First trip out to the range for myself this year. Temps were around 42F and there was about 10 inches of snow on the level across the field. I used my ATV to set up targets and gongs out to 650 yards. My cell phone worked as a hot spot to able my laptop computer to run the G7 ballistic program. I have been waiting patiently to try out this stuff to see what its all about. With the new NXS 5.5-22x50 mounted and torqued to specs I fired my first shot at 25 yards. The 150 grain ballistic tip hit 4 inches low and 2 inches left. I wanted to be 0.9 low at 25 yards so I made the required adjustments and shot again. Impact was precisely where I wanted it to be. Next set up target at 200 yards . Fired a 3 shot group nice about .25 high and to the left. Made my adjustment and shot another group about .25 high and dead on. Now moved target out to 500 yards
and fired three more shots I was guessing the wind to be about 10 mph and based on the drift it was very close to that according to the computer. Group was 4.5'' and averaged about 1.25 high.
I then entered my actual field drop data into the G7 ballistic program to validate my velocity. I then entered all required data into the G7 range finder. I took down the targets and placed out gongs I have a 9''diameter a 14'' diameter and a 22'' diameter. The zero stop and windage knobs were set to zero this was easy. I ranged the first gong at 427 the G7 gave me the required adjustment in MOA as that is what I have it programmed for. I could have chosen inches and or yards but since the NXS is MOA this was the simplest solution. The G7 rangefinder also gives you the correct amount of hold for wind in 5 mph increments for up to 50 mph winds. I dialed what the G7 was telling me and shot. Nice hit, next was the 14'' gong ranged it adjusted for drop and wind and shot hit again. This was at 500 yards. Next came the 22'' gong ranged it at 657 adjusted the NXS and shot hit again. Wow I am impressed and what a difference the higher power scope is at 500 yards and out compared with the 10x I had on my rifle before. The rangefinder is capable of having 5 separate loads inputted into the unit. There are some very good tutorial videos on the G7 youtube site to assist with programming the rangefinder and along with a easy to understand owners manual it did not take to long to set this up. I can see I will need some type of windmeter to gather accurate wind readings. The rangefinder calculates inclination, measures temperature and does truly take the guess work out of ranging your targets and does give you an acurrate shoot to reading for your specific gun and load. Next time out I will be shooting 150 grain Accubonds which are a ballistic twin to the 150 grain ballistic tips. As a side note when I left my range and pulled onto the grid a skunk was in the ditch on top of the snow bank I guessed the range to be 70 yards. Jumped out of the truck grabbed my gun and laid down on the side of the road dropped in a round and took aim. I was glad the wind was from behind me as I glimpsed moisture fly off the skunk before I lost total site of him from the recoil.Sweet.
and fired three more shots I was guessing the wind to be about 10 mph and based on the drift it was very close to that according to the computer. Group was 4.5'' and averaged about 1.25 high.
I then entered my actual field drop data into the G7 ballistic program to validate my velocity. I then entered all required data into the G7 range finder. I took down the targets and placed out gongs I have a 9''diameter a 14'' diameter and a 22'' diameter. The zero stop and windage knobs were set to zero this was easy. I ranged the first gong at 427 the G7 gave me the required adjustment in MOA as that is what I have it programmed for. I could have chosen inches and or yards but since the NXS is MOA this was the simplest solution. The G7 rangefinder also gives you the correct amount of hold for wind in 5 mph increments for up to 50 mph winds. I dialed what the G7 was telling me and shot. Nice hit, next was the 14'' gong ranged it adjusted for drop and wind and shot hit again. This was at 500 yards. Next came the 22'' gong ranged it at 657 adjusted the NXS and shot hit again. Wow I am impressed and what a difference the higher power scope is at 500 yards and out compared with the 10x I had on my rifle before. The rangefinder is capable of having 5 separate loads inputted into the unit. There are some very good tutorial videos on the G7 youtube site to assist with programming the rangefinder and along with a easy to understand owners manual it did not take to long to set this up. I can see I will need some type of windmeter to gather accurate wind readings. The rangefinder calculates inclination, measures temperature and does truly take the guess work out of ranging your targets and does give you an acurrate shoot to reading for your specific gun and load. Next time out I will be shooting 150 grain Accubonds which are a ballistic twin to the 150 grain ballistic tips. As a side note when I left my range and pulled onto the grid a skunk was in the ditch on top of the snow bank I guessed the range to be 70 yards. Jumped out of the truck grabbed my gun and laid down on the side of the road dropped in a round and took aim. I was glad the wind was from behind me as I glimpsed moisture fly off the skunk before I lost total site of him from the recoil.Sweet.
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