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Originally Posted by jeffgrant
When I'm hunting, I don't... I just slightly adjust my sight picture based on conditions. Not only is the target big enough that it doesn't really matter, but I also have a mil-dot scope reticle that makes that kind of thing really easy to do.
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I have a Mil-Dot as well, but I don't use it for ranging in the traditional method, as
the targets are too small to accurately range using the mil-dot system beyond about 300 yards, and frankly my eye is good enough that close.
What I did is using calculated ballistics, I use the mil-dots as aiming reference points for known ranges. It is easier to show than explain, so here is my cheat sheet:
So if I estimate the target is ~400 yards away, I hold halfway between the first and second dots, and hold into the wind as needed.
That shooting sim may give you a better understanding of the fundamentals, there really is no substitute for good, old-fashioned trigger time.
Tom