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To: TalonDJ

I have sufficient skill to shoot at moving game out to 200 or 225 yards. Shots farther than that the target would have to standing still and slightly quartering.

Beyond that range and environmental conditions start playing havoc with the bullet and the further the distance the more the bullet is affected. If you are a shooter, you know this.

the LD and VLD bullets designed for 1000 yard shooting are not suitable for killing game.

With a sustained 10 mph wind r-t-l or l-t-r how far will a:

22 cal bullet drift
25 “ “ “
26 “ “ “
27 “ “ “

and so on and so on up caliber?


68 posted on 08/31/2016 4:11:05 PM PDT by txnativegop (Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
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To: txnativegop

You can hit game bounding along and kill it cleanly...but you can’t kill stationary game at 1000 yards given the right sort of gun and optics? The article even mentioned laser ranger finders so you can have that too. Really, you can’t do it? Too bad. Well, maybe the article was written for better shots than you. A whole magazine for people shooting long range... but I am sure they know less than you about it. You should write them and tell them it can’t be done. Tell them to start a new magazine for shooting moving game a 225 yards since that is MUCH easier.


70 posted on 08/31/2016 4:24:57 PM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: txnativegop

OK, my 6.5 with a 123 Lapua Scenar at 2897 fps with todays density altitude of 1601 ft will need 2.0 mils correction at 1000 yards with the 10mph breeze at 3 o’clock. You just crank the turret up 7.6 mils, use the 2 mil right hash mark and with proper trigger control, it’s a hit.


83 posted on 09/01/2016 7:50:11 AM PDT by nobamanomore
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