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The Basics, Starting Out
What it takes to get to 800 yards
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<blockquote data-quote="Kennibear" data-source="post: 892978" data-attributes="member: 51650"><p>-5.1" @ 300 yards w/230 yard zero (200 meters). Remember scope height is 1.77" which you need for Large Objective Bell Scopes.</p><p></p><p>If you don't mind a higher mid range it gets better. I use +4" to -6" as the point blank range. In theory you aim 4" below the spine (about 7" below the back) and the bullet will hit from the spine at the top to the boiler room 10" lower. Most elk are large enough to add more to the bottom but I counted it as "Liar's correction". i.e. what I might have guessed wrong on distance. +4"/-6" point blank zero is 274 yards. Mid range (+4") is 153 yards. Point blank is 323 yards.</p><p></p><p>If you can compensate up close (153 yards in this case which most hunters can guess pretty good) for the 4" rise, this point blank range zero will make things better out further. 300 yards is -1.9" and 800 yards moves to -137". The mid ranges <600 yards are improved even more so less compensation is required. 460 yards is 24" down, 520 yards is 36" down, about 560 yards for 48", and 60" @ 610 yards.</p><p></p><p>Just a thought on zero. Should probably start a thread asking what your zero is and why.</p><p></p><p>KB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kennibear, post: 892978, member: 51650"] -5.1" @ 300 yards w/230 yard zero (200 meters). Remember scope height is 1.77" which you need for Large Objective Bell Scopes. If you don't mind a higher mid range it gets better. I use +4" to -6" as the point blank range. In theory you aim 4" below the spine (about 7" below the back) and the bullet will hit from the spine at the top to the boiler room 10" lower. Most elk are large enough to add more to the bottom but I counted it as "Liar's correction". i.e. what I might have guessed wrong on distance. +4"/-6" point blank zero is 274 yards. Mid range (+4") is 153 yards. Point blank is 323 yards. If you can compensate up close (153 yards in this case which most hunters can guess pretty good) for the 4" rise, this point blank range zero will make things better out further. 300 yards is -1.9" and 800 yards moves to -137". The mid ranges <600 yards are improved even more so less compensation is required. 460 yards is 24" down, 520 yards is 36" down, about 560 yards for 48", and 60" @ 610 yards. Just a thought on zero. Should probably start a thread asking what your zero is and why. KB [/QUOTE]
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