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Old 12-28-2010 | 06:25 AM
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my dad got me a TC Triumph for christmas this year and i wasn't sure what yardage i should have it shooting dead on at. im shooting 250 grain shockwave bullets. any help would be much appreciated
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Old 12-28-2010 | 06:42 AM
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Sight in for your circumstances. But as an example, I run 130gr pyrodex RS and go 3" high at 100; translates to about 5" low or so at 200. Gets the job done near and far just fine for me.
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Old 12-28-2010 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Big Z
Sight in for your circumstances. But as an example, I run 130gr pyrodex RS and go 3" high at 100; translates to about 5" low or so at 200. Gets the job done near and far just fine for me.
X2 on that advice.
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Old 12-28-2010 | 07:59 AM
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100 yards......... With my Triumph... 110gr 777 250gr bonded sw
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Old 12-28-2010 | 08:28 AM
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I don not shoot pointy bullets very often, but here is a ballistic table shooting a 250 SST with 100 grains of loose T7.

It is based on a 3" 'Point Blank Range' - so it at 100 yards it is about 2.5" high.



Remember this is just a mathematical estimate until you shoot it you do not know for sure.
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Old 12-28-2010 | 08:51 AM
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Depends on how far out you plan on shooting. I usually either sight in to be dead on at 100 yards, or if I might have the chance for a long range shot, 2" high at 100. Sighting in 3" high at 100 yards is fine, you just need to remember you are hitting high and not aim high. I was a shotgun slug hunter for years, and with slugs my instincts tell me to aim high for a 100 yard shot. But that's just me...
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Old 12-28-2010 | 04:15 PM
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im using 200gr shockwave and 110grains of bh209....2.75 inches high at 50, 4 high at 100 and deadon at 200
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Old 12-28-2010 | 06:49 PM
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2" High at 50yds will do the job in most cases. If you shoot from 0-175 yds all you have to do is hold dead center lungs and you'll be in the kill zone.
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Old 12-29-2010 | 10:57 AM
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My load in my Triumph for 250 gr Shock Waves is 120 gr of Blackhorn
2100FPS avg.
0 at 165yds
3 inches high at 100 yds
4 inches low at 200 yds
PBR of 3 inches is 0 to 185yds.
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Old 12-29-2010 | 01:07 PM
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i'm shooting 250 grain shockwave and 150 grains of white hot powder. so i should sight in at about 2 inches high at 50 yards?
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