Good idea!!My goodness, my point got taken out of context. I’m done with this thread.
Good idea!!My goodness, my point got taken out of context. I’m done with this thread.
I have a chrono but don’t use it often. Typically, I make an educated guess at MV, get a good 100 yard zero, then go to 800 or 900. I see where I hit there, put that into Ballistic AE and let it calculate the MV. I don’t recall ever having to make any change after doing this. Inputting accurate values for all the other factors is important. Sight height, zero offset, environmentals, etc.I don't want to derail, but I have a related question.
How many of you don't use a chrono at all?
I don't own one. I zero at 100 yards. Take the velocity of the box, minus 30 fps per inch if the barrel is less than 24 inches. Put that into the calculator (Shooter) to get "try" dope. Shoot at 300 and 500 yards. (my range only goes to 500). Tell the calculator what my actual drops are and let it figure out what it thinks my MV is. Anyone see an issue with this process?
It sounds like you're well on your way to getting confident at longer ranges!I figured I should offer a follow up post after receiving some great advice on this thread.
It's amazing to me the precision required to be precise at long range. I'm gradually transitioning from just a hunter to a shooter as well. The hunter in me said "if it's within an 1" of the point of aim, then it's sighted in". But 1/2" high at 100 yards was the cause of most of my problems of being 2 MOA high at 420 yards.
After shooting multiple times, I did decide to adjust my muzzle velocity to closer to 3100 fps from the original 3033 fps. But by just getting my zero "dead nuts", with that adjustment my dialing come up is only 1/4 MOA off of what it was when I was shooting 2 MOA high, but now I am hitting dead on for elevation.
Thanks sharing your wisdom. My goal is to shoot proficiently for hunting for hunting within 600 yards. After dabbling in long range as much as I have with zeroing, adjusting, verifying and practicing, it's amazing to me the number of people who act like a 700-900 yard shot is nothing who I know aren't slinging lead downrange at those ranges to practice or verify until there's a critter in their scope.