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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 130149" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>I tried a bit of a unique shot at a spike elk this year and noticed something in the final moment of braking the trigger that got me to thinking.</p><p></p><p>This situation is completely applicable to me and not to most others but I tend to get the "fever" however much reduced in my later years. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif</p><p></p><p>When younger and a really big buck appeared I just couldn't keep from looking at the horns while attempting to shoot into the boiler room. I don't know how many trophies I shot over top of. Well, yes I do, it was 3. But **** it WAS exciting! Then depressing.</p><p></p><p>This year I made a 2 hour stalk on a herd of bulls that were bedded. (I had a antlerless tag and spikes had to be less than 6") I kept congratulating myself on how calm I was while crawling the last few yards to the shooting position. 430 yards was as close as I was going to get. Again I was pleased to have been calm enough to consider other paths to get closer.</p><p></p><p>As I set up for the shot the wind was in the 30 mph range and very gusty. I looked at the drop chart and held accordingly. I even waited for the wind to get back to the proper condition.</p><p></p><p>BUT, when the rifle went off I noticed that my eye was focused on the reticle intersection NOT the hold over/into the wind point. Maybe that's why I missed......</p><p></p><p>When shooting at water bottles, rocks etc I have no problem using the reticle for hold over. There seems to be a bit of a difference when there is hair in view.</p><p></p><p>Thus my drop chart has both mil hold over and windage data and MOA for when I have the time to make the clicks.</p><p></p><p>Most of my long range spots have nothing but air/wind for about 600 yds to the other side of the canyons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 130149, member: 2011"] I tried a bit of a unique shot at a spike elk this year and noticed something in the final moment of braking the trigger that got me to thinking. This situation is completely applicable to me and not to most others but I tend to get the "fever" however much reduced in my later years. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] When younger and a really big buck appeared I just couldn't keep from looking at the horns while attempting to shoot into the boiler room. I don't know how many trophies I shot over top of. Well, yes I do, it was 3. But **** it WAS exciting! Then depressing. This year I made a 2 hour stalk on a herd of bulls that were bedded. (I had a antlerless tag and spikes had to be less than 6") I kept congratulating myself on how calm I was while crawling the last few yards to the shooting position. 430 yards was as close as I was going to get. Again I was pleased to have been calm enough to consider other paths to get closer. As I set up for the shot the wind was in the 30 mph range and very gusty. I looked at the drop chart and held accordingly. I even waited for the wind to get back to the proper condition. BUT, when the rifle went off I noticed that my eye was focused on the reticle intersection NOT the hold over/into the wind point. Maybe that's why I missed...... When shooting at water bottles, rocks etc I have no problem using the reticle for hold over. There seems to be a bit of a difference when there is hair in view. Thus my drop chart has both mil hold over and windage data and MOA for when I have the time to make the clicks. Most of my long range spots have nothing but air/wind for about 600 yds to the other side of the canyons. [/QUOTE]
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