270 & 130gr Sight in height. New Qtn
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BigUglyMan
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That's what I was going to say as well but you beat me to it. Start at +3" then play at distance. I tried to tell my brother when he was headed out for mulies...he didn't listen and the result was a couple of clean misses at distance (though that being said, he doesn't shoot enough that he should be tossing shots that far so I guess two clean misses is as good as I should have hoped for).
to update this thread now i have been out in the bush, i was able to bore sight the rifle somewhat in town and fired some rounds through the gun in the bush on a Target i pre drew before i walked into the valley-
i was using Hornady whittail 130gr - not sure if i mentioned that-
my first shot was just really high and to the right from memory but on A4 paper at 100 meters- - so that was A start!
the weird part about all of this- an you gurus will shake yer head.... it was the first shot from the rifle and the rifle was straight out of the store.... read that as a barrel straight from the Factory--- take that as you want LOL... dirty barrel maybe- maybe not.
so i fired one to clean it out and then fired a second, then adjusted the scope from roughly where that 2nd one landed, i didnt keep my target which i shoulda-
down a heap of clicks and it ended up being a bit too far- the zeiss i think does 7mm clicks?? which i didnt remember until i went a few too far- i chased a few holes around for 5 shots or so and by 7 shots i felt i had it alright, but only an inch or so above X, so i put the POI up a few more clicks and fired 2 more rounds
these landed about 4 inches high i thought at the time...
i felt that too high and from previous clicking i decided to drop it 2 clicks * from memory it was goin more than an inch per 4 clicks, an on the way back up earlier it went up alot more than the clicks i made out x4 = 1 inch scenerio...........
are you lost yet? shocking really-
so i left the valley floor with a rifle shooting somewher between 2.5 inch an 3.5 inch high at a guess............
i got up to the tops and found a Chamois Buck at 320-330 Meters away broadside.......
i aimed on its backline and appeared to hit it in the fairly sweet spot on the first shot.. (a bit low on the animal**)
the 2nd shot i thought i held over enough an at the shot the cham stepped up and i connected just above the knee.............(more rushed less relaxed shot animal moving)
3rd shot it had Sat down after the initial shot connected, so on a bedded chamois i held over the backline roughly 2-3 inches which coincided with the start of the tapered part of my scope reticle being in the vitals and i pressed the trigger once more- again connecting right in the sweet spot.......... (this was on the money entry #2*)
photos of entrys - lots of variables LOL
the next morning i had a Doe chamois at 270m and had a slight brain fart an thought it would hit about Zero at 250meters an didnt Allow for enough drop at said 270m, lookin through the footage on the shot, i called to have pulled slightly to my Right- however the shot just gets her below the body mass but hits her Front Leg well high than her knee though........ so only a few inches dropped there i rekon.... i was spewing once i seen the footage back home- est drop of 6 or so inches..?
so im not too much better off than where i started LOL except for utilising the 270s flattish trajectory... an some prior engagement with the cartridge at distance to 370m on the big deer.
the Chamois bodys are not Deep like a Sambar, or fallow for that matter
i had intentions with a new target to lay down an shoot one shot to see where it actually shot precisely at 100m back down at the hut however it just didnt stop raining an every time it did cease i ran the cardboard target out an by the time i got back it was raining again so i got so anoyed i just gave up............
doing a quick-ish math for future.......i estimate the drop to be around 12 to 14 inch at 320meters............................. which is a far out guess but its something....
the horns are about 7 inch straight up an down without the curl........ about 2 of them from backline to entry 1 say...... and whos not to say the Rifle groups someting like 2-3 inches at the moment ***final two shots sighting were close together same horizontal 3/4 inch apart but it may fly one high/low after initial sighting.....***
its late , i spent way too long on this comment and with the pictures and videos but i kind of needed too- what i really need to do is go to the range and shoot 100-200 and 300 350 and 400m soon...................
anyone roughly guess where its POI is at 100m?
goin off roughly -5/-6 @ 270m and -14 @ 320/330m ??
