Re: drop tables
these are what i go by on my .22 mag marlin. with ANY caliber, i like to run the numbers in a calculator, then actually shoot at those distances to confirm. usually the calculators get you in the area, but nothing beats actual hits on target.
the calculators are generally good, but are numbers in a "perfect world" it doesn't know the shooters bad habits of trigger squeeze and so on, so putting in the time helps.
i have 3 tables below that i put on board the rifle, one is for winter conditions, 35degrees, one is for summer, 85 degrees, and one is for spring and fall, 65 degrees. a copy of it goes in my data book along with windage tables at the same temps. this is so if i have my summer table on the rifle, and it is unusually cool the day i'm out or at night for critters, i can look at the data book for the cooler spring / fall data. i have the inches of drop inthe data book, but as far as having that drop in inches data on the rifle, for me the turret adjustment is more convienant and quicker.
i do the same with mildot ranging, confirming that my particular scope on the rifle is taking actual readings on actual target sizes. my rimfire scopes are on the "economical side" of the fense, just making sure the dots are taking good measurement or if slightly off, getting real data.
because i go from 30 gr vmax to 40 grain fmj for turkey and coyote, i have 30/40 under the turret column. on a seperate note, i have how many clicks up and l/r i have to go to reset my turret to the different ammo zero, then reset the turret to "0". when i want to go back to 30 gr vmax, i go the number of clicks in the opposite direction, and reset the turrets to "0".
so using the below, if i range a turkey from the top of the back to the bottom of the body (12" average in my area) in the fall, with 2 mildots, i look at my power ring, if it's on 6x i know it's 175 yards, i go up to #7 and 2 more lines (7.2 on my 1/4" adjustment scope)on the turret as shown under 40 grain, and fire.
if it's 3 mildots at 10x, 150 yards, 5.3 on the turret
if it's 3 mildots at 7x, 100 yards, 2.1 on the turret
and so on...
i made a mistake typing the numbers on this one, since then it has been replaced with the corrected table
in data book, bullet drop 30gr vmax summer:
in data book, windage 30gr vmax summer:
