dwwhite
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I've started shooting extensively at 200-300 yards, I've been learning a lot and noticing a few trends. After zeroing to point of aim at 100, then backing off to 300, my point of impact will drift to the right by a couple of inches.
It seems that I read somewhere that the spin of the bullet can actually cause as much as a foot of drift at 1000 yards. Is this a documented phenomenon, or simply something that I am misremembering? Or is it just wind drift (prevailing winds at my range run left to right) that I'm not used to compensating for after years of shooting at closer distances?
If some of you long distance guys could chime in, I'd appreciate it.
edit- for what it's worth, I'm shooting a .308 with 180 grain Match Kings running at an estimated 2550 fps.
It seems that I read somewhere that the spin of the bullet can actually cause as much as a foot of drift at 1000 yards. Is this a documented phenomenon, or simply something that I am misremembering? Or is it just wind drift (prevailing winds at my range run left to right) that I'm not used to compensating for after years of shooting at closer distances?
If some of you long distance guys could chime in, I'd appreciate it.
edit- for what it's worth, I'm shooting a .308 with 180 grain Match Kings running at an estimated 2550 fps.