thomis
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I'm gearing up to do some mid range rifle shooting in a couple weeks. I'll be using a .243 Winchester and .308 Winchester and shooting out to 300 yards (which is actually long range to me). The purpose of this is partly for fun but also to get some practice if ever I get a shot on a whitetail out across the bean fields.
I've been handloading, checking ballistics tables, using software, etc. to have an "idea" of the trajectory of each of my handloads for both rifles. Both rifles have Leupold Vari X II 3x9 one is the 40 objective, the other is the Ultralight 33 objective. Both scopes have the standard wide duplex reticles.
Each rifle is zeroed at roughly 30 yards to maintain a couple inches above and below line of sight out to about 250 yards, where the bullet hits zero again. If I'm trying to get the best groups and test loads at 300, do I aim the same way at the bullseye and just measure the group size way down on the target? I guess what I'm asking is, if I don't have one of the nicer scopes with the "accurange" or other such hold-over reticles, then how do you try and hit the bullseye? I guess I could do the calculation, i.e. 1 click at 100 yards = 1/4" so one click at 300 yards = 3/4", determine the drop from ballistics table, then adjust scope, theoretically, when I'm finished shooting at 300 yards, do as many clicks back down to where it was and I'm good at 25 and 250 again?
I've just never shot targets out to these distances and I want to make the most of this rare opportunity I have to check my loads. Any tips and tricks are appreciated.
I've been handloading, checking ballistics tables, using software, etc. to have an "idea" of the trajectory of each of my handloads for both rifles. Both rifles have Leupold Vari X II 3x9 one is the 40 objective, the other is the Ultralight 33 objective. Both scopes have the standard wide duplex reticles.
Each rifle is zeroed at roughly 30 yards to maintain a couple inches above and below line of sight out to about 250 yards, where the bullet hits zero again. If I'm trying to get the best groups and test loads at 300, do I aim the same way at the bullseye and just measure the group size way down on the target? I guess what I'm asking is, if I don't have one of the nicer scopes with the "accurange" or other such hold-over reticles, then how do you try and hit the bullseye? I guess I could do the calculation, i.e. 1 click at 100 yards = 1/4" so one click at 300 yards = 3/4", determine the drop from ballistics table, then adjust scope, theoretically, when I'm finished shooting at 300 yards, do as many clicks back down to where it was and I'm good at 25 and 250 again?
I've just never shot targets out to these distances and I want to make the most of this rare opportunity I have to check my loads. Any tips and tricks are appreciated.