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If you're 3" high at 100 AND 200 yards, your bullet is hitting higher than 3" above point of aim between 100 and 200 yards. You're going to spend at least 30 hours round trip, $800+ on gas, a $312 tag, etc., etc. Take a couple of hours to re-sight in with the new ammo out to 300 - or go back to the 150gr. Right now, all you know is where you are at 100 and 200 yards; have a pretty fair chance of missing a 150 yard shot; and will be absolutely guessing beyond 200. That said, that bullet's fine for a 300yd shot on a big muley - but only if you know where your bullet is hitting at 300 yards. There is NO EXCUSE for taking a 300 yard shot at an animal, if you haven't shot paper to at least 300 yards. If you're going to depend on calculated ballistics without even shooting the gun at that range, at least lower your 100yd point of impact to 1.5 instead of 3 inches high, and see if you're zeroed at 200 like the ballistic chart states. You could then be somewhat confident of dropping no more than 7", if holding to a 300yd max. range. If you're going that route, I hope you are using a rangefinder, otherwise all you'll be doing is spraying and praying beyond 200 yards.
Josh,I don't mean to be argumentative, but you stated that the bullet is 3" high and rising....actually the bullet never rises above the centerline of the barell, What is happening is that based on your zero, your POA is lower than the arc of the bullet below the bore.
I sighted in my scope to be 3inches high at 100. I stretched it out to 200 and I am getting absolutely no drop I am still 3 inches high?
range (yards) Muzzle 50 100 200 300 400 Trajectory (265 yd. zero) -1.5 1.2 3.0 2.9 -2.6 -15.1
Funny how us long-range guys stress this....maybe its because we work so hard at getting our own come-ups.
But all I ask in return is the admission a person can learn to shoot at longer ranges by learning at 100yds.