This topic does not apply to those who routinely shoot prairie dogs at distances over 300 yards. Y'all don't need no one messing with your mind.


For the newbie prairie dog shooters...

Wonder if instead of making scope adjustments or holdovers in the PD town, if it would help if they would just have a separate rifle dedicated and so marked for each distance they might shoot ?

For example, sight-in one rifle for 200 yards and label it. Another rifle for 300 yards, another for 400 yards, and another for 500 yards. Clearly label each rifle. Actually shoot each rifle for group and sight-in at the specified ranges. Don't estimate it from tables using 100 yard sight-in.

Your actual average group size at the longer distances might humble you.

Holdovers for intermediate ranges would still be used but would be of less magnitude.

Would still need Kentucky windage.


Some would argue that modern scopes with their fantastic windage/elevation repeatability negate the need for this. Am not arguing the repeatability of the scopes. It is the human mind and its ability to remember what cumulative adjustments they have made that concerns me.

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