Doesn't matter if you have a problem. It's a fact of shooting. The OP is shooting at 600 and 1k. PBR is not the issue, plus it can still be done at 100y. However that's beside the point.Never had a problem. I optimize my PBR by changing my zero range. Works every time. Its just a number. Easily tweaked.
Atmosphere is what it is, zero has no effect or visa versa.
#1 We don't know what he's really verifying with his Kestrel, nor how the information is being loaded into software#1) If he verified with kestrel then it already uses the correct atmospherics. #2) No need to confuse anyone about station pressure or density of air.
#3) However, to revisit the atmospherics, I don't think you can have a station pressure of 26.45 in that temp at that altitude unless you were shooting in the eye of a major storm…
#4) My logic based on a simple DA chart as admittedly I'm not a meteorologist.
I understand that but pva isn't advertising the atmospherics they tested the cayugas at. It just showing that the BC is caluculat s at a specific velocity.The drag coefficient is velocity dependent and that G7 BC of .311 was calculated at a 2775 FPS velocity. The OP's velocity is 3150 FPS. So yeah that's gonna make a big difference .Need to know what air density conditions where (not just muzzle velocity) when G7 BC was determined.
Otherwise, you do not know, and can't calculate, what local BC will be. It's your baseline which software needs to account for.
Although I use a 100 yard zero I agree that is not his problem the software would take that into account and correct for it the problem is bad information has been entered is that simple garbage in garbage outBTW the OP's chosen zero of 255 was what he picked for a reason. His rifle and purpose. He was doing correctly and checking it. He discovered a problem. It is not his Zero. That is just a value in the calculations. Other data matters, scope height, twist, barrel length, atmosphere etc. GIGO.
My point, his zero ain't the problem.
I just don't understand the problem really,manufacturers want the highest possible BC to attract customers and several manufacturers have been known the stretch the truth in regards to this. with that being said verify what the target tells you make that lineup and move on if you have to adjust the BC to make it work what's the problem as long as everything lines up?What are their age the manufacturers stretching the truth of the BC or bad information has been entered it still comes back to garbage in your garbage out
You are correct I guess the information is not untrue ,but it is sort of cherry picking putting the most appealing numbers out for all to seeyou know I don't know if they're really "stretching" the truth tho. It's math. They "could" give multiple BC's based on several velocity ranges, like Sierra and Hornady does, or they could give an average BC of the projectile over those velocity ranges, but the BC is a velocity based due to the drag coefficient of that projectile. Seems That they just give the BC based on the higher muzzle velocity at a specific DA. Putting down the BC for the highest velocity isn't necessarily un true