Welllllll I saw a couple of pretty large does about 3-350 yards last January and didn't feel comfortable attempting. Standard reticle 3-9x40 .270.Greybeard wrote:While mil dots can be a great asset once you learn how to use 'em, I would suggest not stressing over it whatsoever with first hunt with a new rifle. KISS method says that (in round numbers) if '06 is zeroed dead on at 200 yards, it will be about 2" high at 100 yards and about 7" low at 300 (where one can use a simple hold over in the rare event of a shot that far). I suspect that at least 90% of Texas deer are shot (or missed) inside of 200 yards - where the trajectory difference between the "mechanical offset" near the muzzle and a 200 yard target varies (with virtually any weight '06 bullet) by no more than maybe 2 or 3 inches. And the human "wobble factor" in the midst of the excitement is often greater than that.
I get what you are saying. Without actually going and shooting long ranges I may never get comfortable. I have read usig smaller targets at 100 yards helps but aside from tightening groups at 100 yards I am having a hard time seeig how that helps.
What sent me down this path is someone I look up to in the hunting world. He uses a 30-06 with BDC sighted in with I think a 135gr but shoots anywhere from 95-220 and knows exactly where at what distances all those bullets hit. He has WAY more time behind that gun then I could imagine. However he said having a mil dot and learning with it helps.
I live within 30 miles of a 750 yard range. They don't allow FMJ and have hours that don't work with mine at this time. I hope to visit them soon.
