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Old 05-04-2015 | 04:47 PM
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Humm. It drops 75 inches from a 100 yard zero. How about if I put and eight foot pole out there at 300 yards, tack the target to the pole with the bull 75 inches from the top, and aim at the top of the pole?


Wow, there is still 983 ft lb of energy left, out there.
Yeah, that sucker is a flying freight train.

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Old 05-04-2015 | 05:24 PM
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Just aim at the clouds.
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Old 05-04-2015 | 05:34 PM
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When you get it perfected, move out of those trees into the open and try it in a 10mph cross wind.
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Old 05-04-2015 | 06:08 PM
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No thank you Addict. I hate anything more than a gentle breeze - shooting, hunting, or fishing.

I don't know how you guys on the high plains live with it.
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Old 05-04-2015 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Semisane
No thank you Addict. I hate anything more than a gentle breeze - shooting, hunting, or fishing.

I don't know how you guys on the high plains live with it.
Anything under 25mph is a gentle breeze
 
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Old 05-04-2015 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Semisane
300 yards??? Hummm. Our range goes out to about 340 yards. Dare I try 300?
Yes sir Go for it . 300 or bust i dont have any doubts but that you can do it . I will be waiting on the range report , complete with pics
 
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Old 05-04-2015 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 1874sharpsshooter
Anything under 25mph is a gentle breeze
Guess you just get used to it.
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Old 05-05-2015 | 03:21 AM
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The wind; one never gets 'used' to it, but one does have to learn to live with it. Kind of ironic it is, because of the openness, one kinda needs to shoot long range, but because of the wind, one cannot.
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Old 05-05-2015 | 03:21 AM
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Humm. It drops 75 inches from a 100 yard zero. How about if I put and eight foot pole out there at 300 yards, tack the target to the pole with the bull 75 inches from the top, and aim at the top of the pole? .....
Just aim at the clouds.
Doing so would probably be educational all right. One could also try using one of them stadia marks in the scope, but that would probably entail dialing down the power, which is the last thing one wants to do, when shooting long range.

The simplest approach to success, would be to twist the elevation turret up 24 moa, after ensuring the rifle is sighted in at 100 yard..
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Old 05-05-2015 | 05:01 AM
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Our range goes to 500yds. It would be comical to see how much hold over you'd have to have with your load.
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