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<blockquote data-quote="JustMe2" data-source="post: 2924120" data-attributes="member: 42494"><p>You are correct. An elk is 24" back to brisket, a deer 18" and a coyote 12", so that is the size of the circles offered by Shepherd and then calibrated for each distance, 300-1000 yds. The circles get smaller the longer the distance. They are FFP reticles so the circle diameter stays correct as you zoom the scope. As the target gets bigger while zooming, so does the circle get bigger. I ordered a deer size circle for my 300WM. Since I also use this scope for elk hunting, I took a piece of cardboard cut 24" square and placed it at 300-600 yds and observed where the circle laid over the cardboard. Turns out, the outside of the deer size circle touched just inside the back and brisket of the elk. So, that's what I used on elk sized targets. For deer, the circle goes on the outside of the deer and for elk, the circle goes on the inside of the elk. For coyotes, I assume I'd fill the deer circle inside 2/3rd for ranging, but I've never tried that. I've taken many deer and a couple of elk over the last 30 years using this technique when laser range finders weren't available. Only started using laser rangefinders in about the last 5-10 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JustMe2, post: 2924120, member: 42494"] You are correct. An elk is 24" back to brisket, a deer 18" and a coyote 12", so that is the size of the circles offered by Shepherd and then calibrated for each distance, 300-1000 yds. The circles get smaller the longer the distance. They are FFP reticles so the circle diameter stays correct as you zoom the scope. As the target gets bigger while zooming, so does the circle get bigger. I ordered a deer size circle for my 300WM. Since I also use this scope for elk hunting, I took a piece of cardboard cut 24" square and placed it at 300-600 yds and observed where the circle laid over the cardboard. Turns out, the outside of the deer size circle touched just inside the back and brisket of the elk. So, that's what I used on elk sized targets. For deer, the circle goes on the outside of the deer and for elk, the circle goes on the inside of the elk. For coyotes, I assume I'd fill the deer circle inside 2/3rd for ranging, but I've never tried that. I've taken many deer and a couple of elk over the last 30 years using this technique when laser range finders weren't available. Only started using laser rangefinders in about the last 5-10 years. [/QUOTE]
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