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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 2612619" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>Bottom line is I think everyone needs to go validate their loads if they are shooting much beyond their approximate point blank range. Even if they have a perfect bc number to calculate drop and drift, it won't mean much if their optic adjust 110%, or 90%, of what they dial. There are many optics out there in use that don't dial the correct amount. That isn't accounting for the many other compounding factors that may be present on top of that.</p><p></p><p>An excuse of not being able to get to the range simply isn't sufficient, if you aren't able to get to the range and shoot your rifle out to your intended max hunting distance, be it 400 yards or 1200 yards, then shorten your intended hunting distance until you can. There is just too much that can go wrong or data that can be incorrect that needs to be figured out prior to taking a shot at an animal and hoping for the best. </p><p></p><p>And I think your data here exemplifies that even more. Bullet bc's can be close, but very often aren't representative of field observations. The only thing we know is that we don't know until we try it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 2612619, member: 87243"] Bottom line is I think everyone needs to go validate their loads if they are shooting much beyond their approximate point blank range. Even if they have a perfect bc number to calculate drop and drift, it won't mean much if their optic adjust 110%, or 90%, of what they dial. There are many optics out there in use that don't dial the correct amount. That isn't accounting for the many other compounding factors that may be present on top of that. An excuse of not being able to get to the range simply isn't sufficient, if you aren't able to get to the range and shoot your rifle out to your intended max hunting distance, be it 400 yards or 1200 yards, then shorten your intended hunting distance until you can. There is just too much that can go wrong or data that can be incorrect that needs to be figured out prior to taking a shot at an animal and hoping for the best. And I think your data here exemplifies that even more. Bullet bc's can be close, but very often aren't representative of field observations. The only thing we know is that we don't know until we try it. [/QUOTE]
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