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Old 09-15-2003 | 08:15 AM
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I have my Knight DISC sighted to be dead on at 100 yards. This is w/ 100 gr. Pyrodex pellets and 265 gr. sabots. If I were to shoot 150 yards, approx. how high should I hold it? What about 200? Just curious as to a starting point for when I go to the range.
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Old 09-15-2003 | 08:44 AM
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WELL 3 INCHES HIGH AT THE 100 SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD OUT TO 150 YARDS AND I WOULD SAY MAYBE A 8 INCH DROP AT THE 200 YARD TARGET
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Old 09-15-2003 | 08:49 AM
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just be careful shooting at a deer at 200 yards with a muzzleloader
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Old 09-15-2003 | 10:51 AM
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The energy drops rather dramatically after 100 yds , even with magnum loads . I don' t try shots further than 100 yds personally .
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Old 09-16-2003 | 05:25 AM
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I' m just trying this out on the range. I don' t think I' d take a shot at a deer over 150 yds. w/ my smokepole.
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Old 09-16-2003 | 05:39 AM
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I' m just trying this out on the range. I don' t think I' d take a shot at a deer over 150 yds. w/ my smokepole.
IF you are just trying this out on the range, you will be able to answer your own questions. No-one can really tell you this info anyway, since all gun/load combinations are a little different.
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Old 09-23-2003 | 09:21 PM
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Which bullet, specifically? Have you chroned the load?

150 yards should be little problem. Here' s a video clip of a caribou I took last week at about 155 yards (157 to be exact).

http://www.prbullet.com/DCenter.wmv
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Old 09-25-2003 | 05:39 AM
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Sorry, guess I shoulda mentioned that. It' s a 265 gr. hollow point Swift A-Frame (manufactured by Knight) sabot.
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Old 09-25-2003 | 06:27 AM
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Assuming you push that bullet at 1750 fps, if your gun is zeroed at 140 yards-- you have approximately a 164 yard MPBR, assuming a 6" kill zone.

At 100 yards, that is 2.72" high. This is approximate-- you certainly have to pull the trigger to know what your gun is really doing.
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Old 09-26-2003 | 10:33 AM
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Assuming you push that bullet at 1750 fps, if your gun is zeroed at 140 yards-- you have approximately a 164 yard MPBR, assuming a 6" kill zone.

At 100 yards, that is 2.72" high. This is approximate-- you certainly have to pull the trigger to know what your gun is really doing.
Thanks for the heads up. I just wanted to get an idea of where to start. I shoot 100 yds. all the time, but very few times over that. I have my Knight zeroed at 100 and will probably keep it that way for hunting. I really don' t shoot it over that much and most of my hunting shots are w/in 75 yds. anyway. Thanks again Randy.
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