Cali_Ed Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 I was going to post in the range pics thread but it was locked so here it is. It was fun, down side I wasted my loads I made for developing at 100 yards. So I'm gonna have to re do them. Here is one. This second picture the left target is my buddies and the right target is mine. All in all not to shabby I would think it was fun the targets at this new range I went to were actually off the ground so aiming at them was much more comfterable and natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Nice shooting brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTXshooter Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 With groups like that at 300 yds., I think you can be pretty sure they are going to group well at 100yds. Nice Shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_Ed Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 It was a bit hard to stay consistent Nd really zero it down because the ammo want the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_Ed Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Also, is it weird that I prefer to shoot at 14x vs 20x at 300? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Not weird at all - the more magnification you have, the more movement you're going to see. The greater the magnification, the easier it is to see how shaky you are. Dial it down, things move less, and you get more comfortable on target. When you see the target moving, at higher magnifications, most people have the tendency to "ambush" the target - jerk the shot right when the target is centered in the crosshairs, and not moving around. My $0.02. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_Ed Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Thanks how far would you say this magnification is good for once i get aoad going i want to shoot 600 then 800 ;) ;) Would it be terrible idea to zero aT 300 instead of 100? Edited January 19, 2015 by Cali_Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 That scope should out-range that rifle, in .308 Win. That's plenty of scope. Zero is personal preference. How much total elevation adjustment does your scope have, do you have a mount with offset, and what's the max distance you'll shoot? (800 meters, I know... <lmao>) That determines what you need to zero to in order to reach your farthest targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_Ed Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 I'll have to double check my scopes max adjustment as for my mount it's a bolbro medium I think lol I don't remeber haha. With time I want to pick the rifle as far as it can go with me behind it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 I'm talking about any drop built into the mount - 10 MOA drop, 20 MOA drop, 30 MOA drop... That stuff. Gets you more range out of a scope that doesn't have enough internal adjustment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_Ed Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 I'll look it up. Next time I'll go out with brother bubba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Bubba will get you right at the distances, and quick, too. <thumbsup> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_Ed Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 No 20moa cant boooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 No built in drop in the mount = have to zero further out, to hit the longer distances. Still depends on the internal max adj in the scope, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_Ed Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 65moa max adjustment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_Ed Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 65moa max adjustment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Count on that being 32.5 up and 32.5 down, so you'd be able to dial in 32.5 MOA of drop in that scope. A .308 Win with 175gr SMK moving 2600fps, 100 yard zero, will have a drop of 221 inches at 800 yards. At 800 yards roughly 8" = 1 MOA. 221/8 = 27.625 MOA. At this distance, your scope would probably make it, but that's a maybe. Only way to find out is to have Bubba shoot it. :)) At that distance, don't make it a rough estimate, though. 1 MOA = 1.047" at 100 yards. 1 MOA = 8.376" at 800 yards. 221/8.376 = 26.385 MOA of drop at 800 yards. If you needed 26.385 MOA of drop to hit your target at 800 yards, and you dialed in 27.625 MOA of drop, that's enough of a difference in bullet impact to be a miss and not a hit. Probably about a 10 inch difference at that distance. Lesson? Buy a ballistic calculator, download a ballistic calculator app for your phone, or take paper, pencil and calculator to the range with you... <thumbsup> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.308LiteHunter Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Not weird at all - the more magnification you have, the more movement you're going to see. The greater the magnification, the easier it is to see how shaky you are. Dial it down, things move less, and you get more comfortable on target. When you see the target moving, at higher magnifications, most people have the tendency to "ambush" the target - jerk the shot right when the target is centered in the crosshairs, and not moving around. My $0.02. + 1 I experienced this with my Dad's new scope. Once I backed it off 20x and down to 16x I shot a lot better. So did he. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_Ed Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Count on that being 32.5 up and 32.5 down, so you'd be able to dial in 32.5 MOA of drop in that scope. A .308 Win with 175gr SMK moving 2600fps, 100 yard zero, will have a drop of 221 inches at 800 yards. At 800 yards roughly 8" = 1 MOA. 221/8 = 27.625 MOA. At this distance, your scope would probably make it, but that's a maybe. Only way to find out is to have Bubba shoot it. :)) At that distance, don't make it a rough estimate, though. 1 MOA = 1.047" at 100 yards. 1 MOA = 8.376" at 800 yards. 221/8.376 = 26.385 MOA of drop at 800 yards. If you needed 26.385 MOA of drop to hit your target at 800 yards, and you dialed in 27.625 MOA of drop, that's enough of a difference in bullet impact to be a miss and not a hit. Probably about a 10 inch difference at that distance. Lesson? Buy a ballistic calculator, download a ballistic calculator app for your phone, or take paper, pencil and calculator to the range with you... <thumbsup>damn thank you! And I thought school was out haha. On another note the guy next to us had a 9k 338 lapua with a mark8 scope lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Bet he didn't have an Elite Iron Bipod though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_Ed Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Well he did ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Pics, or it wasn't there... :wwop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Speaking of 9k .338's and Elite Iron....where the fcuk is Ron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 He's acting like he took home a fat chick - he's cuddled up with that thing at night, and at this point, with all his $hit-talking, he's afraid to admit how much he loves it... <lmao> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_Ed Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 How do I go about getting my adrenaline to go down? Some times I feel like my hearts racing. Or is it just time behind the rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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