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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 2369329" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>And what do you do when it fails to work? I can hit a deer size target at 700 yards in the kill zone with the Shepherd scope using hold over and I can do it about 90% of the time without the new technology. Of course, I probably couldn't afford most of that stuff, and when I started out (in the '60's) we didn't have any of that stuff. The Shepherd and some other 'standard' scopes do pretty good for me and I can get a shot off with what I have with just a few seconds warning. With the right Shepherd, I can also dial elevation for precise shots. But I've shot my reticles enough to be able to use hold over and aim points in the reticle to hit center on steel out to 800 yards and beyond with any of my 30-06's, 35 Whelens and 300 Win Mags without having to take time to adjust my drop in the reticle. For me, that's good enough. I'd like to get one of the new Shepherds though. They have a new aim point for the 50 yard intervals and aim points out to around 1500 yards on their vertical stadia now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 2369329, member: 60453"] And what do you do when it fails to work? I can hit a deer size target at 700 yards in the kill zone with the Shepherd scope using hold over and I can do it about 90% of the time without the new technology. Of course, I probably couldn't afford most of that stuff, and when I started out (in the '60's) we didn't have any of that stuff. The Shepherd and some other 'standard' scopes do pretty good for me and I can get a shot off with what I have with just a few seconds warning. With the right Shepherd, I can also dial elevation for precise shots. But I've shot my reticles enough to be able to use hold over and aim points in the reticle to hit center on steel out to 800 yards and beyond with any of my 30-06's, 35 Whelens and 300 Win Mags without having to take time to adjust my drop in the reticle. For me, that's good enough. I'd like to get one of the new Shepherds though. They have a new aim point for the 50 yard intervals and aim points out to around 1500 yards on their vertical stadia now. [/QUOTE]
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