Your best option is a ballistics program. Exbal, JBM, etc.. With these programs you can best suit your elev- and wind dopes. With most of them you just plug in the numbers (BC, MV, Temp, Rel. Hum., Zero, Type of Round etc) and it gives you your dopes out to whatever ranges you specify. I use Nightforce's Exbal ballistic program. It, as well as others, allows you to print out ballistic cards that have your drops and windage every 25yds or meters.
Just know that the cards will only be as accurate as the numbers you plug in. The more accurate you are with plugging in your BC, MV, Temp, etc.. the more accurate your ballistic card will be.
Hope this helps some.

B

 

Thank you Brainz. However, ballistics software is not currently available to me. I do not have a handheld PC (droid, iphone, etc.) heck, I don't even have a laptop.

Edited to ad... ok, I just looked at the NF website and the software you described is not only for handhelds. I guess I could get it for my desk top. Nonetheless, I would still like to know how this was done before the age of computers. I don't want to have to depend on electricity or batteries.

 

Could do it the old fashion way.

LOG BOOK!

Shoot 50yds at a time out to 650yrd, log bullet drop temp, wind, etc.
Takes longer, but more accurate for Your rig, with Your load.

 

...do it the old fashion way.

That's affirmative. There are no free lunches.

Work.

-Nate

 

Stop thinking in clicks first off. Think MOA or mils depending on what your scope is in. You need 3 NOA then dial to the 3 MOA mark. Don't count 12 clicks.

Here's some basic .308 numbers:
100 zero
200 2 MOA
300 5 MOA
400 8 MOA
500 12 MOA
600 16 MOA

Those should get you on paper. Go to JBM Ballistics page and you get a free ballistics program that works great. It is better if you actually know your velocity so if you have a friend with a chronograph it will be good to use that.

 

Could do it the old fashion way.

LOG BOOK!

Shoot 50yds at a time out to 650yrd, log bullet drop temp, wind, etc.
Takes longer, but more accurate for Your rig, with Your load.

Thanks. This process is what I was trying to describe in my original post.

 

Stop thinking in clicks first off. Think MOA or mils depending on what your scope is in. You need 3 NOA then dial to the 3 MOA mark. Don't count 12 clicks.

Here's some basic .308 numbers:
100 zero
200 2 MOA
300 5 MOA
400 8 MOA
500 12 MOA
600 16 MOA

Those should get you on paper. Go to JBM Ballistics page and you get a free ballistics program that works great. It is better if you actually know your velocity so if you have a friend with a chronograph it will be good to use that.

Rob,

Thanks. My adjustments will be in milradians but I think I can convert the MOAs. I appreciate the numbers.

 

All my scopes are in mils as well. For mils to get on paper:

100 zero
200 .5
300 1.3
400 2.3
500 3.4
600 4.6

Those will get you on paper but as mentioned a good log book is a good idea to keep track of your data for the rifle.

 

All my scopes are in mils as well. For mils to get on paper:

100 zero
200 .5
300 1.3
400 2.3
500 3.4
600 4.6

Those will get you on paper but as mentioned a good log book is a good idea to keep track of your data for the rifle.

Thanks again!

 

No problem. Forgot to add if you do plan on converting anything MOA to mils you just divide by 3.45 which is how many MOA equal 1 mil.

 

Stop thinking in clicks first off. Think MOA or mils depending on what your scope is in. You need 3 NOA then dial to the 3 MOA mark. Don't count 12 clicks.

Here's some basic .308 numbers:
100 zero
200 2 MOA
300 5 MOA
400 8 MOA
500 12 MOA
600 16 MOA

Those should get you on paper. Go to JBM Ballistics page and you get a free ballistics program that works great. It is better if you actually know your velocity so if you have a friend with a chronograph it will be good to use that.

Definitely works.