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<blockquote data-quote="desertflier" data-source="post: 285812" data-attributes="member: 17206"><p>If all someone is doing is hunting under conditions and at the distances one normally shoots at in hunting terrain, they can get along fine with a ballistic program used in the manner you suggest. What I was suggesting is intended for use by someone who wants to wring the maximum possible ability out of their rifle to hit exactly where they are aiming on varmints or game animals at long range. If someone practices a lot with their rifle and load over a period of time and at different locations, and keeps track, they will find that they have started to compile such a chart anyway.</p><p></p><p>I do very long range varmint hunting inn many different locations, and I shoot large game in many different places, at greater distances than most people seem to (really long cross-canyon shots, where there is no ability to get closer before shooting without scaring the game; after shooting, you can get as close as you want).</p><p></p><p>I bought the various ballistic programs to find out how well (or, in some cases, if) they worked well enough to use in any way for this. I found inappropriate algorithms in some, and I found that the calculations in at least one were based on one rifle and load in each caliber, fired, in some cases, only one time. I found that some of these programs would have you miss completely a lot of the time, and I found that at least a couple were pretty good. I think that some of the program manufacturers have done an excellent job of providing a program that can be used by most people, under the conditions and in the manner in which they shoot, and I found, that, for my purposes, they are of only limited use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="desertflier, post: 285812, member: 17206"] If all someone is doing is hunting under conditions and at the distances one normally shoots at in hunting terrain, they can get along fine with a ballistic program used in the manner you suggest. What I was suggesting is intended for use by someone who wants to wring the maximum possible ability out of their rifle to hit exactly where they are aiming on varmints or game animals at long range. If someone practices a lot with their rifle and load over a period of time and at different locations, and keeps track, they will find that they have started to compile such a chart anyway. I do very long range varmint hunting inn many different locations, and I shoot large game in many different places, at greater distances than most people seem to (really long cross-canyon shots, where there is no ability to get closer before shooting without scaring the game; after shooting, you can get as close as you want). I bought the various ballistic programs to find out how well (or, in some cases, if) they worked well enough to use in any way for this. I found inappropriate algorithms in some, and I found that the calculations in at least one were based on one rifle and load in each caliber, fired, in some cases, only one time. I found that some of these programs would have you miss completely a lot of the time, and I found that at least a couple were pretty good. I think that some of the program manufacturers have done an excellent job of providing a program that can be used by most people, under the conditions and in the manner in which they shoot, and I found, that, for my purposes, they are of only limited use. [/QUOTE]
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