My Bone Collector is sighted in to impact 1.5" high at 100 yards shooting 250gr Barnes TMZ and 110 grains of BH209. Based on my ballistics chart, I have a 131 yard zero distance and it drops 8.3" at 200 yards. So based on the sub tension of the crosshair to the top of the post on my 4A reticle, it measures 8.3" at 100 yards (16.6" at 200 yards). The MOA up for 200 yards is 3.9 or 4.08". Soooo, I've always thought that I could "frame" the deer's body at 200 yards with the crosshair and top of the post and hit.
Today I went out and set up a target but it wound up being exactly 207 yards. With black tape at 16.6" to help me frame the reticle easier, the first shot was 2" low, and 2" right from a clean barrel that's been sitting loaded since 11-14. I reloaded and shot another that was 1/2" low and 4" right. I was using my good front and rear rest but shooting off the tailgate of my truck. I was impressed with the results but I probably should get the windage corrected by next fall.
The 3rd shot was with my grandson's LK11 that was sighted in 1" high at 50 yards with a Bushnell red dot. I think it's been loaded with 50 grains of Triple 7 since the youth hunt back during the 3rd week of September. My distance was 71 yards - I think I'll leave that one alone. Neither rifle showed any signs of a misfire or hesitation whatsoever from being loaded for that length of time.
Today I went out and set up a target but it wound up being exactly 207 yards. With black tape at 16.6" to help me frame the reticle easier, the first shot was 2" low, and 2" right from a clean barrel that's been sitting loaded since 11-14. I reloaded and shot another that was 1/2" low and 4" right. I was using my good front and rear rest but shooting off the tailgate of my truck. I was impressed with the results but I probably should get the windage corrected by next fall.
The 3rd shot was with my grandson's LK11 that was sighted in 1" high at 50 yards with a Bushnell red dot. I think it's been loaded with 50 grains of Triple 7 since the youth hunt back during the 3rd week of September. My distance was 71 yards - I think I'll leave that one alone. Neither rifle showed any signs of a misfire or hesitation whatsoever from being loaded for that length of time.