862474, member: 12193"] A couple of thoughts - It's not possible for a flexible rope to hang diagonally unless there is some lateral force being exerted on it (such as wind). Any torque that is generated by the block being off center will simply bend the rope at the point of least resistance (right next to the block), and the rope will end up being plumb. Canting the scope to compensate for spin drift isn't a bad idea. Spin drift and scope cant both have a parabolic effect on POI and the curves are pretty similar, although they do start to diverge after 1500 yards or so. You'd need somewhere around 2 degrees of clockwise cant on the scope. For simplicity it would probably be best to mount the scope straight, in line with the bore centerline, and then rotate your scope level 2° clockwise. You could use the posterboard technique to get the scope mounted square to the gun and then draw a 2° line (or whatever angle you figure) to make the adjustment to your level. [/QUOTE]
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