Don Fischer
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I think you'll find different rifles, even same brand and model may handle the same loads differently. Simply find a load that your rifle likes best.Hey all, Hoping someone would have a good answer for me about some mid-range ballistics.
Situation: I'm shooting a Savage 110 Ultralite 300wsm (1:10 twist) with a Omega300 sup. and pairing that with Federal Terminal accent 200gr. I've chrono'd my rifle and averaging 2804 ft./sec. (ammo box states 2810) using both the Hornady ballistics app and the vortex LR calculator to get a dope but the calculation results are not correct. see below for calc
Hornady Ballistics calculator (Vortex calcs within .1 MOA)
100yd - 0 MOA
200yd - 1.31 MOA
300yd - 3.51 MOA
400yd - 6.09 MOA
But data from actual shooting at the range is telling me the following:
100yd - 0 MOA
200yd - .8 MOA
300yd - 1.65 MOA
400yd - 3 MOA
am I missing some big factor on the ballistic apps? I'm consistently hitting a 4" plate with a 3MOA adjustment when the calculators tell me 6+ MOA... I'd like to trust the app so that I can make adjustments in the field out to that 500-600 yard range. Thanks for your helpful knowledge in advance! - Ryan