East coast hunter that is practicing to hopefully feel comfortable with 300-350 yard ethical shots on big game on a western hunt. I have some very basic questions for those that call that distance a "chip shot".
1. Am I correct to believe that there is a school of hunters that use a "holdover" method of knowing how high they need to hold on long range shots at certain distances vs those that adjust their scope every shot according to the distance?
2. If you are part of the "holdover" crowd any suggestions of how to hold the correct amount of inches high when in the field? Just practice? Wondering how accurately you can "hold 6 inches high" when looking at an animal in the scope.
3. Are there any charts out there that give you reasonably good info on drop if you input caliber and ammo? Or do you also need weather, windage etc to be able to use a pre-canned chart?
4. Any other suggestions on how to get good at this? Any good reading material online?
1. Am I correct to believe that there is a school of hunters that use a "holdover" method of knowing how high they need to hold on long range shots at certain distances vs those that adjust their scope every shot according to the distance?
2. If you are part of the "holdover" crowd any suggestions of how to hold the correct amount of inches high when in the field? Just practice? Wondering how accurately you can "hold 6 inches high" when looking at an animal in the scope.
3. Are there any charts out there that give you reasonably good info on drop if you input caliber and ammo? Or do you also need weather, windage etc to be able to use a pre-canned chart?
4. Any other suggestions on how to get good at this? Any good reading material online?