How much drop?
10-05-2010 | 06:58 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Chippewa county, WI.
i sight in my guns ( and most of my buddies guns ) 1 - 1 1/2 inch high at 100 yards, so at 200 yards your looking at less of a drop off below the cross hairs.
If your daughter is young enough to go on the youth hunt, she isnt ready to shoot 200 yards..... if you have not already gone over this stuff with her in pre-season and target shooting at 200 + then why take her and risk the animal, and risk her not enjoying the hunt over a lost animal.. something to consider.. personally with young ones id keep the shot inside 100 yards...
If your daughter is young enough to go on the youth hunt, she isnt ready to shoot 200 yards..... if you have not already gone over this stuff with her in pre-season and target shooting at 200 + then why take her and risk the animal, and risk her not enjoying the hunt over a lost animal.. something to consider.. personally with young ones id keep the shot inside 100 yards...
10-05-2010 | 09:29 PM
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Typical Buck
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If your daughter is young enough to go on the youth hunt, she isnt ready to shoot 200 yards..... if you have not already gone over this stuff with her in pre-season and target shooting at 200 + then why take her and risk the animal, and risk her not enjoying the hunt over a lost animal.. something to consider.. personally with young ones id keep the shot inside 100 yards...
Both you and her should already know her limitations with the firearm and load she will be using. Since you did not know the bullet drop at 200 yards, it appears she has not shot at 200 yards.
10-06-2010 | 04:20 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Federal's 100 gr soft point load listed at 2960 fps will be 4" low at 300, if sighted in at 2.8" high at 100. Throughout the trajectory it will be no more than 3.2" high. Zero is at 250.
Close shots - aim for lower third of mass. Long shots - aim center of mass.
Close shots - aim for lower third of mass. Long shots - aim center of mass.
10-06-2010 | 05:01 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Chippewa county, WI.
The only reason I didn't shoot 200 yards is because my field isn't that long. I could maybe stretch it out to 150.
