2007-11-04 08:47:43 · 4 answers · asked by ED 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
That would be a good question. You can't get the answer at your computer, though. The tables are nice and look authoritative, especially since they give numbers like "M.V. 2763" and "drop at 300 yards 6.6 inches," but the fact is that your rifle may shoot exactly the same load at 2680 or 2790 fps, and your drop at 300 yards may be off from the published numbers by four or more inches. If you want to know, there's no way to find out except to head out with the rifle, the ammunition, a few targets, and preferably a chronograph. To do less is guessing. Also, it's best not to trust a single three-shot group but fire several five- or ten-shot groups at each range.
2007-11-04 09:01:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the hight of the rings, or in other words the distance from sight line to bore sight.
Having said that, you should be about dead on at 100 yards and about a foot low at 300 yards.
While I accept that there is some variation I don't think many people who head to the woods needing a 1-300 yard rifle actually get to sight it in on a 300 yard range over a chronograph. I don't know anyone with a chrono and I know a lot of people with deer in the freezer.
2007-11-04 11:08:03 · answer #2 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Set the scope three inches high at 100 yards. Forget about it. Aim dead center on the deer. If you shoot and miss hunt closer It is that easy.
2007-11-04 10:23:34 · answer #3 · answered by Darryl R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sight it in at 450 yards, then use a center hold for 100 yards to 450 yards.* The only time you need to readjust your sight is for shots longer than 600 yards.*
2007-11-04 10:22:06 · answer #4 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