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NitroX
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Re: WHY you are missing long shots...
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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WHY you are missing long shots...	Ripp	27/05/14 12:35 AM
Re: WHY you are missing long shots...	Sville	27/05/14 03:39 AM
Re: WHY you are missing long shots...	Ripp	27/05/14 03:53 AM
Re: WHY you are missing long shots...	NitroX	27/05/14 11:01 PM
Re: WHY you are missing long shots...	DarylS	28/05/14 02:04 AM
Re: WHY you are missing long shots...	Ripp	28/05/14 05:01 AM

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