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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff In TX" data-source="post: 28570" data-attributes="member: 1522"><p>Smoak,</p><p></p><p>I think Dave King hit the nail on the head and has given you the best advice. I'll add one more thing that piggybacks on what Dave said and Brent mentions.</p><p></p><p>Knowing your actual come-ups for each yardage value is critical. Then being able to match that to a ballistic program is the next step. But there is one more thing to consider and this is will tie it all together.</p><p></p><p>You said your going to hunt in CO for the first time. Depending on where you recorded your actual shooting data, it may be null and void once you get to CO and you're hunting in colder temps and higher altitudes. Say you recorded your data at 600' elevation and 80 degrees and your going hunting at 9000' and temps in the 20's & 30's. Your data is not going to be accurate. Also, there comes the additional factor of shooting up or down hill. Again, your ballistic program you can help you with this.</p><p></p><p>Now, if you can get your ballistic program to match your actual recorded data, then you should be able to adjust it for altitude and temps and be very close once you're in CO. Keep an accurate logbook and make lots of different data charts covering different altitudes, temps as well as up/down angles.</p><p></p><p>But all of this will be null and void if you don't practice shooting at those distances.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted on how you're doing. If you give me your actual data on your velocities and come-ups, I'll run it through my ballistic program and see if I can get it to match. Then let me know the conditions you'll be hunting in and I'll run some variables for you.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck to you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff In TX, post: 28570, member: 1522"] Smoak, I think Dave King hit the nail on the head and has given you the best advice. I'll add one more thing that piggybacks on what Dave said and Brent mentions. Knowing your actual come-ups for each yardage value is critical. Then being able to match that to a ballistic program is the next step. But there is one more thing to consider and this is will tie it all together. You said your going to hunt in CO for the first time. Depending on where you recorded your actual shooting data, it may be null and void once you get to CO and you’re hunting in colder temps and higher altitudes. Say you recorded your data at 600’ elevation and 80 degrees and your going hunting at 9000’ and temps in the 20’s & 30’s. Your data is not going to be accurate. Also, there comes the additional factor of shooting up or down hill. Again, your ballistic program you can help you with this. Now, if you can get your ballistic program to match your actual recorded data, then you should be able to adjust it for altitude and temps and be very close once you’re in CO. Keep an accurate logbook and make lots of different data charts covering different altitudes, temps as well as up/down angles. But all of this will be null and void if you don’t practice shooting at those distances. Keep us posted on how you’re doing. If you give me your actual data on your velocities and come-ups, I’ll run it through my ballistic program and see if I can get it to match. Then let me know the conditions you’ll be hunting in and I’ll run some variables for you. Best of luck to you! [/QUOTE]
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