BerettaRacer
Member
Hi,
This situation came up this week and looking for advice from more experienced long range shooters. I'm going to present two scenarios, and let me know what you think. The base line equipment will remain the same, but the situation will change, numbers will be rounded out for convinience.
Base line equipment:
-Gun is correctly sighted in at 100 yds.
-Ballistics charts show a 5" drop at 300 yds.
-Scope has 1/4 moa adjustments.
Scenario #1:
First shot is dead on X at 100 yds. Ballistic chart shows 5" drop for 300 yds, so with a 1/4 moa/click scope (1/4 x 5= 20 clicks), you raise the scope 20 clicks, second shot is exactly 5" high at 100 yds, and , with a 5" drop, should give you a perfect X at 300 yds.
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Scenario # 2:
You know your gun is sighted correctly at 100 yds, so you go srtaight to the 300 yd line. First shot is 5" low, exactly as ballistic charts said you would be. Now, to correct, each click of a 1/4 moa scope at 300 yds is 3/4" (3/4 x 5=7clicks) so you raise the scope 7 clicks to get your X.
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Which is correct 20 clicks in #1 or 7 clicks in #2? (Extra credit for showing your work, lol)
I haven't said anything about a 308 or 223 or anything else. It could be a 400 gr paintball.
The specifics given are a 5" drop. Period. Doesn't matter what the projectile is. It's a 5" drop.
The issue is, do you adjust for 5" over X at 100 yds with 20 clicks, or raise up the 5" drop at 300 yds with 7 clicks.
Thx
This situation came up this week and looking for advice from more experienced long range shooters. I'm going to present two scenarios, and let me know what you think. The base line equipment will remain the same, but the situation will change, numbers will be rounded out for convinience.
Base line equipment:
-Gun is correctly sighted in at 100 yds.
-Ballistics charts show a 5" drop at 300 yds.
-Scope has 1/4 moa adjustments.
Scenario #1:
First shot is dead on X at 100 yds. Ballistic chart shows 5" drop for 300 yds, so with a 1/4 moa/click scope (1/4 x 5= 20 clicks), you raise the scope 20 clicks, second shot is exactly 5" high at 100 yds, and , with a 5" drop, should give you a perfect X at 300 yds.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Scenario # 2:
You know your gun is sighted correctly at 100 yds, so you go srtaight to the 300 yd line. First shot is 5" low, exactly as ballistic charts said you would be. Now, to correct, each click of a 1/4 moa scope at 300 yds is 3/4" (3/4 x 5=7clicks) so you raise the scope 7 clicks to get your X.
.
.
.
Which is correct 20 clicks in #1 or 7 clicks in #2? (Extra credit for showing your work, lol)
I haven't said anything about a 308 or 223 or anything else. It could be a 400 gr paintball.
The specifics given are a 5" drop. Period. Doesn't matter what the projectile is. It's a 5" drop.
The issue is, do you adjust for 5" over X at 100 yds with 20 clicks, or raise up the 5" drop at 300 yds with 7 clicks.
Thx