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<blockquote data-quote="epoletna" data-source="post: 2001545" data-attributes="member: 87371"><p>I'm beginning to reach out with my .270 Winchester. This is not one of those super-modern rifles with a 35" barrel wrapped with carbon fiber and a rare action that it is carved out of unobtainium by virgins working in the light of a full moon. It's a straight out of the box pre-'64 Winchester built in 1954, and I'm enjoying load development with it.</p><p></p><p>So here's my question, for those of you with sophisticated computer programs that tell you how much elevation and windage to crank in based on distance, wind, Coriolis effect, and phase of the moon: <strong>how many inches will a 130 grain Sierra bullet traveling at 3,000 FPS at the muzzle drop from 100 yards to 200 yards?</strong></p><p></p><p>I know this is not a sophisticated equation. I am getting decent groups at 100 yards with my current load, and I want to begin shooting at 200 yards, but don't want to fire a 200 yard group to determine how many inches I need to come up, and I know there are computer programs that will tell a shooter how many clicks to crank in.</p><p></p><p>So what say you? How many inches should I crank in for a 130 grain Sierra soft point boat tail bullet that leaves the muzzle at 3000 FPS, if I want to hit the bullseye at 200 yards too? This should be a pretty straightforward computation, I should think.</p><p></p><p>If I'm successful at this, I hope eventually to reach out to 500 yards. Small potatoes, I know, but there you are.</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="epoletna, post: 2001545, member: 87371"] I'm beginning to reach out with my .270 Winchester. This is not one of those super-modern rifles with a 35" barrel wrapped with carbon fiber and a rare action that it is carved out of unobtainium by virgins working in the light of a full moon. It's a straight out of the box pre-'64 Winchester built in 1954, and I'm enjoying load development with it. So here's my question, for those of you with sophisticated computer programs that tell you how much elevation and windage to crank in based on distance, wind, Coriolis effect, and phase of the moon: [B]how many inches will a 130 grain Sierra bullet traveling at 3,000 FPS at the muzzle drop from 100 yards to 200 yards?[/B] I know this is not a sophisticated equation. I am getting decent groups at 100 yards with my current load, and I want to begin shooting at 200 yards, but don't want to fire a 200 yard group to determine how many inches I need to come up, and I know there are computer programs that will tell a shooter how many clicks to crank in. So what say you? How many inches should I crank in for a 130 grain Sierra soft point boat tail bullet that leaves the muzzle at 3000 FPS, if I want to hit the bullseye at 200 yards too? This should be a pretty straightforward computation, I should think. If I'm successful at this, I hope eventually to reach out to 500 yards. Small potatoes, I know, but there you are. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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