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<blockquote data-quote="Guest" data-source="post: 58731"><p>Knappy, how far you sight in depends on what you're shooting. Caliber and animal. I know some guys that sight in at 500 yards.</p><p>I'll tell you this, there is no reason to sight in a rifle (except a lever action 30-30 or something like that for close range brush hunting) at 100 yards. I keep my 7 STW sighted in at 200 yards and I'm only 1.2" high at 100. I'd like to sight it in at 300 because I would still only be about 4" high maximum inside 300 yards.</p><p></p><p>As far as dialing in, the ballistic programs such as exbal work great. But there is no substitute for dialing in at practice ranges and keeping good notes. I like to dial in elevation but I never dial in windage inside of 500 yards I hold left or right. I also do not hunt game past 500 yards (self imposed limit) or shoot at that distance with more than a 10 mph wind. I limit myself to 300 yards in a stiff wind.</p><p></p><p>These are my personal preferences, everyone is different.</p><p></p><p>As far as your question about 48 clicks for a 12" drop at 300 yards. You are way way way off, you need about 2 clicks maybe .5 moa not 12 moa. Get a balistics program and run it for your rifle and load. It should get you going and you will be close enough on paper. Then get to the range and find out what it will do in the real world.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and welcome to Long Range Hunting a habit more expensive and addictive than any drug on the street!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest, post: 58731"] Knappy, how far you sight in depends on what you're shooting. Caliber and animal. I know some guys that sight in at 500 yards. I'll tell you this, there is no reason to sight in a rifle (except a lever action 30-30 or something like that for close range brush hunting) at 100 yards. I keep my 7 STW sighted in at 200 yards and I'm only 1.2" high at 100. I'd like to sight it in at 300 because I would still only be about 4" high maximum inside 300 yards. As far as dialing in, the ballistic programs such as exbal work great. But there is no substitute for dialing in at practice ranges and keeping good notes. I like to dial in elevation but I never dial in windage inside of 500 yards I hold left or right. I also do not hunt game past 500 yards (self imposed limit) or shoot at that distance with more than a 10 mph wind. I limit myself to 300 yards in a stiff wind. These are my personal preferences, everyone is different. As far as your question about 48 clicks for a 12" drop at 300 yards. You are way way way off, you need about 2 clicks maybe .5 moa not 12 moa. Get a balistics program and run it for your rifle and load. It should get you going and you will be close enough on paper. Then get to the range and find out what it will do in the real world. Good luck and welcome to Long Range Hunting a habit more expensive and addictive than any drug on the street! [/QUOTE]
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