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  1. 20-07-2018, 06:07 PM #1
    bumblefoot
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    I remember reading my first Rex Forrester book where he said the early cullers he worked with sighted their .303's in to be 1" high at 100 yards to get them 3' high at 100-yards. I still do similar after bore sighting to get me closer to where I want when I move out to 100 to sight in
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    Quote Originally Posted by bumblefoot View Post
    I remember reading my first Rex Forrester book where he said the early cullers he worked with sighted their .303's in to be 1" high at 100 yards to get them 3' high at 100-yards. I still do similar after bore sighting to get me closer to where I want when I move out to 100 to sight in
    Memory faiding - but for mem we sighted in 1" low at 50yards
    Then shot goats out to 200
    Ex Army issue hollowed out point via jig by us
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