TC Encore and Shockwaves

CJCNY · 10-20-2010, 01:40 AM

I shoot a TC Encore with 200 grain shockwaves and 150 grains of pyrodex pellets. I am right at 1" high at 50 yards and was wondering if anyone here had an idea of where I might be (how much drop) at 100 yards, 150 yards and 200 yards. I know the only way to know for sure would be to shoot at those distances but I was hoping somebody might have an estimate or know where I could find ballistic info for this load.

falcon · 10-20-2010, 03:15 AM

You really need to establish a 100 yard zero. This will give you a much better estimate of bullet impact at 200 yards.

Big Z · 10-20-2010, 05:48 AM

What falcon said....why guess when you can shoot?

cayugad · 10-20-2010, 05:56 AM

I tried that 2 inches high at 50 yards once... at the 100 yard station I was over three inches high. Why I have no idea. Sighted in the same rifle then at 100 yards and when I shot at 50 it was about an inch and a half high. So all I can guess is I was shooting bad (which is very likely) or had a different trajectory on the bullet. I don't under stand that trajectory stuff too much. So I normally ask the experts on here as to what I am screwing up.

oldsmellhound · 10-20-2010, 07:32 AM

It's hard to say, unless like the others said, you see where you are at 100 yards. For example, last range session I shot 2 bullets- the 200 Shockwave and 185 Lehigh. They have similar weights and I used the same powder charge of 80 grains T7 3f.

The Shockwave was about 3/4" high at 50 yards, and about 1.5" high at 100.
The Lehigh was about 1" high at 50 and dead on at 100 yards.

So the Shockwave was continuing to rise in trajectory at 100 yards, where the Lehigh was starting to drop. I didn't have a range to shoot farther than 100, but based on that I would expect that the Shockwave would start to drop and be dead on at about 150 yards give or take, while at 150 yards the Lehigh would be several inches low.

GPMD · 10-21-2010, 09:43 AM

I shoot the same load out of the Pro Hunter. Just sighted in last week. I'm dead on at 50yds and honestly I was surprised to find that I'm just about dead on at 100 as well. I didn't get a chance to shoot past that but I'm confident that if I just aim dead on out to 100 yds, that deer is not going to go very far

GPMD · 10-21-2010, 09:45 AM

Oops, sorry about that, I just reread your post. I don't shoot the same load, I shoot 250 grains. I'm thinking the lighter bullet may actually still be rising if my 250 was dead on. Not sure now. Good luck