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Why click adjust a scope for distance or windage?
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I don't understand the theory about making scope adjustments for windage or elevation for shooting game.
As a for instance, if I am actually sighted in for 200 yards with just about any modern rifle the drop past that point is known plus or minus a fudge factor based on atmospherics. If you are shooting at a target at 400 yards you hold a touch high, on fur and let er' rip, a hit is almost guaranteed with an accurate rifle. Wind drift can be adjusted out by holding on the neck or the butt side of the game animal.
Now for the confusion; why adjust the scope for far off targets? Is not Kentucky windage and educated guesses for hold over going to assure a hit at 600 yards if you know your ballistics? Why fiddle-fart around with clicks on a scope when you know the dimensions of the target???
I can see clicking and clicking some more if you are taking multiple shots at set targets but I have seldom seen game just stand there for the 12th round....
As a for instance, if I am actually sighted in for 200 yards with just about any modern rifle the drop past that point is known plus or minus a fudge factor based on atmospherics. If you are shooting at a target at 400 yards you hold a touch high, on fur and let er' rip, a hit is almost guaranteed with an accurate rifle. Wind drift can be adjusted out by holding on the neck or the butt side of the game animal.
Now for the confusion; why adjust the scope for far off targets? Is not Kentucky windage and educated guesses for hold over going to assure a hit at 600 yards if you know your ballistics? Why fiddle-fart around with clicks on a scope when you know the dimensions of the target???
I can see clicking and clicking some more if you are taking multiple shots at set targets but I have seldom seen game just stand there for the 12th round....
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