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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 2337292" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>I got back this week, too. I didn't even see an elk at Crawford. Yes, shooting at an angle means the tragectory will be flatter. Also, altitude will make it flatter at distance. Coupled with the larger group sizes distance gives you just from variations in shot to shot velocity, wind, etc, holding high could easily generate a miss at that range. Good job on the cow. Where were you hunting? I used a 35 Whelen and when I got bored, I shot some practice shots at the elevation I was hunting in, and well away from where I was hunting, using a Shepherd scope and a Bushnell range finder. I knew where my rifle would hit, and the 3 shot group size at 330, 350, 430, 490, 610 and 720 yards at both level and up to 25degrees with the load I was using. Since the elk hadn't come down, there wasn't a reason not to practice under real world conditions. It did scare some deer, though. And since I was alone out there, it didn't mess with anyone else's hunting. I also shot to 1,000 yards, and it was about point of aim with the Sierra Gameking 225 grain loads. But I have shot bowling pins with that load at 300 yards from a bipod at Fort Benning using this rifle/scope combo on several occasions along with golf balls (my son-in-law's) at 100 yards at the Benning POF range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 2337292, member: 60453"] I got back this week, too. I didn't even see an elk at Crawford. Yes, shooting at an angle means the tragectory will be flatter. Also, altitude will make it flatter at distance. Coupled with the larger group sizes distance gives you just from variations in shot to shot velocity, wind, etc, holding high could easily generate a miss at that range. Good job on the cow. Where were you hunting? I used a 35 Whelen and when I got bored, I shot some practice shots at the elevation I was hunting in, and well away from where I was hunting, using a Shepherd scope and a Bushnell range finder. I knew where my rifle would hit, and the 3 shot group size at 330, 350, 430, 490, 610 and 720 yards at both level and up to 25degrees with the load I was using. Since the elk hadn't come down, there wasn't a reason not to practice under real world conditions. It did scare some deer, though. And since I was alone out there, it didn't mess with anyone else's hunting. I also shot to 1,000 yards, and it was about point of aim with the Sierra Gameking 225 grain loads. But I have shot bowling pins with that load at 300 yards from a bipod at Fort Benning using this rifle/scope combo on several occasions along with golf balls (my son-in-law's) at 100 yards at the Benning POF range. [/QUOTE]
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