Originally Posted by
Nomercy448
I'm a Chem E, had a physics minor among other things. Done a lot of shooting/hunting in my life, a bit of ballistic product engineering & development in the past (some private/commercial, some military), and a lot of mathematical/physical analysis and modeling of ballistics. If you ever want to nerd-rap about all things ballistic, hit me up.
Awesome Nomercy! I'll shoot you a PM as I start learning more (and having more questions)
In the meantime I've been limiting my investigation to factory ammunition (mostly for my .308 Weatherby Vanguard Series II) and looking at ballistics caluclators to see where I wanted to sight in my rifle. I ended up choosing a 24 yd zero. This provides for a 2nd zero at about 225 yds and a point blank (+/- 3") range of 0 to about 275 yds. In my limited experience in GA, there arn't any shots longer than that hehe.
I haven't messed with crosswind and any handloading. My scope is a Nikon ProStaff 3-9x40 and it doesn't have on-the-fly adjustable turrets so I havn't planned on doing anything but a manual holdover for estimated range.
Weatherby guarentees sub-MOA @ 100 yds with "premium factory ammunition" such as the Federal Power-Shok 150 grain Soft Point(308A) I chose (not too expensive, recommended by Weatherby).