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Thanks to all above for your input. I do realize a better question would have been what size nodes have you found in your testing (in terms of grains of powder). I am coming from centerfire, so I can't imagine using volume, though I notice several use that, included a long-time friend I taught hunter safety with for a few years. As I stated, I'm after pronghorn, and I'll be in wide open country off course. Thanks for being clear with your suggestions. You put things in context I should have caught in my searches for this answer, but I missed it in a different context. My comment in original thread about "trying to save dollars" turns out to be a joke. I've had to get lots of new gear, plus rifle, sights, you guys know more about this than me. At my age, you'd think I'd know this....Geez. I'm not going to look at the cost of each round, really, the opportunity to hunt is priceless. Besides, that cost might dull my current enthusiasm.
I don't have much to show in return, but I will share two spreadsheets I've put together. One is for making realistically (I hope) sized dry fire targets. I just added 50 yard increments, was just for 100-500 yards. I find it very helpful for working on fundamental, positions, and shooting sticks, etc. it does a lot for my confidence, and humility of seeing how hard it is to have crosshairs on targets representing targets far away. Use as you wish, or not. you put the distance to your dry fire target in yards (26.7 yards in my backyard) and it gives the radius for a circle. I take a drawing compass and a metric ruler to draw circles on an 8 by 10 piece of paper, put it in a protective sheet and tape it to back wall.
I have also done some initial ballistic runs. I like to work out where my aim points will be in on animal in terms of % of body height. I use Jack O'Connor's methods for Maximum Point Blank Range (no more than 4" above line of sight) ((O'Connor 1978 The Hunter's Shooting Guide. Outdoor Life Books). For what is in this spreadsheet I used velocities reported from this blog, or elsewhere. I have yet to punch paper, so this will all change, of course. Including the rise I use. O'Connor hunted in west, as I do, so I use his general approach. after testing, and checking drop at ranges I'll figure out aim points on the animal, based on achieved trajectories. This way I'll have my aimpoints memorized (usually one for "close to at or near max point blank range", and and 2 others for up to 400 yards. But that's with my 30.06 after elk and oryx (gemsbok). We'll see what I groups I can get at what distances with my Accura and peep sights (williams Western Precision sight). Anyway, this is how I approach my hunts so that when I get an opportunity I can acquire target picture quickly and get my shot of quickly. I should be able to do same here, thought trajectories, and group sizes, and therefore distance I'll shoot to well be quite different. Hopefully I'll have stuff to report back on in a few months.
Long thankyou, but I do appreciate everybody's assistance.
I don't have much to show in return, but I will share two spreadsheets I've put together. One is for making realistically (I hope) sized dry fire targets. I just added 50 yard increments, was just for 100-500 yards. I find it very helpful for working on fundamental, positions, and shooting sticks, etc. it does a lot for my confidence, and humility of seeing how hard it is to have crosshairs on targets representing targets far away. Use as you wish, or not. you put the distance to your dry fire target in yards (26.7 yards in my backyard) and it gives the radius for a circle. I take a drawing compass and a metric ruler to draw circles on an 8 by 10 piece of paper, put it in a protective sheet and tape it to back wall.
I have also done some initial ballistic runs. I like to work out where my aim points will be in on animal in terms of % of body height. I use Jack O'Connor's methods for Maximum Point Blank Range (no more than 4" above line of sight) ((O'Connor 1978 The Hunter's Shooting Guide. Outdoor Life Books). For what is in this spreadsheet I used velocities reported from this blog, or elsewhere. I have yet to punch paper, so this will all change, of course. Including the rise I use. O'Connor hunted in west, as I do, so I use his general approach. after testing, and checking drop at ranges I'll figure out aim points on the animal, based on achieved trajectories. This way I'll have my aimpoints memorized (usually one for "close to at or near max point blank range", and and 2 others for up to 400 yards. But that's with my 30.06 after elk and oryx (gemsbok). We'll see what I groups I can get at what distances with my Accura and peep sights (williams Western Precision sight). Anyway, this is how I approach my hunts so that when I get an opportunity I can acquire target picture quickly and get my shot of quickly. I should be able to do same here, thought trajectories, and group sizes, and therefore distance I'll shoot to well be quite different. Hopefully I'll have stuff to report back on in a few months.
Long thankyou, but I do appreciate everybody's assistance.