Long Range Shooting Mathematics

After you ve sighted in your rifle at a suitable range set up a target at a much shorter range and find the distance at which your poi is again the same as your poa.

Long range shooting mathematics.

So for long range hunting or target shooting we now know we need to choose a caliber that has a high bc and so the critical difference between target and hunting will be around the ability of the. Truth to be told 1 moa is not an exact inch though it s 1 047. Moa mils and math the long range shooting guide part 2. With a 308 for example a rifle sighted in at 200 yards will hit right on at approximately 25 yards as well.

Posted on june 15 2017 august 30 2017 by tom mchale. Most precision shooting and most long range shooting is done with an optic. While these velocity differences seem minimal at 100 yards there s almost no noticeable change in trajectory the effect becomes significant at long range. Mils are generally used in long.

My favorite long range big game load is a 300 remington ultra mag shooting a 180 grain bullet with a bc of 51 and a muzzle velocity of 3200 fps. Mathematics of shooting by. Bthp match round will impact six inches lower at 500 yards when fired from a 20 inch barrel then when fired from a 24 inch barrel. For example the 308 168 gr.

Posted on july 16 2018 january 3 2019 by tom mchale. 1 4 inch at 100 yards. Long range shooting requires calibers that can shoot long distances maintain velocity and avoid deflection from the wind as much as possible. My favorite long range varmint rifle is a 220 swift shooting 75 grain hornady amax bullets.

Ballistic coefficient bullet math. That bullet will drift 1 5 inches in a 1 mph wind at 460 yards. Since most rifle ranges are spelled out in hundreds moa is very handy to understand and know. Optics also traditionally have magnification which can affect how you.

You will hear the term moa used a lot in long range shooting.