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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 162941" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>The are a couple of things that take a lot of practice. </p><p></p><p>First is where is the top of the animal and where is the brisket. Fur covered creatures have fur and even though that should be obvious, it is important to decide and practice on where the stadia sits in the midst of that fur. </p><p></p><p>Secondly, an animal's back is not flat and you have to pick a place and measure it and finally you can't be ranging an uncooperative animal. If it won't turn and give you the correct angle and clear view to measure then you can't get a good distance calculation and you shouldn't shoot.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thirdly, You should practice your ranging on a known size object and make sure that the scope actually delivers what the manufacturer says it delivers. This is really critical to check the scope calibration and get your eye used to getting things lined up properly.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Fourthly, the gun has to be perfectly still so the scope is not wriggling around and so does the animal. Ranging an animal requires just as precise a sight picture as the shooting.</p><p> </p><p>Fiftly, ranging an isolated animal such as an antelope in short sage brush is a highly questionable activity. I greatly prefer to have other animals around so I can get an indication of "relative body size". Even if you are hunting bucks and bulls it is extremely important to know the does and cows measurements so you can range several of them as well as your intended target. If there are several does around and you keep getting consistent reading off of them and the buck is a different range reading you have to stop and think about the buck's body size and how it is affecting your range calculation. A young spike elk requires a different calculation than a mature bull and different from a cow. For my best ever shot, I even turned the gun sideways and ranged a couple of quaking aspen trees because I knew their trunk diameter. Before I ever pulled the trigger, I had ranged three animals individually and repeatedly and two trees and concluded that the shot would be 1100 yards.</p><p></p><p>Finally, for the really long range difficult shots, you need to repeat your ranging technique several times and ensure you are getting a repeatable measurement. </p><p></p><p>The whole process takes me about 5- 10 minutes because the animal(s) move around and you have to have the gun perfectly still and lined up properly and you have to rest your eyes, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 162941, member: 8"] The are a couple of things that take a lot of practice. First is where is the top of the animal and where is the brisket. Fur covered creatures have fur and even though that should be obvious, it is important to decide and practice on where the stadia sits in the midst of that fur. Secondly, an animal's back is not flat and you have to pick a place and measure it and finally you can't be ranging an uncooperative animal. If it won't turn and give you the correct angle and clear view to measure then you can't get a good distance calculation and you shouldn't shoot. Thirdly, You should practice your ranging on a known size object and make sure that the scope actually delivers what the manufacturer says it delivers. This is really critical to check the scope calibration and get your eye used to getting things lined up properly. Fourthly, the gun has to be perfectly still so the scope is not wriggling around and so does the animal. Ranging an animal requires just as precise a sight picture as the shooting. Fiftly, ranging an isolated animal such as an antelope in short sage brush is a highly questionable activity. I greatly prefer to have other animals around so I can get an indication of "relative body size". Even if you are hunting bucks and bulls it is extremely important to know the does and cows measurements so you can range several of them as well as your intended target. If there are several does around and you keep getting consistent reading off of them and the buck is a different range reading you have to stop and think about the buck's body size and how it is affecting your range calculation. A young spike elk requires a different calculation than a mature bull and different from a cow. For my best ever shot, I even turned the gun sideways and ranged a couple of quaking aspen trees because I knew their trunk diameter. Before I ever pulled the trigger, I had ranged three animals individually and repeatedly and two trees and concluded that the shot would be 1100 yards. Finally, for the really long range difficult shots, you need to repeat your ranging technique several times and ensure you are getting a repeatable measurement. The whole process takes me about 5- 10 minutes because the animal(s) move around and you have to have the gun perfectly still and lined up properly and you have to rest your eyes, etc. [/QUOTE]
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