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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 2337428" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>He was actually shooting a 503 yards, which is a drop of around 48 to 52 inches in a 7 rem mag, maybe less if the B.C. is in the .6 range. That would have been about 9 to 10 moa at that distance, which is what he dialed in, if you read his information. He dialed in for a 500 yard drop, using I'm sure the GunWerks propritary scope dial for his rifle and load. Ranges are marked on the elevation ring, and they're pretty exact. I'm going out on a limb here, but I'll bet he has dialed in distance before using his scope and hit what he aimed at just fine. Since his spotter said he hit just over the elk's back, I'm pretty sure the range was pretty close to exact. I'm pretty sure if he had dialed in 57 moa, the spotter would have never seen the impact of the round(actually, I know he wouldn't have.). He just aimed a little high because he tried for the spine so he wouldn't lose a wounded animal to private land. Guaranteed the rancher would have charged him to retrieve it, even though it would have died right next to the fence on private land. He was just trying to make sure it didn't travel that 30 yards or so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 2337428, member: 60453"] He was actually shooting a 503 yards, which is a drop of around 48 to 52 inches in a 7 rem mag, maybe less if the B.C. is in the .6 range. That would have been about 9 to 10 moa at that distance, which is what he dialed in, if you read his information. He dialed in for a 500 yard drop, using I'm sure the GunWerks propritary scope dial for his rifle and load. Ranges are marked on the elevation ring, and they're pretty exact. I'm going out on a limb here, but I'll bet he has dialed in distance before using his scope and hit what he aimed at just fine. Since his spotter said he hit just over the elk's back, I'm pretty sure the range was pretty close to exact. I'm pretty sure if he had dialed in 57 moa, the spotter would have never seen the impact of the round(actually, I know he wouldn't have.). He just aimed a little high because he tried for the spine so he wouldn't lose a wounded animal to private land. Guaranteed the rancher would have charged him to retrieve it, even though it would have died right next to the fence on private land. He was just trying to make sure it didn't travel that 30 yards or so. [/QUOTE]
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