Originally Posted by
Nomercy448
Most hunting scopes have 50MOA of internal adjustment, so you can only dope down 25MOA at best (without using an angled mount). A .270 with 130grn BT's will drop around 20MOA at 700MOA, and 30MOA by 900.
Ever try to put that kind of elevation into your average, off-the-shelf hunting optic? This kind of hunting (700-900 yards) isnt for the average Joe with average equipment.
Originally Posted by
Nomercy448
But truth be told, you did the right thing by passing on the shot. Without having fired your rifle at 260yrds and knowing the appropriate ACCURATE hold over, you shouldn't have taken the shot.
Agreed. I'm not a big fan of the "so-and-so high at such-and-such range" method. i'd recommend you zero your rifle at 100 yards and build yourself a ballistic chart (or pull it from the factory's website) for the particular round you're using to give you trajectory data in 100-yard increments out to 500. Affix the chart somewhere on your rifle, and practice with it at those varying ranges.