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What is your baseline zero a dial adjustable scope?
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<blockquote data-quote="Stokesrjsr" data-source="post: 2857545" data-attributes="member: 108548"><p>Yes, in the class there is a section on load development and you load the ammo you will shoot in the class before going to the range. There are several options depending on the bullet you want to use, and a list of different powders and charge weights that will produce close to the velocity needed to match the reticle and then you adjust to that velocity. I shot several loads at 1000 yards that all worked. The nominal is a 180 grain Nosler Accubond at 3,370 fps. If you are not a hand loader you can buy the ammunition from them. </p><p>The simple part is that it is a turn key system, with scope rifle and ammo tuned together. </p><p>However it is a simple matter to adjust for other calibers which I have done for my 6.5-300 Wby with everything from 135 grain Berger Classic Hunters to 156 grain Extreme Outer Limits and from 3450 down to 3150 FPS. You simply sight the load in for 300 yards and then adjust the magnification for the 1000 yard dot to align with the point of impact. You don't actually have to shoot at 1000 yards, you can use a ballistic calculator to build a drop table like you would for your turret scope and mark a yard stick, to correspond to the 1000 yard drop in MOA and then adjust the power on the scope to match and then mark it.</p><p>I've actually done this and it works really well.</p><p></p><p>There is no need to shoot 1400 yards or even 1200 yards hunting because it is beyond the ethical distance to insure proper bullet function for a humane kill. The 1200 yards was simply to demonstrate how the system works. </p><p>In the class Mark teaches that we want above 1800 fps impact velocity to be ethical, and I agree with him. </p><p></p><p>I'm the design engineer for Berger Bullets and often see the results when velocity falls below this floor. It isn't good, for our bullets or our competitors. I test them all. Here is an example of a 208 grain EOL at 1150 fps impact velocity with an elk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stokesrjsr, post: 2857545, member: 108548"] Yes, in the class there is a section on load development and you load the ammo you will shoot in the class before going to the range. There are several options depending on the bullet you want to use, and a list of different powders and charge weights that will produce close to the velocity needed to match the reticle and then you adjust to that velocity. I shot several loads at 1000 yards that all worked. The nominal is a 180 grain Nosler Accubond at 3,370 fps. If you are not a hand loader you can buy the ammunition from them. The simple part is that it is a turn key system, with scope rifle and ammo tuned together. However it is a simple matter to adjust for other calibers which I have done for my 6.5-300 Wby with everything from 135 grain Berger Classic Hunters to 156 grain Extreme Outer Limits and from 3450 down to 3150 FPS. You simply sight the load in for 300 yards and then adjust the magnification for the 1000 yard dot to align with the point of impact. You don’t actually have to shoot at 1000 yards, you can use a ballistic calculator to build a drop table like you would for your turret scope and mark a yard stick, to correspond to the 1000 yard drop in MOA and then adjust the power on the scope to match and then mark it. I’ve actually done this and it works really well. There is no need to shoot 1400 yards or even 1200 yards hunting because it is beyond the ethical distance to insure proper bullet function for a humane kill. The 1200 yards was simply to demonstrate how the system works. In the class Mark teaches that we want above 1800 fps impact velocity to be ethical, and I agree with him. I’m the design engineer for Berger Bullets and often see the results when velocity falls below this floor. It isn’t good, for our bullets or our competitors. I test them all. Here is an example of a 208 grain EOL at 1150 fps impact velocity with an elk. [/QUOTE]
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