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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 1075922" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>IMO, your Browning A-Bolt (as you describe it) is very capable of achieving your goal. I agree that your Leupold, while it's a good scope, isn't going to be enough for what you want to accomplish. I like the Vortex Viper and at 4-16 (for a hunting scope) it should work well for you. The only thing I've found with the Vortex scopes is that the focus ring is VERY stiff and requires the focus ring add-on lever to work effectively. Without the add-on you'll need a spanner wrench to adjust focus. <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>I agree that this (while it is expensive) can help answer a lot of questions:</p><p><a href="http://www.midwayusa.com/product/325159/applied-ballistics-putting-rounds-on-target-with-bryan-litz-dvd-3-disc-set-with-bonus-dvd" target="_blank">http://www.midwayusa.com/product/325159/applied-ballistics-putting-rounds-on-target-with-bryan-litz-dvd-3-disc-set-with-bonus-dvd</a></p><p>Bryan Litz explains ballistics with an engineer's perspective using language we can all understand. He is my "go to" guy for ballistics.</p><p></p><p>I like the ethics of your plan to get comfortable with game out to 800 while limiting your shooting beyond that to steel. IMO, too many shooters convince themselves that they can hunt at long ranges when they actually wound more game than they kill and often leave the animal to suffer. I sometimes compare shooting past 800 yards to weightlessness in space. Flying in a gravitational environment is one thing. Navigation in a weightless environment is quite another.</p><p></p><p>If you have some time, read this:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://precisionrifleblog.com/tag/applied-ballistics/" target="_blank">http://precisionrifleblog.com/tag/applied-ballistics/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 1075922, member: 50867"] IMO, your Browning A-Bolt (as you describe it) is very capable of achieving your goal. I agree that your Leupold, while it's a good scope, isn't going to be enough for what you want to accomplish. I like the Vortex Viper and at 4-16 (for a hunting scope) it should work well for you. The only thing I've found with the Vortex scopes is that the focus ring is VERY stiff and requires the focus ring add-on lever to work effectively. Without the add-on you'll need a spanner wrench to adjust focus. :D I agree that this (while it is expensive) can help answer a lot of questions: [URL]http://www.midwayusa.com/product/325159/applied-ballistics-putting-rounds-on-target-with-bryan-litz-dvd-3-disc-set-with-bonus-dvd[/URL] Bryan Litz explains ballistics with an engineer's perspective using language we can all understand. He is my "go to" guy for ballistics. I like the ethics of your plan to get comfortable with game out to 800 while limiting your shooting beyond that to steel. IMO, too many shooters convince themselves that they can hunt at long ranges when they actually wound more game than they kill and often leave the animal to suffer. I sometimes compare shooting past 800 yards to weightlessness in space. Flying in a gravitational environment is one thing. Navigation in a weightless environment is quite another. If you have some time, read this: [url]http://precisionrifleblog.com/tag/applied-ballistics/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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