Now, Im not saying that it has to be incredibly complicated, either.
The best way to handle this is tobuild your own DOPEand not depend on a computer for every detail.
Well, there are a couple ways, actually.
Organizing your shooting data is important for precision rifle shots. The Snipers Data Book Kit from AmericanSnipers.org is a great way to do this.
Its not really that they are wrong, its more that your setup doesnt match theirs.
Technically, Im sure the computer isnt wrong, but every factor matters.
If you have a brand new rifle, it will shoot slower than its supposed to guarantee.
Don’t depend on shooting computers to provide all of the data you need. Spend time on the range to get the precise data.
We recommend putting 200 rounds through your rifle before you could consider its muzzle velocity to be consistent.
The issue is that not knowing your true muzzle velocity leaves a hole in a ballistic computers equation.
That is just one way that data from a ballistic computer may mislead you.
Do you know where that round is going to go? Keeping accurate shooting data can help you put your first round exactly where you mean to land it.
Solutions
So how do you fix this and get faster than the computer?
The only solution is to get out, shoot some rounds and do something we call truing your data.
You will need to build your own DOPE for your rifle and your ammunition of choice.
A computer cannot compensate for all possible variables in your shooting. You need to get out and get rounds down range to true your DOPE.
If it is in the same lot number, then thats even better.
Where do you start truing your data?
For the6.5 CreedmoorModel 2020 Waypoint we have on hand, we shot at 700 yards for this purpose.
As you work out your DOPE, make sure you keep accurate records. As you change aspects of your shooting — such as the load shot — you need to record additional data.
This should auto calculate the rest of the distances on your computers DOPE.
Now your DOPE is perfect and you will never miss!
But you should be much closer to fully understanding your rifle now.
Now, in theory, who even needs a computer if youre shooting around the distances you have mapped?
Thats not entirely true, so dont toss your ballistic computer in the trash just yet.
