Thread: 308 ELD-X 178gr experiment - bullet or powder manufacturer?

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

ok so re-reading this thread I just have to ask....why are you guys dialing AT ALL for 300 yards???? surely if you are a couple or 3" high at 100 yards you will be on the money at 300 anyway so dialing is redundant???? once you KNOW what your drop is going to be surely a little Kentucky windage(I wonder if we need to pay the state of Kentucky to use that name now?) is quicker and far easier than twiddling with a dial....

Yup - For deer and Tahr, my rifle gets set up at +3" at 100yds, that gets me to 300yds on the shoulder without overthinking it, 400yds is use the post give or take, depending on the cartridge, any further away is sit down and make a brew, or get closer.