Sight in help

[southarkrob]

I hopefully will be getting to shoot my Encore conversion this weekend (if we can get all the new water lines ran to the farm.. dam leaks) I wont be shooting hot rod loads or over 150 to 200 yards... the problem I am having is that the farthest I can shoot is 110 yds at my private range.. for a 150 to 175 yard dead zero?? This is the max range for where I mostly hunt unless I slip out to one of the gas line stands. Do I need to be 1" or 2" high at 100 or what?? Thanks for the help. Robbie

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Will need a little more info about the load you decide to go with. But if 150 is your max range you are going to be pretty decent with a lot of loads if you only increase your distance from 100 to 150.

You won't be dead on but if you're 2" high at 100 and 3" low at 200 that's not to shabby. That's if you're lobbing a small brick at 2400fps roughly.

[southarkrob]

Sorry bout that.. prolly gonna be in between 55 and 58 grs of H4198 Harvestor blue sabot, 200 gr SST or Barnes bullet.. Rob

[edge]

This is from an old thread  for the 50 cal but my thinking/hunting style is still the same.

Personally, I think a lot has to do with your particular zero, the range to the animal, and the bullet used.

I don't, but if you like to use the MPBR type aiming, then your aimpoint must be the very close to the top of the heart since you need to guard against both the trajectory above and below your point of aim.

I prefer the heart shot:

First because it is natural for me as an archer;
Secondly because I want the longest distance before range compensation is needed...without thinking

Take the BO @ 2300 fps.

MPBR 6" ( +- 3 inches from POA )

Sight in at 188 yards and max distance will be 219 yards.

Since this does not allow for aiming and group size, the High should could get you into trouble with a high shot in the 100 yard range as the bullet will be +3 inches @111 yards!

So if you want your Bang Flop high shoulder on a deer that is 100 yards away you need to aim at the top of the heart!

I don't like playing with my aimpoint until it is really necessary!

Here is the Edge method:

Take the same BO @2300 fps.

Calculate a MPBR using 9 inches

Zero point is 217 yards.

Aim for the heart from zero to 217 yards and never compensate.

The bullet path will be 4 1/2 inches above your aimpoint at 125 yards which is smack dab in the high shoulder, and it never goes higher than that so no worry about shooting over.

You will never be lower than POA until the distance is 220 yards and you will be using a rangefinder at that point...at least I will


Now what happens after 220 yards?

For me, now I take the high shoulder , actually a bit higher more like 2 inches into "brown is about right, and the bullet will be good to almost 300 yards ( 300 = -13 inches ).

For me I only have one distance to remember, 220 yards!
Shorter and heart shot, longer then the very high shoulder POA.

Since the Goat's chain seems to be holding I'll leave bullet selection for another post ;D

edge.

[12ptdroptine]

I use the bullberry 26 jinch pacnor with encore plug from petes pa machine . My go to load is 57 gn h 4198 lbharvester and 200gn sst. 1.25 high at 100 and1.5 low at 200 yds dropped a soe in her tracks at 208 yds holding dead on
good luck
Drop

[ratsnakeboogy]

Is this going to be coming out of the the 20" Katahdin?

Watching with interest.

[southarkrob]

Yes sir.. coming out of the 20 incher..