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6.5 Creedmoor: Maximum Lethal Range for Whitetail
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<blockquote data-quote="entoptics" data-source="post: 1973128" data-attributes="member: 104268"><p>In these simulations, <a href="https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/merc-maximum-effective-range-calculator.247929/" target="_blank">MERC</a> was used to simulate a first round shot's accuracy, and not "group" precision. Firing a group will generally have less uncertainty, as the environmental conditions aren't changing as much over a couple of minutes. I also used "average shooter" inputs for wind uncertainty. A real master could likely do better.</p><p></p><p>Here's the simulations comparing 1 MOA to 0.25 MOA for the rifle/shooter precision. All other uncertainties are the same as my first post, and the same across all simulations below. I tossed a hit plot in for the Terminal Ascent @ 500 yds, and you can see that the horizontal dispersion (wind uncertainty) is responsible for the misses. The other bullets show more or less the same pattern of course.</p><p></p><p>Federal Premium Terminal Ascent</p><p>[ATTACH=full]212358[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]212359[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Trophy Grade 129 Nosler Accubond Long Range</p><p>[ATTACH=full]212360[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Hornady Precision Hunter 143 ELDX</p><p>[ATTACH=full]212362[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="entoptics, post: 1973128, member: 104268"] In these simulations, [URL='https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/merc-maximum-effective-range-calculator.247929/']MERC[/URL] was used to simulate a first round shot's accuracy, and not "group" precision. Firing a group will generally have less uncertainty, as the environmental conditions aren't changing as much over a couple of minutes. I also used "average shooter" inputs for wind uncertainty. A real master could likely do better. Here's the simulations comparing 1 MOA to 0.25 MOA for the rifle/shooter precision. All other uncertainties are the same as my first post, and the same across all simulations below. I tossed a hit plot in for the Terminal Ascent @ 500 yds, and you can see that the horizontal dispersion (wind uncertainty) is responsible for the misses. The other bullets show more or less the same pattern of course. Federal Premium Terminal Ascent [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screen Shot 2020-09-04 at 9.45.23 AM.png"]212358[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screen Shot 2020-09-04 at 9.47.24 AM.png"]212359[/ATTACH] Trophy Grade 129 Nosler Accubond Long Range [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screen Shot 2020-09-04 at 9.54.01 AM.png"]212360[/ATTACH] Hornady Precision Hunter 143 ELDX [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screen Shot 2020-09-04 at 9.58.46 AM.png"]212362[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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