Well I'm both happy and confused with my target. I'll start by saying there was a cross wind right to left so I used the far right targets as a horizontal reference point for all shots instead of the center target, so with the wind all shots would all be on paper.
1st Pic. - Shot Predictions (forgot to take picture before shooting so I already took 2 shots.)
2nd Pic. - Actual Points of Impact.
3rd Pic. - 5 shot target of only 500 yard shots take weeks earlier.
4th Pic. - Reticle in Scope.
100 yards - Aimed 0.8 below center line and right off the bat I was surprised that my 100 yard shot was 1.5+ to the left of where I expected, but the vertical was perfect.
200 Yards - Aimed dead on center because I thought I was zero'd at 200 and it too was left of where I expected 1.5 inches and also 1 inch higher than expected.
300 & 400 Yards - For 300 I aimed at the same line as I did for 100 yards but used my first line down or the 2moa line and for the 400 yard shot I aimed 0.5 inch below center line and used the 2nd line down or the 4 moa line in the scope. I couldn't be more pleased. Pretty much touching the line that the 200 yard shot did. Only the wind was spreading my group but the vertical spread was amazingly tight All was going relatively well....
500 yards - Here's where everything goes wonky. I expected my 500 yard shot to be in line with shots 2-4 but another 3-4 inches left of the 400 yard shot but when I walked up to the target I didn't even see it on paper. Turns out it was about 6 inches low and I'm just blind. 😞 I decided to shoot one more 500 yard shot and used my windage lines in my scope to aim 1 moa right of the top right target and used the same vertical aim point. It also was much lower than I expected but approximately where I though it would be horizontally, assuming the wind must have died down slightly or possibly shooter error of 2inches at 500 is quite probable also.
I then compared it to a previously shot target I shot a few weeks earlier and got even more confused. I aimed 3 inches high using the 3rd line or 6 moa Line in my scope and was only 3-5 inches below it. But doing the same thing today I was 8-8.5 inches below my aim point. (Basically 1 moa at 500 lower than expected. I just can figure out what the difference is for such a big difference of 4 inches lower at the same 500 yard distance. Temperature was about 10 deg C warmer but I don't think that would make a 4 inch difference.
Anyways had fun and can't wait to try it again.
THOUGHTS.
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