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I actually thought the same thing. I prolly wouldn't want it for any of my guns (until I become a millionaire of course, and can buy as many as I want), but it looks pretty cool in a novelty sense.

That was a very good explanation MTMilitiaman; thank you. Now, to apply it to the numbers I posted, are those numbers reflecting the trajectory of the bullet hitting 100 at the midrange point? Basically angled just enough to touch the POA right at 100 then begin falling back down? Or does it hit...

I looked up the information on the round I was using, which was the Winchester Super-X Silvertip, and I came up with 2700 fps, ballistic coefficient of .383, 180 grain bullet, and the scope actually sits about 2.25" measuring from the center of the scope to the center of the barrel (its one of...

Thats a good point. Basically my reasoning came from what I saw (which may have been skewed as I'll explain in a moment). At 50 yards I was hitting ~2-3" high when aiming at the bullseye, then when I moved to the 100 yard I was hitting ~5-6" high. After zeroing at 100, I figured I would still be...

That's what I figured. This guy has my head all screwed up, telling me that 30.06 crosses and drops below line of sight within 100 yds. I couldnt see how it could drop that fast, but if I hear something said enough times with enough conviction I tend to doubt my own conclusions.

Thank you for your response Tony. So, shooting the 30.06 and hitting low at 50 yards and dead on at 100, would it be safe for me to assume that the bullet is impacting the target at its first point of contact with my sight line?

bump for a frustrated beginner

Disclaimer: This post is pretty long-winded and I may have misused some terminology so please feel free to correct anything or everything I say. I am officially, thoroughly confused. I think it’s from trying to get a bunch of information from people who act like they know what they are talking...

thanks for the info MCgunner. Hopefully theres someone from Minnesota here who can help me with this one...where is the dove field at Carlos Avery? I've tried several searches and cannot figure out where it is.

I posted this in the dove blasting thread, but it didnt get much attention there, so i figured I'd make a thread. I noticed just recently that Minnesota has a dove season now and it opens 2 weeks before anything else; needless to say, I got the itch. This will be my first time going for...

Minnesota just got a dove season this year*, so this will be my first time going for dove. For any Minnesotans here, I'm planning on going to Carlos Avery to take advantage of their managed field and I'll probably check out Paul Hugo Farms WMA as well, as its only about a mile away. Anybody have...

anybody else notice the extreme irony of this paragraph?

gotta watch those double negatives ;)

This is where your argument steers off course, in my opinion. My, and I believe Sans', argument is that you have a right to free expression that is limited by its very nature. Defamation is in fact expression, but it does not fall within the bounds of a "right". In other words, you may express...

Good choice. I joined back in April or so with some of my wedding money. If nothing else, I enjoy the American Rifleman that I recieve. I wish that I had some extra money now to send off to the NRA-ILA to help out with the upcoming cases.