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<blockquote data-quote="JustMe2" data-source="post: 1998369" data-attributes="member: 42494"><p>Agreed 100 percent. He's from ND, zeroed in ND, and hunting in ND and both rifles shot very high. Any elevation change would be negligible in ND, it's pretty flat up there. I don't believe his misses were due to the rifle or scope. He was running around a lot, making lots of mistakes, excited and it was the last hours of a weeklong hunt, so I'll bet his heart was beating hard and probably breathing hard. I'm also guessing he doesn't shoot much at 700 yds. To calculate "dope" for 700 and then still shoot 30" plus high after dialing that dope (he had to hold under the elk and still hit the top of its back), tells me he didn't practice much, if at all, at those ranges. An inaccurate rifle shooting 2" 100 yd groups at 700 yds is 14" on a 24" brisket to back elk, but he consistently missed over 30 inches. 700 yds is not that far if you practice shooting like you suggested above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JustMe2, post: 1998369, member: 42494"] Agreed 100 percent. He's from ND, zeroed in ND, and hunting in ND and both rifles shot very high. Any elevation change would be negligible in ND, it's pretty flat up there. I don't believe his misses were due to the rifle or scope. He was running around a lot, making lots of mistakes, excited and it was the last hours of a weeklong hunt, so I'll bet his heart was beating hard and probably breathing hard. I'm also guessing he doesn't shoot much at 700 yds. To calculate "dope" for 700 and then still shoot 30" plus high after dialing that dope (he had to hold under the elk and still hit the top of its back), tells me he didn't practice much, if at all, at those ranges. An inaccurate rifle shooting 2" 100 yd groups at 700 yds is 14" on a 24" brisket to back elk, but he consistently missed over 30 inches. 700 yds is not that far if you practice shooting like you suggested above. [/QUOTE]
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