30-06 question

[Gary morey]

If I sight my daughters 30-06 in 2.5 in high at 50 yds how low will it hit at 300 yds?? I'm shooting 150gr. Winchester power points. Any ideas?

[silencer2011]

High at 50 could put you low at 300. Keep in mind the.bullet comes out of the muzzle and travels an arc shaped path. If 50 yards is at the top of this arc, the the bullet drops steadily from there on out. There is really not an answer to your question other than go shoot at 300 yds. Or shoot at 100 or 200 and look up the ballistics of that round, do the math, and hope that your rifle performs exactly like the ballistics says it should.

[solocam_aggie]

hummm, im no balistics expert, but the bullet should still be climbing at 50 yards. That puts you pretty high at 100. Im going to guess somewhere around 3-4 in?? I dont know I could be way off.

[mikeb1206]

Winchester has an app for the iPhone on ballistics and would answer this question but the quick answer is 15.3 inches.

[Gary morey]

Thanks y'all

[imyomama]

4.3 inches low

[Gary morey]

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[M16]

Shoot it at that distance and find out. Each rifle is different.

[30-30]

You can look up ballistics data for your caliber, bullet type and bullet weight online. This will get you roughly in the ballpark.

I mean no disrespect as you didn't ask for opinions, but shooting a gun at 50 yards does not prepare you for a 300 yard shot. That gun should be shot by the person who will be hunting at every distance between 0 and 300 yards to establish an accurate trajectory. Different people can also shoot the same gun differently. When my dad and I shoot the same gun at the range, we always have two distinct groups on the target, and that's only at 100 yards.

[30-30]

If I sight my daughters 30-06 in 2.5 in high at 50 yds how low will it hit at 300 yds?? I'm shooting 150gr. Winchester power points. Any ideas?

What's the bullet weight? I have a couple of ballistics charts here.

[HeyMikey]

I'm curious as to why you're sighting in on a 50 yd target, instead of 100?

[Gary morey]

what's the bullet weight? I have a couple of ballistics charts here.

150

[imyomama]

[BubbaHFD]

With the ballistics of that particular round... at 2.5 in high at 50, you will actually be 2.5in high at 300 and zero'd for 325. If you want a 300 zero then sight in at 2.1in high at 50

[imyomama]

sighting in 2.5 inch high at 50 gets you 5.85" high at 100 .. just see for yourself above for full chart .. this is for Winchester 150 factory ammo you mentioned...

this is assuming a scope with the crosshair 2 inches from the center of the bore. velocity for this factory round is on a 24 inch barrel in the ballistic program... if your barrel is shorter .. it will drop slightly more

los angle is irrelevant in this case I have that feature turned off in the calculator . this is for shooting uphill or downhill .. the phone has a built in inclinometer that can compute this for you as well