100 yards or metres zero ?
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Agreed but the deer target on the test is going to "pop out " at exactly 100m
just trying to cover all the bases
Malc....how far is that deer?....102y....have you any @ 100m pleaseAgreed but the deer target on the test is going to "pop out " at exactly 100m
Jagare
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My back garden rifle range is 112mtrs so all rifles apart from the .22 and double are sighted in at that range. If I was doing the Dsc1 shooting test tomorrow it would not even cross my mind about the extra few mtrs. If the rifles sighted in then your shooting skills is the most important thing. Why do people over think these things?
I shot my test @ 100 of sticks, when asked why the sticks....there won't be a transit flat bed lorry body to lay on in the field lol
Leec6.5
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About 100 of my paces usually does the job
Any
Any difference will be so small you can forget about it you don't need one hole accuracy for the shooting test.
Rusty Gate
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I look at the turret & match it to that - MOA or Mil.
Why zero at 100yds with a metric set up, when you use ballistic solvers etc it just adds extra error from the off.
Stalking as long as you know your trajectory for the calibre & zeroed to suit, just stalk in. Long range targets get a solver
Also driving in mph.....if that counts in a landy going down hill......My Landy does about 25 mpg but yesterday I put in 40 litres...!!! That’s me fooked
DG
Utectok
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I’m Beginning to realise the importance of a really good 100m accurate zero or 100yrds if you range in yards (which makes your long shots sound so much further!) anyway I think with ballistics and so forth if your a few clicks out at 100m it is easy to loose your way at distance. Perhaps irrelevant up to 200m or so but you will come into problems out at 350-400m
Oracle
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But horror of horrors you also have to shoot from 70 metres.....so do you hold over or under?...or if the winds from the east do you lean to the west?Agreed but the deer target on the test is going to "pop out " at exactly 100m
Simple trick is to not overthink this. Study the DMQ deer target area, be confident with your sight picture where the reticle is to be placed and take the shot. I have RCOd on countless shooting test assessments and candidates make life difficult for themselves by overthinking, aiming off slightly due to the varying distances and this is where they tend to drift a shot out of the target area. In your favour the new shooting assessment does allow you to practice...I am sure you will be fine on the day. Good luck
Post Brexit it should be yards, I checked it with Nigel Farage
Im sure will be fine ... just popped my head this morn as here most guys i know here use yards and In Romania where i shoot mostly everyone uses Metres
Obv due to metric system adoption
Obv due to metric system adoption
Ironic...
Is he an AW?
A W is used in the description of him if that helps
UYB (imperial or metric, you choose)Also driving in mph.....if that counts in a landy going down hill......
The thing is metric or imperial if you miss for what ever reason it matters not....
Knowing what is behind before you look through you metric/yards settings is more important..
