Ok... so I was given some 168 grain Hornady TAP .308 FPD ammo and I was checking out the trajectory table on the back of it. Since I've never shot anything past 200 yards I've never paid any attention to numbers in the table. I'm curious, when the table says that at 500 yards the trajectory is -48.9. I'm assuming that means that at 500 yards the bullet is going to hit 48.9 inches BELOW what I'm aiming at, right? So does that mean then, that if I want to shoot an ELK at 500 yards, I have to aim 4 feet above it?
Then, if my scope (which is 1/4 MOA) is sighted in at 3 inches above the bulls eye at 100 yards, how many clicks would i have to "go up" to not have to take my crosshairs off the target at 500 yards?
I feel dumb asking this question, but I've never had an opportunity to talk with somebody who has shot well at long distances. I know there are countless variables that go into precision long range shooting, but say one is presented with the ideal shooting situation i.e perfect conditions, how difficult is it to shoot out to 500, 600 or 700 yards?