Caribou Hunting pt 2: Ballistics at -40C

Tarkus

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Another call to experienced hunters in the far North, so I prepare for my first Caribou hunting trip:

A friend of mine who went there to hunt during winter told me he could see his bullets drop in the snow way before they reached the Caribou, using bulls-eye scope settings used for Deer during the Fall.

I understand the physics of very cold air being denser and having more viscosity (and found a lot of math describing that) but does anyone have "real life" experience of bullet drop compensation of fall setting vs "super cold" settings ?

Thanks for sharing experience and stories...
 
You'll get about 100fps less velocity because of the extreme cold.

A range finder will help you actually know how far away they are. The animals look closer than they are in the wide open spaces of the tundra because there is no reference points for you to judge distance. so your friend may not of known the real distance and may not know much about bullet drop at given distances either.
 
I've shot a few in -30ish weather.
If there was any difference in trajectory I don't think the dead caribou noticed.
 
How far away is your friend shoooosting these boo's? If you're up north on the tundra ... you can practicallly get within 50 yards of them EASILY and shoot them where'ever you wish for shot placement without any bullet drop ... ;) ;)

Otokiak
Rankin Inlet, NU
CANADA

p.s. hell some of them you could almost walk right up to them and punch'em in the toque ... :p
 
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