Recent content by Plinkit

Wind reading is not some perfect science to begin with... So making a guess at what the collective wind value is across hundreds of yards is "SWAG" at the time.... I'll take something that gives me a close approximation quickly vs calculations that's going to take so long that the wind changes...

Bullets have to slow down eventually... I'm at Sea level so mine slows pretty quick.

I have to sit down with the ballistic calculator set to 100 yard increments and just play with the wind I usually find in mils that out to 600 ish I can say something like .1 mil per 100 yards per 4mph of of wind. But... Once I cross to about 700 yards then the slowing of the bullet kicks in...

I've had good luck with the free recoil thought when using small calibers and heavier guns Anything with no weight, some more serious horse power, or a harsh recoil impulse.... I've had to hold much more firmly to stay consistent.

Another vote for a good brake before weighting down But If you planning to bed the rifle anyway... Consider metallic bedding compounds vs glass so you can pick up weight at the same time

I've heard of more problems with consistency when using the ratchet type qd mounts So I use either direct thread on my sico stuff or I use TOMB (thread over muzzle brake) mounts on my dedicated rifle set ups. They mount a brake to the barrel that has external threads so you are still basically...

3.6-18 does carry a rather small footprint for a 18 power scope. If you ever think you may use the gun for a night time set up with a clip on then the 3.6-18 no question. I've started to gravitate towards the lower mag so I can have a larger fov anyway. And 18x should let you make shots much...

Figured I'd add one more forum to read into as there might still have been a couple free minutes somewhere I wasn't using yet... In all seriousness, New guy to this forum from VA NC line that does a little shooting and little hunting. Personally switching more to hunting predators in the dark...