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44 Magnum S&W 629
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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Vette" data-source="post: 373189" data-attributes="member: 22335"><p>As RT noted, getting out to 200 will be a trick unless you get the deer to hold still while you adjust your scope. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p> </p><p>I set up a 629 Comp for my Dad last fall and installed an UltraDot red dot sight on it. I played and played with ballistics programs and data, and no matter what you do or how you sight it in, getting beyond 120-130 yards WILL require you to adjust the reticle. In the end I have it right on at 100 yards, and after that it just drops like a rock. Even sighting it in at 125 or so doesn't help much. FYI I was using the Hornady LEVERevolution with the FTX bullets - about the best BC you're going to find for a 44 Mag.</p><p> </p><p>Also note that your energy drops significantly out there. Again, 120-130 yards is probably the max.</p><p> </p><p>The group at 100 yards is incredible. Blew away all the other guys at the range - they couldn't believe I was shooting a 44 Mag pistol at 100 yards and how small the group was. My own 629 is not much different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Vette, post: 373189, member: 22335"] As RT noted, getting out to 200 will be a trick unless you get the deer to hold still while you adjust your scope. :D I set up a 629 Comp for my Dad last fall and installed an UltraDot red dot sight on it. I played and played with ballistics programs and data, and no matter what you do or how you sight it in, getting beyond 120-130 yards WILL require you to adjust the reticle. In the end I have it right on at 100 yards, and after that it just drops like a rock. Even sighting it in at 125 or so doesn't help much. FYI I was using the Hornady LEVERevolution with the FTX bullets - about the best BC you're going to find for a 44 Mag. Also note that your energy drops significantly out there. Again, 120-130 yards is probably the max. The group at 100 yards is incredible. Blew away all the other guys at the range - they couldn't believe I was shooting a 44 Mag pistol at 100 yards and how small the group was. My own 629 is not much different. [/QUOTE]
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