printable targets and sighting in


https://www.hornady.com/team-hornady/ballistic-calculators/#!/4dof

http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...ange-calibers-for-elk-are-not-mandatory.1275/

http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...for-a-decent-hunting-rifle-for-deer-elk.1133/

http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...t-mass-and-caliber-how-much-is-required.4607/

since I generally hunt deer and elk I sight most of my big game rifles in to hit 3.5" high at 100 yards
with most rifles this allows a valid hit to the vitals out to at least 200 yards and most big game is shot at under 250 yards,
no matter what you read in magazines,
most of the older experienced mentors or guys I started hunting elk with recommended a 30/06, many guys hear "western elk and mule deer and start looking for a 7mm or 300 mag,
but the fact is that over the past 45-50 years the elk Ive seen killed at over 250 yards could be counted on one hand with several spare fingers unused.
that's why calibers like 358 win, 35 whelen, 30/06.,
and 308 win and 45/70 are common in the experienced hands, of the guys I hunt with.
lets compare my 358 win at 2300 fps and my 340 wby, at 2850 fps
both sighted in using a 250 grain bullet at 3.5" high at 100 yards.
the 358 win is considerably slower velocity its going to hit about dead on at 200 yards and about 10 inches low at 300 yards
the 340 being considerably faster will hit dead on at about 265 yards
theres not going to be any real difference in a center chest hold on any deer or elk by the hunter,In fact Im the only guy who currently has and used a magnum bolt action at times.

using either the 358 or 340 rifles at the ranges most commonly seen in the field have both proven effective.
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targets like this with a 1" orange dot stuck 3.5" below the target center and a second dot 3.5" above the center and used as a range aim point work very well,
and your local kinkos or other place with a copy machine ,
can knock off as many as needed for about 12 cents each.
the advantage here is if any big game jumps up at less than about 225 yards,
you hold center chest and squeeze of a well aimed shot,
trajectory issues are of little concern if the rifles sighted in this way.
http://www.targetz.com/targetzlib/10067.pdf


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now if you use something like a 450 marlin the same sight in works but a 400 grain bullet launched at about 1960 fps will obviously not shoot as flat!
a 450 marlin loaded with 400 grain bullets sighted in a 3.5" high at 100 yards will be about dead on at 165 yards and about 4" low at 200 yards,
no deer or elk you shoot at inside 200 yards with a center chest hold will really know what hit him,
and obviously, if you think the games out past 150 yards an experienced hunter ,
so armed with a 450 marlin BLR knows the rifles range limitations,
and as a result will move the scope crosshairs about 4-5 inches higher on the games chest to compensate.
but in the thick aspen and conifer shots over 150 yards are very rare!
http://www.shooterscalculator.com/ballistic-trajectory-chart.php?pl=[Preset+Name]&presets=&df=G1&bc=0.22&bw=400&vi=1950&zr=165&sh=1.5&sa=0&ws=10&wa=90&ssb=on&cr=1000&ss=25&chartColumns=Range~yd;Elevation~in;Elevation~MOA~FBFFF5;Elevation~MIL;Windage~in;Windage~MOA~FBFFF5;Windage~MIL;Time~s;Energy~ft.lbf;Vel[x+y]~ft/s&lbl=&submitst=+Create+Graph+

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