Hi st1650,
My quest for this 1-mile shot has totally enthused me to the point where I have to learn something every day. I am glad that you are at Snipers Hide. This site is exactly as my buddy told me.
I'm buying him and you guys (6.55H ** (It's an honor Sir)) and st1650 ...I hope you keep coming after me and (Glassaholic ... I saw the list of your reviews) a steak dinner at a great restaurant. Find me and you're in. LOL
st1650 I worked hard for that zero by actually using a T-square and level to position my target for the zero. I used the Razor 4000 GB in Horizontal Component Distance which is angle compensated distance to a target. I worked hard at that zero However Razor gave me 93.8 and Kestrel only takes integers. I shot approx 10 shots just to warm up for the zero. (It was 36 and windy) then I put 3 rounds with one-hole elliptical circle. Picture attached. I went in the car to get warm and shot a 4th elevation was up a smidge but windage was dead nuts. I was proud of that zero for thoroughly but now that you questioned it .... I should have gone to the adjacent 100 zeroing area at used a perfect number at 0 degrees angle. So, there goes that zero (freezing cold) zero. I was an embedded software/hardware engineer for 25 years and I know about building a foundation design so that other programmers can write apps that use my stuff. If my stuff isn't right, I would cause all the software above my level to fail or glitch.
About using this big offset on my zero, It started when I used a ballistics calculator and the kestrel and I need something like 140 MOA to make the mile shot. I have 100 MOA of adjustment in my scope. So, I read and researched about not having enough adjustment and the common methods were basically cant your scope as much as you can and hold under for your zero. As far as the Kestrel and Vortex and applied ballistics or geoballistics I think this offset is just a number like any other number to the software (I HOPE!!) I had to deal with that ridiculous issue with 2k and the year didn't have enough memory to store a number past 1999. I am also worried about the software dealing with negative numbers. I'm just going to have to test as much of the elevation as I can.
I fully understand your view about this crazy offset. I am going to test the kestrel by setting the weather values to 70 deg like what I was shooting in before we got the crazy numbers that happened on last Wednesday (for myrtle beach).
When I put the kestrel and Vortex feeding the Geobalistics app, it gave me 4.5 MOA and there wasn't much wind. I shot the first round aiming at the bolt that holds the steel target against the stand at 500 yards and hit it. Also, until that freezing cold day, My elevation values have always been spot on. I guess I just can get past the possibility that 36 deg screwed me up. I film all my tests and glad to share anything you ask me or show you what I have done so far.
I do plan on getting an accurate 22 and a round that applied ballistics created a curve for. That will give me a chance to get elevation right thru transonic and subsonic. I'm just trying to remove as many variables as possible before I return to Coleman's Creek long range shooting.
My quest for this 1-mile shot has totally enthused me to the point where I have to learn something every day. I am glad that you are at Snipers Hide. This site is exactly as my buddy told me.
I'm buying him and you guys (6.55H ** (It's an honor Sir)) and st1650 ...I hope you keep coming after me and (Glassaholic ... I saw the list of your reviews) a steak dinner at a great restaurant. Find me and you're in. LOL
st1650 I worked hard for that zero by actually using a T-square and level to position my target for the zero. I used the Razor 4000 GB in Horizontal Component Distance which is angle compensated distance to a target. I worked hard at that zero However Razor gave me 93.8 and Kestrel only takes integers. I shot approx 10 shots just to warm up for the zero. (It was 36 and windy) then I put 3 rounds with one-hole elliptical circle. Picture attached. I went in the car to get warm and shot a 4th elevation was up a smidge but windage was dead nuts. I was proud of that zero for thoroughly but now that you questioned it .... I should have gone to the adjacent 100 zeroing area at used a perfect number at 0 degrees angle. So, there goes that zero (freezing cold) zero. I was an embedded software/hardware engineer for 25 years and I know about building a foundation design so that other programmers can write apps that use my stuff. If my stuff isn't right, I would cause all the software above my level to fail or glitch.
About using this big offset on my zero, It started when I used a ballistics calculator and the kestrel and I need something like 140 MOA to make the mile shot. I have 100 MOA of adjustment in my scope. So, I read and researched about not having enough adjustment and the common methods were basically cant your scope as much as you can and hold under for your zero. As far as the Kestrel and Vortex and applied ballistics or geoballistics I think this offset is just a number like any other number to the software (I HOPE!!) I had to deal with that ridiculous issue with 2k and the year didn't have enough memory to store a number past 1999. I am also worried about the software dealing with negative numbers. I'm just going to have to test as much of the elevation as I can.
I fully understand your view about this crazy offset. I am going to test the kestrel by setting the weather values to 70 deg like what I was shooting in before we got the crazy numbers that happened on last Wednesday (for myrtle beach).
When I put the kestrel and Vortex feeding the Geobalistics app, it gave me 4.5 MOA and there wasn't much wind. I shot the first round aiming at the bolt that holds the steel target against the stand at 500 yards and hit it. Also, until that freezing cold day, My elevation values have always been spot on. I guess I just can get past the possibility that 36 deg screwed me up. I film all my tests and glad to share anything you ask me or show you what I have done so far.
I do plan on getting an accurate 22 and a round that applied ballistics created a curve for. That will give me a chance to get elevation right thru transonic and subsonic. I'm just trying to remove as many variables as possible before I return to Coleman's Creek long range shooting.
