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Old April 2, 2013, 10:17 AM   #26
Brian Pfleuger
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Listen to kraigwy, he knows about that which he speaks.

As far as "flat-shooting" because you're not good at range estimation and you want to shoot past 500 yards....

The only thing flat enough to make hits on varmint sized critters when guessing ranges at 500 plus, is a laser.

And I'm not kidding.

Run some numbers in a ballistics calculator. Even with ULTRA-flat shooting VLD, heavy for caliber bullets, like a 106gr .243AI loaded HOT at 3,340fps, not a load for the inexperienced or faint-of-heart, a misread distance of 30 yards is 4 or 5 inches. To guess within 30 yards at 500+ you'd have to be REALLY good, like trained and professional. If you're "not very good", which 95% of us aren't, no amount of "flat-shooting" will make up for it.

Besides that, you can get a pretty decent range finder for about $110. Well, well worth the money.
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