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The Basics, Starting Out
Using Elevation and Windage knobs
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<blockquote data-quote="landcbeitner" data-source="post: 196878" data-attributes="member: 10214"><p>I took a buck at 500yds using the "texas holdover" method (over 7 years ago), and since then have been using the target style turrets for more precise long range shooting. Looking back, the hold over for drop and windage is much more like a movie stunt. When shooting at a nice buck the excitement of the moment makes your judgment questionable at best. There are so many small judgments you must make to pull off a shot like that. How far is it, how much bullet drop, from where and how fast is the wind, how much less compensation do I need for the steep anle, exactly where do I put the crosshairs, etc, etc. To zap an animal with a rangfinder, look at your drop chart for elevation and windage adjustment and aim dead on is far simpler. Needless to say, once you've used the system sucessifully, you wouldn't go back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="landcbeitner, post: 196878, member: 10214"] I took a buck at 500yds using the "texas holdover" method (over 7 years ago), and since then have been using the target style turrets for more precise long range shooting. Looking back, the hold over for drop and windage is much more like a movie stunt. When shooting at a nice buck the excitement of the moment makes your judgment questionable at best. There are so many small judgments you must make to pull off a shot like that. How far is it, how much bullet drop, from where and how fast is the wind, how much less compensation do I need for the steep anle, exactly where do I put the crosshairs, etc, etc. To zap an animal with a rangfinder, look at your drop chart for elevation and windage adjustment and aim dead on is far simpler. Needless to say, once you've used the system sucessifully, you wouldn't go back. [/QUOTE]
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