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How to Determine Your Effective Range for a Hunting Shot
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<blockquote data-quote="jrock" data-source="post: 1107931" data-attributes="member: 78569"><p>Personally I like to establish accuracy for hunting based on error. If I shoot a system (gun, bipod, wind meter, drop charts. etc) 1 MOA, then if that 1 MOA circle exceeds the circle of a vital area then that is my limit for range. </p><p> </p><p>For example.</p><p>I have verified my shooting ability at 1000 yards to 1 MOA (bullet can hit anywhere within a 10" circle) in a real world hunting scenario.</p><p> </p><p>If its a deer sized target, assume that an 8" circle represents the vital area</p><p> </p><p>Result: A 10" circle overlaps the 8" circle by 2" all the way around. THerefore, you have a chance of missing that 8" circle even if you hold the reticle in the same spot on the animal every time. For you math wizz's, thats a 57% chance of a miss based on area. Not a lot of confidence there in my book.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jrock, post: 1107931, member: 78569"] Personally I like to establish accuracy for hunting based on error. If I shoot a system (gun, bipod, wind meter, drop charts. etc) 1 MOA, then if that 1 MOA circle exceeds the circle of a vital area then that is my limit for range. For example. I have verified my shooting ability at 1000 yards to 1 MOA (bullet can hit anywhere within a 10" circle) in a real world hunting scenario. If its a deer sized target, assume that an 8" circle represents the vital area Result: A 10" circle overlaps the 8" circle by 2" all the way around. THerefore, you have a chance of missing that 8" circle even if you hold the reticle in the same spot on the animal every time. For you math wizz's, thats a 57% chance of a miss based on area. Not a lot of confidence there in my book. [/QUOTE]
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