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<blockquote data-quote="Kiowa Cowboy" data-source="post: 3053922" data-attributes="member: 127211"><p>^^^^ This times 10. Getting the distance right is critical. When I watched the video it reminded me that knowing how to use your reticle and a simple math formula to calculate the distance to the target is critical. Don't get me wrong a range finder is handy. But in instances where the range finder is unable to give a definitive distance, using the reticle to calculate the range to the target as confirmation is essential. It also reinforces how subtle changes in the wind or topography can affect your shot. I have tried shooting out to 500 and 600 in 20 mph gusts to plus 30 full-value wind conditions. Boy was that humbling. For now, I will not shoot at critters at those distances in those wind conditions. Kudos to Backfire for putting this content out there and kudos to the guy who was willing to be filmed. Boy, that 300 win mag was beating him up! I cant' image shooting a lightweight 300 win mag 100 times in one day! I hope to heck he keeps going with this series or something similar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiowa Cowboy, post: 3053922, member: 127211"] ^^^^ This times 10. Getting the distance right is critical. When I watched the video it reminded me that knowing how to use your reticle and a simple math formula to calculate the distance to the target is critical. Don't get me wrong a range finder is handy. But in instances where the range finder is unable to give a definitive distance, using the reticle to calculate the range to the target as confirmation is essential. It also reinforces how subtle changes in the wind or topography can affect your shot. I have tried shooting out to 500 and 600 in 20 mph gusts to plus 30 full-value wind conditions. Boy was that humbling. For now, I will not shoot at critters at those distances in those wind conditions. Kudos to Backfire for putting this content out there and kudos to the guy who was willing to be filmed. Boy, that 300 win mag was beating him up! I cant' image shooting a lightweight 300 win mag 100 times in one day! I hope to heck he keeps going with this series or something similar. [/QUOTE]
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