young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
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young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
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Re: young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
Wow. Hell of a shot.
young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
Glad it turned out well, but...
That was a totally unethical shot that should not have been taken, especially not with a bullet that light, at that distance, in those obvious wind conditions.
That was a totally unethical shot that should not have been taken, especially not with a bullet that light, at that distance, in those obvious wind conditions.
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Re: young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
That's what I call slinging some lead down range. I am surprised that round has the ability to fold an animal that large that far out.
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Re: young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
I'm sure the gentleman coaching her took all of those variables into consideration. I wouldn't do it either, but that particular man has forgotten more about long range shooting than we will ever knowIroncat wrote:Glad it turned out well, but...
That was a totally unethical shot that should not have been taken, especially not with a bullet that light, at that distance, in those obvious wind conditions.
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young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
Well, it obviously worked!
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Re: young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
too far for a one eyed fat man that's for sure. I believe the bullet to be too light. bad decision with a lucky outcome.
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Re: young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
To be fair, she wasn't that young. But yes, I would say unethical with that range, target weight, and bullet weight.
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Re: young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
Would I take that shot? Ain't no way! However, is it unethical? Ethics comes down to whether you can accurately make the shot on a regular basis to humanely harvest the animal. Obviously she was dead nuts. And we question her? Not one step, and we question her? Yeah, ok. Sit back and type away.
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Re: young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
awsome shot with an awsome rifle.
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Re: young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
under those conditions of wind and range, and I don't care what she was shooting, to have a drt like that, I think the stars were aligned for her. the amount of bullet drop/ energy loss and wind drift at that range, with that wind was pretty extreme. shooting at paper/ yotes or ground hogs is one thing, but on an elk to prove a point? hope she doesn't make a habit of it. to set out elk hunting with a 243, and a camera crew? makes me wonder if it was the first one she hit/killed, or is that the only video posted.
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Re: young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
It is all a numbers game and what your use to.
Tabular trajectory data at Non-Std. Atmosphere
Gunsite altitude : 5000 ft.
Air density : 0.065706 lb./ft³
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Gun / Ammunition : 243 Win
Bullet : .243, 105, Berger VLD
Bullet weight : 105 grains or 6.80 Grams
Muzzle velocity : 3100 fps
Crosswind speed : 10 Mph
Ballistic Coefficient(s) (G1):
C1=0.532@V>0 fps;
Range Velo Time of Energy Path Deflection Total Sight correction Target
city flight to at crosswind drop for setting new lead
LOS of 10.0 Mph zero range 20 fps
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·Yards fps s ft.lbs. in. in. MOA in. Clicks MOA yds ·
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| 0 3100 0.0000 2240 -2.0 0.0 ----- 0.0 ------ ----- 0.00
X 100 2943 0.0992 2019 0.0 0.4 0.40 1.9 0.0 0.00 0.66
| 200 2791 0.2037 1816 -2.0 1.8 0.86 7.7 +2.8 +0.97 1.36
| 300 2645 0.3147 1631 -8.6 4.3 1.37 18.1 +8.0 +2.74 2.10
| 400 2503 0.4314 1461 -20.1 7.8 1.86 33.5 +14.0 +4.81 2.88
| 500 2366 0.5537 1305 -36.9 12.3 2.35 54.2 +20.5 +7.07 3.69
| 600 2233 0.6845 1163 -60.2 18.3 2.91 81.3 +27.9 +9.59 4.56
| 688 2120 0.8064 1048 -86.5 24.7 3.43 111.0 +34.9 +12.02 5.38
Tabular trajectory data at Non-Std. Atmosphere
Gunsite altitude : 5000 ft.
Air density : 0.065706 lb./ft³
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Gun / Ammunition : 243 Win
Bullet : .243, 105, Berger VLD
Bullet weight : 105 grains or 6.80 Grams
Muzzle velocity : 3100 fps
Crosswind speed : 10 Mph
Ballistic Coefficient(s) (G1):
C1=0.532@V>0 fps;
Range Velo Time of Energy Path Deflection Total Sight correction Target
city flight to at crosswind drop for setting new lead
LOS of 10.0 Mph zero range 20 fps
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·Yards fps s ft.lbs. in. in. MOA in. Clicks MOA yds ·
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| 0 3100 0.0000 2240 -2.0 0.0 ----- 0.0 ------ ----- 0.00
X 100 2943 0.0992 2019 0.0 0.4 0.40 1.9 0.0 0.00 0.66
| 200 2791 0.2037 1816 -2.0 1.8 0.86 7.7 +2.8 +0.97 1.36
| 300 2645 0.3147 1631 -8.6 4.3 1.37 18.1 +8.0 +2.74 2.10
| 400 2503 0.4314 1461 -20.1 7.8 1.86 33.5 +14.0 +4.81 2.88
| 500 2366 0.5537 1305 -36.9 12.3 2.35 54.2 +20.5 +7.07 3.69
| 600 2233 0.6845 1163 -60.2 18.3 2.91 81.3 +27.9 +9.59 4.56
| 688 2120 0.8064 1048 -86.5 24.7 3.43 111.0 +34.9 +12.02 5.38
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Re: young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
got some good math skills bossman,
and still a great shot caught on video
and still a great shot caught on video
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Re: young girl, .243, cow elk and 688 yards
Is this your hamburger recipe????Bossman wrote:It is all a numbers game and what your use to.
Tabular trajectory data at Non-Std. Atmosphere
Gunsite altitude : 5000 ft.
Air density : 0.065706 lb./ft³
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Gun / Ammunition : 243 Win
Bullet : .243, 105, Berger VLD
Bullet weight : 105 grains or 6.80 Grams
Muzzle velocity : 3100 fps
Crosswind speed : 10 Mph
Ballistic Coefficient(s) (G1):
C1=0.532@V>0 fps;
Range Velo Time of Energy Path Deflection Total Sight correction Target
city flight to at crosswind drop for setting new lead
LOS of 10.0 Mph zero range 20 fps
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·Yards fps s ft.lbs. in. in. MOA in. Clicks MOA yds ·
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| 0 3100 0.0000 2240 -2.0 0.0 ----- 0.0 ------ ----- 0.00
X 100 2943 0.0992 2019 0.0 0.4 0.40 1.9 0.0 0.00 0.66
| 200 2791 0.2037 1816 -2.0 1.8 0.86 7.7 +2.8 +0.97 1.36
| 300 2645 0.3147 1631 -8.6 4.3 1.37 18.1 +8.0 +2.74 2.10
| 400 2503 0.4314 1461 -20.1 7.8 1.86 33.5 +14.0 +4.81 2.88
| 500 2366 0.5537 1305 -36.9 12.3 2.35 54.2 +20.5 +7.07 3.69
| 600 2233 0.6845 1163 -60.2 18.3 2.91 81.3 +27.9 +9.59 4.56
| 688 2120 0.8064 1048 -86.5 24.7 3.43 111.0 +34.9 +12.02 5.38
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