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<blockquote data-quote="kingzero" data-source="post: 862356" data-attributes="member: 68672"><p>Finally got a chance to check dope out to 500 the other day. Found a place to set up and it ended up being 515 yards. The plan was to guess on my velocity, shoot a group and make a correction based on that group. </p><p></p><p>I put 2800fps in shooter and it told me 8.2 minutes. To my surprise, my 3 shots were spot on for elevation but the wind was blowing pretty good so they were 15-18" to the left. I dialed 3 minutes of wind and was going to shoot another group at the wood target but decided to go right to the steel. </p><p></p><p>First shot connected but the right side D ring let loose and the plate hung at an angle. It was still facing me so I sent another 4 rounds. I was hoping for atleast MOA but the wind was gusting and I think I rushed myself out of excitement.</p><p></p><p>After the 5 shots I let the rifle cool and ranged a football sized white rock on a hill side @ 460. I dialed what shooter said and hit about 3" right......the second shot hit dead center. I ranged another rock @ 415 and center punched it first try.</p><p></p><p>This pic is from the targets looking back to where I was shooting from. There is a small sliver of brown in the center to the left of the road. I shot from there prone in the bed of my truck.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s538.photobucket.com/user/otisdriftwood_86/media/image_zpsbccc573f.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/otisdriftwood_86/image_zpsbccc573f.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>This was how the target looked after the D ring let loose.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s538.photobucket.com/user/otisdriftwood_86/media/image_zps09e4b74a.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/otisdriftwood_86/image_zps09e4b74a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s538.photobucket.com/user/otisdriftwood_86/media/image_zps8e4e3970.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/otisdriftwood_86/image_zps8e4e3970.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Rifle is a 260 on a Savage action and I was shooting 120gr Barnes TTSX.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kingzero, post: 862356, member: 68672"] Finally got a chance to check dope out to 500 the other day. Found a place to set up and it ended up being 515 yards. The plan was to guess on my velocity, shoot a group and make a correction based on that group. I put 2800fps in shooter and it told me 8.2 minutes. To my surprise, my 3 shots were spot on for elevation but the wind was blowing pretty good so they were 15-18" to the left. I dialed 3 minutes of wind and was going to shoot another group at the wood target but decided to go right to the steel. First shot connected but the right side D ring let loose and the plate hung at an angle. It was still facing me so I sent another 4 rounds. I was hoping for atleast MOA but the wind was gusting and I think I rushed myself out of excitement. After the 5 shots I let the rifle cool and ranged a football sized white rock on a hill side @ 460. I dialed what shooter said and hit about 3" right......the second shot hit dead center. I ranged another rock @ 415 and center punched it first try. This pic is from the targets looking back to where I was shooting from. There is a small sliver of brown in the center to the left of the road. I shot from there prone in the bed of my truck. [URL=http://s538.photobucket.com/user/otisdriftwood_86/media/image_zpsbccc573f.jpg.html][IMG]http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/otisdriftwood_86/image_zpsbccc573f.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This was how the target looked after the D ring let loose. [URL=http://s538.photobucket.com/user/otisdriftwood_86/media/image_zps09e4b74a.jpg.html][IMG]http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/otisdriftwood_86/image_zps09e4b74a.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s538.photobucket.com/user/otisdriftwood_86/media/image_zps8e4e3970.jpg.html][IMG]http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/otisdriftwood_86/image_zps8e4e3970.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Rifle is a 260 on a Savage action and I was shooting 120gr Barnes TTSX. [/QUOTE]
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