Recent content by Jay Kyle

There are as many knives as stars in the sky - my experience has been a drop point style, shorter for deer, a bit longer for Elk seem to be the nicest feel inside the animal. My go to Elk knife is a Dozier Elk Hunter - long and thin for the back-end work.

Hi Doc, Just getting going with 1.09 on my Kestrel Elite. I have an issue with the following combo. 1. When I build a 300 Win Mag gun on my iPhone in 'Kestrel Link Ballistic', assign a 200gr Nosler Accubond - Custom Curve - then change the barrel twist rate from 11.25 to 10 - the program...

Kestrel 5700 Elite DSF Hi Doc, Quick question - I finally retired my Horus unit and picked up a Ketrel 5700 Elite - when I setup my Drop Scale Factor - the recommended distance is way out there ~2500 yards) Since I always shoot in the mountains I always have incline angles to enter. Does the...

I've been happy with mine

Thanks Doc - it's a good read - helps in making a decision

For years I used to be stuck in the mindset that I had to be good at short distance before I moved to longer distances. We'll that's correct for hunting, but for general fun - step outside the box and throw them way out there!! That's what makes this sport fun! ..then work on your accuracy to...

I had a quick look and the concept is interesting, but the Bushnell Range finder left me underwhelmed - but most do since I'm running with a Terrapin. I see where the AB Kestrel can outshine the Horus - in the transonic and subsonic ranges - not for hunting but great fun for general shooting...

Awesome - very tempting, just trying to figure out if the delta between the units is worth the $$

Light in.. Heavy out

Hi Guys, I've been using my Kestrel Horus - still works ok - but I see the Applied Ballistics Kestrel becoming more popular so I'm wondering if I should trade up or not. Any thoughts?

True - a top-down approach would be better - for example military funded schools - but those would likely have a focused curriculum that may not have time for smaller extra-curricular projects such as this.... it was a thought. However! the articles you brought are insightful. The first -...

This would be a great study for a university physics or eng/phys dept looking for a project - since they'll have the equipment needed to capture the event.

That's a good trick to remember!

A great way to help you figure that out is the "Weapons Employment Zone" (WEZ) analysis Bryan's graciously setup on his website for testing. That's the math side - when combined with the field work gives you a pretty good understanding of what your shooting system will hit at distance. The last...

I just picked up a Weatherby Arroyo Range Certified in 338-378 and man it's a thing of beauty - but I've had one heck of a time getting it to shoot any better than 7/8" consistently. I've tried OCW testing using 300 Bergers, 280 ELR's, 252 CE's, 250 Bergers - all behind N570. I know there are...