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<blockquote data-quote="The Oregonian" data-source="post: 1496598" data-attributes="member: 51405"><p>One thing I learned on a just completed bull elk trip is that I would like to shoot at distance at the hunt location, or close to it. I had drops verified out to 750 and matched to the BR2 LRF here in Tennessee. When i got to Utah at 7000 ft elevation I was off my almost 1 MOA for my drops at 568. The BR2 takes environmentals and angle into account so i should have been good. And I verified my velocity there as this was happening and got 2979 vs 2980 I was using in calcs. I knew my new drop, which was 8.25 MOA vs 7.6 for the ballistic solutions, and 8.25 was verified 3 times on steel.</p><p></p><p>I was on a backpack with a rear sandbag, which is what I had been practicing with at home.</p><p></p><p>I adjusted my data in the BR2 and had to drop 100 FPS to get actual drops to match calculated drops. I decided to make my limit about 570 yds as I knew the actual solution there. When we spotted a good bull we got to that distance and stopped, not wanting to get closer for fear of spooking them. I ranged with the BR2 and got 8.25 and 581 angle compensated and dropped him with one shot. There is a longer write up with more details in a thread on this forum with a title something like 'success on a bull in Utah'.</p><p></p><p>It isn't always practical to shoot at distance where you are going to be hunting, but if I have the opportunity I will take it every time.</p><p></p><p>I just got home so I don't know why my drops were off out there but I will sort through it at the range shortly.</p><p></p><p>Just my $.02</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Oregonian, post: 1496598, member: 51405"] One thing I learned on a just completed bull elk trip is that I would like to shoot at distance at the hunt location, or close to it. I had drops verified out to 750 and matched to the BR2 LRF here in Tennessee. When i got to Utah at 7000 ft elevation I was off my almost 1 MOA for my drops at 568. The BR2 takes environmentals and angle into account so i should have been good. And I verified my velocity there as this was happening and got 2979 vs 2980 I was using in calcs. I knew my new drop, which was 8.25 MOA vs 7.6 for the ballistic solutions, and 8.25 was verified 3 times on steel. I was on a backpack with a rear sandbag, which is what I had been practicing with at home. I adjusted my data in the BR2 and had to drop 100 FPS to get actual drops to match calculated drops. I decided to make my limit about 570 yds as I knew the actual solution there. When we spotted a good bull we got to that distance and stopped, not wanting to get closer for fear of spooking them. I ranged with the BR2 and got 8.25 and 581 angle compensated and dropped him with one shot. There is a longer write up with more details in a thread on this forum with a title something like ‘success on a bull in Utah’. It isn’t always practical to shoot at distance where you are going to be hunting, but if I have the opportunity I will take it every time. I just got home so I don’t know why my drops were off out there but I will sort through it at the range shortly. Just my $.02 [/QUOTE]
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