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<blockquote data-quote="gareyg" data-source="post: 1078763" data-attributes="member: 78874"><p>Although I enjoy this forum I'm really a "medium range" hunter at best, limiting my shots to about 300 yards. My approach to sighting in is to use exbal and study ballistics tables for a set of bullet drops that are easy to remember, and about a +/- 4" max point blank range. I would set up a simple drop table like the attached, then confirm all the drops off the bench and in field positions as much as I can. In this case, (.300 WM, 180gr Nosler partition), I sight in at 2.5" high at 100 yds, and confirm the drops out to 300. For me the only reason for my 400 yd plus DOPE is for rare shots, say at wounded game heaven forbid. This simple "range card" goes on my stock or scope. Note the hold approximations versus actual drop. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i58.tinypic.com/16gzs8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I suppose I'll get kicked out of the "long range" forum, but this approach works well for me in real hunting conditions. Note also that for me keeping the range card handy is so I can study study study it BEFORE I need it. Using a small laser rangefinder and quick holdover from memory, I can usually hit quickly under pressure. Also a dead-on hold works fine out to about 330 yards, where there is usually not much time available to make a good shot anyway. I try to build in easy memorization tricks to my drops, like "400, 500, 600 equals 1 foot, 2' 4' " in this case. I probably don't shoot enough to be comfortable scanning through range charts and fiddling with scope knobs in the presence of a nice buck. gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gareyg, post: 1078763, member: 78874"] Although I enjoy this forum I'm really a "medium range" hunter at best, limiting my shots to about 300 yards. My approach to sighting in is to use exbal and study ballistics tables for a set of bullet drops that are easy to remember, and about a +/- 4" max point blank range. I would set up a simple drop table like the attached, then confirm all the drops off the bench and in field positions as much as I can. In this case, (.300 WM, 180gr Nosler partition), I sight in at 2.5" high at 100 yds, and confirm the drops out to 300. For me the only reason for my 400 yd plus DOPE is for rare shots, say at wounded game heaven forbid. This simple "range card" goes on my stock or scope. Note the hold approximations versus actual drop. [IMG]http://i58.tinypic.com/16gzs8.jpg[/IMG] I suppose I'll get kicked out of the "long range" forum, but this approach works well for me in real hunting conditions. Note also that for me keeping the range card handy is so I can study study study it BEFORE I need it. Using a small laser rangefinder and quick holdover from memory, I can usually hit quickly under pressure. Also a dead-on hold works fine out to about 330 yards, where there is usually not much time available to make a good shot anyway. I try to build in easy memorization tricks to my drops, like "400, 500, 600 equals 1 foot, 2' 4' " in this case. I probably don't shoot enough to be comfortable scanning through range charts and fiddling with scope knobs in the presence of a nice buck. gun) [/QUOTE]
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