22 inch barrel at a '3000 fps' ??
i was using Hornady whittail 130gr - not sure if i mentioned that-
my first shot was just really high and to the right from memory but on A4 paper at 100 meters- - so that was A start!
the weird part about all of this- an you gurus will shake yer head.... it was the first shot from the rifle and the rifle was straight out of the store.... read that as a barrel straight from the Factory--- take that as you want LOL... dirty barrel maybe- maybe not.
so i fired one to clean it out and then fired a second, then adjusted the scope from roughly where that 2nd one landed, i didnt keep my target which i shoulda-
down a heap of clicks and it ended up being a bit too far- the zeiss i think does 7mm clicks?? which i didnt remember until i went a few too far- i chased a few holes around for 5 shots or so and by 7 shots i felt i had it alright, but only an inch or so above X, so i put the POI up a few more clicks and fired 2 more rounds
these landed about 4 inches high i thought at the time...
i felt that too high and from previous clicking i decided to drop it 2 clicks * from memory it was goin more than an inch per 4 clicks, an on the way back up earlier it went up alot more than the clicks i made out x4 = 1 inch scenerio...........
are you lost yet? shocking really-
so i left the valley floor with a rifle shooting somewher between 2.5 inch an 3.5 inch high at a guess............
i got up to the tops and found a Chamois Buck at 320-330 Meters away broadside.......
i aimed on its backline and appeared to hit it in the fairly sweet spot on the first shot.. (a bit low on the animal**)
the 2nd shot i thought i held over enough an at the shot the cham stepped up and i connected just above the knee.............(more rushed less relaxed shot animal moving)
3rd shot it had Sat down after the initial shot connected, so on a bedded chamois i held over the backline roughly 2-3 inches which coincided with the start of the tapered part of my scope reticle being in the vitals and i pressed the trigger once more- again connecting right in the sweet spot.......... (this was on the money entry #2*)
photos of entrys - lots of variables LOL
the next morning i had a Doe chamois at 270m and had a slight brain fart an thought it would hit about Zero at 250meters an didnt Allow for enough drop at said 270m, lookin through the footage on the shot, i called to have pulled slightly to my Right- however the shot just gets her below the body mass but hits her Front Leg well high than her knee though........ so only a few inches dropped there i rekon.... i was spewing once i seen the footage back home- est drop of 6 or so inches..?
so im not too much better off than where i started LOL except for utilising the 270s flattish trajectory... an some prior engagement with the cartridge at distance to 370m on the big deer.
the Chamois bodys are not Deep like a Sambar, or fallow for that matter
i had intentions with a new target to lay down an shoot one shot to see where it actually shot precisely at 100m back down at the hut however it just didnt stop raining an every time it did cease i ran the cardboard target out an by the time i got back it was raining again so i got so anoyed i just gave up............
doing a quick-ish math for future.......i estimate the drop to be around 12 to 14 inch at 320meters............................. which is a far out guess but its something....
the horns are about 7 inch straight up an down without the curl........ about 2 of them from backline to entry 1 say...... and whos not to say the Rifle groups someting like 2-3 inches at the moment ***final two shots sighting were close together same horizontal 3/4 inch apart but it may fly one high/low after initial sighting.....***
its late , i spent way too long on this comment and with the pictures and videos but i kind of needed too- what i really need to do is go to the range and shoot 100-200 and 300 350 and 400m soon...................
anyone roughly guess where its POI is at 100m?
goin off roughly -5/-6 @ 270m and -14 @ 320/330m ??
22 inch barrel at a '3000 fps' ??You need to stop guessing and TEST things. Find a real shooting bench, and set up some sand bags or other suitable rest for the rifle. Shoot a 3 shot group at 100 yards to find out where the rifle is printing. Use proper bench rest shooting techniques to eliminate YOU from the issue. Adjust scope if necessary. Shoot another group in the same way. Repeat until you KNOW where the gun shoots at 100 yards, and you have the rig printing where you want on the target.
Move the target out to 200 yards and repeat. Repeat at 300 yards.
Now, you won't have to ask for guesses on an internet forum. There is no substitute for actual testing.
Move the target out to 200 yards and repeat. Repeat at 300 yards.
Now, you won't have to ask for guesses on an internet forum. There is no substitute for actual testing.
haha I know.. im just a bit like that now im not out on the farm where ican go an shoot a dozen rounds at distance-
once i get something in my head, like doubt of where its hitting, i over think to the absolute... until i make silly posts like this---- the Scotch didnt help either LOL
cheers RRL!!
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
You're short on Bogans in saskabush, aren't you?
