You know I love this place. Everything about the area I live in is great. The people are friendly, there are lots of places to hunt, my job is great, and best of all the state has a free 300 yard range about 30 minutes from my house.
OK, so here's the deal. Back in July Lundy stated the following:
How long of a shot do you anticipate and want to be prepared to take?
Based upon the data you provided for the bullet and powder charge and your actual real world ballistics your velocity is somewhere around 1550 FPS.
Your data and current load and setup
1.8 high - 50 yd
0.0 - 100 yd
7.25 low - 150 yd
21 low - 200 yd
Man he was DEAD ON!!!! Today I shot my cheap ass CVA Apollo with a 1:32 twist at 200 yards. The first cold, non fowled barrel barely missed the outer paper, but was DEAD on in latitude. The next shot I really concentrated on the basic fundamentals of marksmanship (natural point of aim, breath control, steady trigger pull, and total focus on the cross hairs). The second shot was on the MONEY! The third was off to the right, but I didn't focus as much as I should have. The fourth and final shot was close enough for government work (actually considering the kill zone size of an elk the first and third were too).
20 inches of drop is just about right. However, if I do take a shot that far I'm going to have to make sure I'm calm, focused, and have a VERY steady rest. 200 yards is DEFINITELY possible with this gun.
OK, so here's the deal. Back in July Lundy stated the following:
How long of a shot do you anticipate and want to be prepared to take?
Based upon the data you provided for the bullet and powder charge and your actual real world ballistics your velocity is somewhere around 1550 FPS.
Your data and current load and setup
1.8 high - 50 yd
0.0 - 100 yd
7.25 low - 150 yd
21 low - 200 yd
Man he was DEAD ON!!!! Today I shot my cheap ass CVA Apollo with a 1:32 twist at 200 yards. The first cold, non fowled barrel barely missed the outer paper, but was DEAD on in latitude. The next shot I really concentrated on the basic fundamentals of marksmanship (natural point of aim, breath control, steady trigger pull, and total focus on the cross hairs). The second shot was on the MONEY! The third was off to the right, but I didn't focus as much as I should have. The fourth and final shot was close enough for government work (actually considering the kill zone size of an elk the first and third were too).
20 inches of drop is just about right. However, if I do take a shot that far I'm going to have to make sure I'm calm, focused, and have a VERY steady rest. 200 yards is DEFINITELY possible with this gun.
