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<blockquote data-quote="chromatica" data-source="post: 1501843" data-attributes="member: 69174"><p>The vitals of a deer roughly cover a 10 inch circle. The rifle and scope you have purchased should be perfectly capable of shooting a 10 inch target at 500 yards. I suspect the problem is that you made a simple mistake dialing in your scope corrections. I ran the ballistic solution you described:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My calculations say that at</p><p></p><p>V =2600 fps</p><p>BC = .404</p><p>Sea Level</p><p>Level flight</p><p></p><p>Range 200: Drop is -3.6 in, Correction is 3.6 inches/200 yards = 1.8 inches/100 yards, so dial 1.75 moa on your scope</p><p></p><p>Range 300: Drop is -13.8 in, Correction is 13.8 inches/300 yards = 4.5 inches/100 yards, so dial 4.5 moa on your scope</p><p></p><p>I would hazard a guess that you dialed in 3.6 at 200 instead of 1.75 causing you to shoot high. And I would guess you dialed 13.8 instead of 4.5, and that explains why you shot high at 300 as well.</p><p></p><p>You probably made the same mistake on your windage corrections.</p><p></p><p>Don't spend any more money. Go out and have fun with your rifle!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chromatica, post: 1501843, member: 69174"] The vitals of a deer roughly cover a 10 inch circle. The rifle and scope you have purchased should be perfectly capable of shooting a 10 inch target at 500 yards. I suspect the problem is that you made a simple mistake dialing in your scope corrections. I ran the ballistic solution you described: My calculations say that at V =2600 fps BC = .404 Sea Level Level flight Range 200: Drop is -3.6 in, Correction is 3.6 inches/200 yards = 1.8 inches/100 yards, so dial 1.75 moa on your scope Range 300: Drop is -13.8 in, Correction is 13.8 inches/300 yards = 4.5 inches/100 yards, so dial 4.5 moa on your scope I would hazard a guess that you dialed in 3.6 at 200 instead of 1.75 causing you to shoot high. And I would guess you dialed 13.8 instead of 4.5, and that explains why you shot high at 300 as well. You probably made the same mistake on your windage corrections. Don’t spend any more money. Go out and have fun with your rifle! [/QUOTE]
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