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Ripp
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WHY you are missing long shots...
#247922 - 27/05/14 12:35 AM

http://www.petersenshunting.com/2013/04/17/long-range-hunting-shots/

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Re: WHY you are missing long shots... [Re: Ripp]
#247930 - 27/05/14 03:39 AM

Sure he is right in most of that, especially training.

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Ripp
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Re: WHY you are missing long shots... [Re: Sville]
#247932 - 27/05/14 03:53 AM

Just read an article last evening on air density and its dramatic effects on bullet performance at longer ranges..huge difference ..will try to find the article on line and post it..

I am NOT promoting shooting game at long ranges--excess of 600 yards..but, target sure are fun..

Ripp

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Re: WHY you are missing long shots... [Re: Ripp]
#247968 - 27/05/14 11:01 PM

I practised once before an African safari shooting my .375 at longer ranges. It comes as a surprise when you see the bullet impact on the ground in front of the target. The amount of bullet drop was more than I expected. With that sort of bullet drop it makes a lot of sense not to shoot at those sort of ranges as it is not really practical to allow for that sort of drop in the field. Nowadays using a rangefinder would help, but still I don't want to carry a calculator around with me on a hunt. I find allowing a small amount of "light" above the shoulders enough of a range, not a lot of "light", it then just becomes a risky non-percentage shot.

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Re: WHY you are missing long shots... [Re: NitroX]
#247992 - 28/05/14 02:04 AM

I find with animals far enough away from me to need 'laser ranging', there is plenty of time to use the rangefinder. Mine fits in a shirt pocket, or in it's little holster on my belt beside my Leatherman "Wave" (VORTEX 1000).

I will and do range big game with my range finder - just to test my range estimations, but mostly only use the range finder when shooting gophers. I don't (have to) shoot big game at longer ranges than a "point-blank" demands.

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Ripp
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Re: WHY you are missing long shots... [Re: DarylS]
#248015 - 28/05/14 05:01 AM

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I find with animals far enough away from me to need 'laser ranging', there is plenty of time to use the rangefinder. Mine fits in a shirt pocket, or in it's little holster on my belt beside my Leatherman "Wave" (VORTEX 1000).

I will and do range big game with my range finder - just to test my range estimations, but mostly only use the range finder when shooting gophers. I don't (have to) shoot big game at longer ranges than a "point-blank" demands.

Agree--we use them all the time for hunting and also training..if we are sitting around on a hillside having lunch --we play the range game-one guess and the other ranges to see how close we get 5 out of 5..loser buys lunch when we get back to town..fun and makes you better when a quicker decison is needed..

Ripp

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