10-02-2017, 02:06 PM
DJL2 Wrote:...It's only my opinion - but, if you have the skill and the DOPE to consistently hold over/under, then a PBR zero isn't really for you. It's utility is lost at that point.Very well said!
A large majority of our forum are either actively practicing those skills or are developing them. On the other hand, there are some very good to excellent shooters who know they will avoid shots at medium game at ranges beyond about 300 yards (meters too).
The vast majority of us should put ourselves in this class. Wind doping is a real challenge and even 5 mph winds can take one out of the vital zone at 300 yards with some bullets. Going out to 500 yards ups the odds of a miss for all but the best dopers.
Hence, the PBR method -- independent of one's choice of zero -- should be the starting point for everyone.
If one wants to progress beyond the 250 - 300 yard/meter range for medium game, one must shoot enough to become familiar with wind doping and note carefully the circumstances where the shot drifts outside the 6 - 10" diameter circle we view as the vital zone size. Only when one develops the experience to routinely place the shot into the right spot should he or she consider a shot 'way out there'...
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