Thread: Sighting in your hunting rifle

Originally Posted by caberslash

Your methods involve a guesstimate of where the bullet will impact. I've seen front legs blown off due to such 'guesstimates', as if the deer is significantly smaller, the whole 'maximum point blank range' method is in the bin.

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now lets stop for a minute....have a cup of chamomille tea and rethink this statement with less emotion and a bit of logical thinking...
IF we ASSUME the deer is say a mature red hind and it is infact a yearling.... we will UNDERESTIMATE range so would at worst shoot over top..if we broke golden rule of never aim off the meat....
if we were other way around...yes possibility of under estimating range BUT ONLY if we were relying on size of animal in say crosshairs (the tasco 30-30 reticle method) on its own to guage range...and ONLY if we were still pushing out past the 250 yard range bit...because we dont rely on only one thing...its not a happening thing

and that is the beauty of being able to aim for middle of shoulder and know you have wiggle room of at least 4" in all directions and still have a good quick clean kill...ideally you wil lhave broadside on deer and can break both shoulders,but if you can take out boiler room and at least one of them,the animal wont be going far at all.

as for the last bit you wrote.....try new methods..... if its not broken dont fuck around with it...has been used for many things for many years.its still good advice.

having to stop and dial scope to shoot an animal at 200 yards-250 yards is plain old bonkers .