Thread: Help from the knowledge bank

Originally Posted by 199p

You dont need a magnum for 400 but to shoot 400 in the wind you do. Its about bucking the wind not the drop.

Um, take it from someone who shoots a fair amount of long distances in wind using non-magnum calibers...

162 amax @ 2500 (sedate out of a 7mm08) 12mph full value wind = around 7.0moa
162 amax @ 3000 (7mm RM), same wind = 5.3moa

bottom line is if you do not adjust, both will be a complete miss. sure the magnum gives you some room for error, but it is significantly less than what most folks think...