The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - need help with how much drop to adjust for for 1,000 yards when zeroed in at 100

allaroundhunter · January 27, 2013, 08:28 PM

Plugging my info into a ballistic calculator puts me at 36 MOA, which is why I said "about". 26" Barrel, 175 gr SMK, .496 BC, 2665 fps, 800 ft elevation and 85 degrees.

Yes, it does depend on barrel length, muzzle velocity, BC, and other factors. What I was getting at was that 44" is not the holdover.

I now see that that is not what MTSCMike meant by it, but that is what it came across as. Since the OP asked what his holdover should be, I didn't want him to go out and hold 4ft over his target at 1,000 yards with a 100 yd zero and expect to be close...

January 27, 2013, 08:28 PM	#12
allaroundhunter Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2012 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 1,670	Plugging my info into a ballistic calculator puts me at 36 MOA, which is why I said "about". 26" Barrel, 175 gr SMK, .496 BC, 2665 fps, 800 ft elevation and 85 degrees. Yes, it does depend on barrel length, muzzle velocity, BC, and other factors. What I was getting at was that 44" is not the holdover. I now see that that is not what MTSCMike meant by it, but that is what it came across as. Since the OP asked what his holdover should be, I didn't want him to go out and hold 4ft over his target at 1,000 yards with a 100 yd zero and expect to be close...