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208 ELDM, 300 WM. Hunting approved?
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<blockquote data-quote="entoptics" data-source="post: 1528756" data-attributes="member: 104268"><p>Things get a little testy around here sometimes, but I'm pretty new too, and have never worried about "overstepping". As long as you're civil, the folks on here are pretty tolerant and helpful.</p><p></p><p>I agree with the "confidence" thing. Any bullet I've hunted with in the last few years went through a couple hundred rounds of careful documentation. Since I hunt mostly deer, over the course of several weeks, I figure out the distance I'm capable of staying in the vitals 9 outa 10 times, with a cold bore and "hasty setup" with the gear I would be carrying. Whatever distance that is, I subtract 10-20% for "buck fever", and that's how far I'll shoot. A load that groups in ideal conditions at 3/4 MOA will usually put me at ~550 yds, and a ~1.25 MOA load seems to lower that to ~400 yds (add 100 yds for elk). I'm just not good enough with wind and/or field positions to shoot any further.</p><p></p><p>I will say, if I'm convinced it's lethal enough, the 208 ELDM would probably give me confidence out to ~700 on an elk. That sucker bucks the wind, and ballistic software seems to always be spot on.</p><p></p><p>Here's last season's practice sessions plotted on a deer vital picture. 270 Win Marlin X7 with 140 Accubonds. Not near as accurate as my 300 Win, but after testing, I was confident out to 400 yds with it. A couple of the low shots were due to a bad zero early on, which the testing exposed and allowed me to correct.[ATTACH=full]114187[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="entoptics, post: 1528756, member: 104268"] Things get a little testy around here sometimes, but I'm pretty new too, and have never worried about "overstepping". As long as you're civil, the folks on here are pretty tolerant and helpful. I agree with the "confidence" thing. Any bullet I've hunted with in the last few years went through a couple hundred rounds of careful documentation. Since I hunt mostly deer, over the course of several weeks, I figure out the distance I'm capable of staying in the vitals 9 outa 10 times, with a cold bore and "hasty setup" with the gear I would be carrying. Whatever distance that is, I subtract 10-20% for "buck fever", and that's how far I'll shoot. A load that groups in ideal conditions at 3/4 MOA will usually put me at ~550 yds, and a ~1.25 MOA load seems to lower that to ~400 yds (add 100 yds for elk). I'm just not good enough with wind and/or field positions to shoot any further. I will say, if I'm convinced it's lethal enough, the 208 ELDM would probably give me confidence out to ~700 on an elk. That sucker bucks the wind, and ballistic software seems to always be spot on. Here's last season's practice sessions plotted on a deer vital picture. 270 Win Marlin X7 with 140 Accubonds. Not near as accurate as my 300 Win, but after testing, I was confident out to 400 yds with it. A couple of the low shots were due to a bad zero early on, which the testing exposed and allowed me to correct.[ATTACH=full]114187[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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