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<blockquote data-quote="mntnflyr4fun" data-source="post: 2698210" data-attributes="member: 29147"><p>EXACTLY CORRECT. Not at all arrogant, in fact, I myself don't get my panties in a wad over not meeting the magic .5-.75MOA sightin criteria that seems to be mandatory with most everyone working up long range loads. I choose the bullet I believe in, get it to it's best accuracy even if that is a 1.25MOA group or thereabouts and call it good. Reason being that I believe there are too many factors in my hunting enviroment that may make my loose(r) tolerances work in my favor when my lumbering 265gr 338 bullet is making its way across/up/down the canyon. After all, I am hunting and have limited time to setup and get a shot launched after getting a legal animal located before it is gone, so who is to say that such inaccuracy may not be the very reason my bullet hits the sweet spot 900yds away instead of 6" back........</p><p></p><p>It is what happens when the bullet arrives that I am interested in. Big, heavy bullets to help compensate for a marginal arrival that also kill like a freight train when everything is perfect.</p><p></p><p>IMHO, too many hunters are believing everything their computer says should happen without realizing all that data is theoretical performace data and could only, possibly, maybe......... be achieved in a test barrel in a test facility under PERFECTLY controlled conditions.</p><p></p><p> Unfortunately thats not where I hunt so, for "elk at 900", I bring enough gun, take the best available shot, let the ones that are too far away get away and thats just hunting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mntnflyr4fun, post: 2698210, member: 29147"] EXACTLY CORRECT. Not at all arrogant, in fact, I myself don't get my panties in a wad over not meeting the magic .5-.75MOA sightin criteria that seems to be mandatory with most everyone working up long range loads. I choose the bullet I believe in, get it to it's best accuracy even if that is a 1.25MOA group or thereabouts and call it good. Reason being that I believe there are too many factors in my hunting enviroment that may make my loose(r) tolerances work in my favor when my lumbering 265gr 338 bullet is making its way across/up/down the canyon. After all, I am hunting and have limited time to setup and get a shot launched after getting a legal animal located before it is gone, so who is to say that such inaccuracy may not be the very reason my bullet hits the sweet spot 900yds away instead of 6" back........ It is what happens when the bullet arrives that I am interested in. Big, heavy bullets to help compensate for a marginal arrival that also kill like a freight train when everything is perfect. IMHO, too many hunters are believing everything their computer says should happen without realizing all that data is theoretical performace data and could only, possibly, maybe......... be achieved in a test barrel in a test facility under PERFECTLY controlled conditions. Unfortunately thats not where I hunt so, for "elk at 900", I bring enough gun, take the best available shot, let the ones that are too far away get away and thats just hunting. [/QUOTE]
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