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Yes, it has been a long time since the last Shooters Notes Newsletter! There have been a few distractions and with luck they are mostly history.
Updates as of May 2020
The under the hood software has been modified from the original versions written several years ago. This was necessary because several functions were being phased out as PHP and WordPress move forward with new methods.
These changes also helped motivate removing “Compute Sight Pictures!”, our inaugural online app, from the active list.
Also, the menu bar has been updated to reflect a more topical grouping of tools and discussions.
Discussion
The Recommended Bullet Weight Calculator was added to allow the reader to select a game weight and determine the minimum recommended bullet for that game. It complements the tables found in the “Ideal Bullet Weight” pages.
Quick Review of “Ideal Bullet Weight”:
Many of us have an idea of what rifles and bullet weights are best for hunting game like antelope, deer, elk, and hogs with our favorite hunting rifles., reading, and personal experience.
The ideal bullet weight can be described as being the lightest bullet that one can have reasonable confidence that a well-hit animal will collapse within about ten seconds of being hit.
Read more about how this chart was built in the Ideal Bullet Weight pages.
About Hitting the Mark!
Your favorite rifle is sighted to point of aim at 100 yards and that pesky deer shows up at 275 yards. What is the sight picture needed to center in the vital zone?
Look at the discussions in this section and try the calculators:
Build sight pictures using 200 yd zero and 500 yard drop
Build sight pictures using your computed drop and drift.
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