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COLUMNS JANUARY 2010
     
     
RIFLEMAN
Dave Anderson

 
Ranging The Shot
Do You Have Time?
 
             
   
  Extremely light (7.8 ounces) and compact, Leupold claims accurate readings of 500 yards on game animals, 600 on trees or terrain. Dave got accurate readings at least 100 yards further than claimed. The rifle is custom pre-’64 Winchester 70 .30-06 built by the late Keesey Kimball topped with an older Leupold Vari-X III 2.5-8X.  
                     
 

One approach to long range shooting is “clicking” by using click-adjustable turrets to dial in the appropriate settings for elevation and windage. Another approach is to incorporate additional aiming points in the reticle.

Clicking is more precise, multiple aiming points are faster. For big game hunting, I like the speed and simplicity of multiple aiming points. Two systems I like very much are the Leupold Boone & Crockett (B&C) and the Zeiss Rapid-Z.

The Gras Ranch lodge in southern Namibia has great plains-game hunting. Much of it is big open country, resembling Wyoming or Texas. Our professional hunters, Errol Lambrechts and Jannie Spangenberg, advise hunters be prepared for shots from 200 to 300 yards. My hunting partner and I took around 30 animals, with very few shots under 200 yards.

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