7mm magnum problems

[dasnows]

So I’m a pretty good shot in this game and rarely miss, but with the my new 7mm I would aim dead center of the chest and it wouldn’t hit.
Do I need to aim low or something? Or is it a bug ? Because I went through 15 rounds and didn’t hit anything

[Andi]

You could practice at Layton's shooting range if you already unlocked it. I think the 7mm has quite a drop at larger distances iirc.
But can as well be a bug, don't know. Haven't used it for quite a while.

[ULTRA]

Originally posted by Andi:

You could practice at Layton's shooting range if you already unlocked it. I think the 7mm has quite a drop at larger distances iirc.
But can as well be a bug, don't know. Haven't used it for quite a while.

Layton's? You mean Hirschfelden?

[Andi]

Originally posted by ULTRA Outdoorsman:

Originally posted by Andi:

You could practice at Layton's shooting range if you already unlocked it. I think the 7mm has quite a drop at larger distances iirc.
But can as well be a bug, don't know. Haven't used it for quite a while.

Layton's? You mean Hirschfelden?

That ^
Sorry! ;b

[Geronimo]

Originally posted by dasnows:

So I’m a pretty good shot in this game and rarely miss, but with the my new 7mm I would aim dead center of the chest and it wouldn’t hit.
Do I need to aim low or something? Or is it a bug ? Because I went through 15 rounds and didn’t hit anything

The distance matters.

But each rifle has its own accuracy rating, which if I recall correctly, is programmed in such a way that every certain number of shots fired will not hit where you aim, regardless of your skill and precision. This is how accuracy is made a variable associated with different weapons.

[dasnows]

So most of my shots I made with it were about 120-175 m, and I felt the closet I got the worse it was. Should I be further to be more accurate?
I just don’t think the accuracy stat on the gun would affect my shots to this extent.
I’ve never had this issue with any other caliber.

[Catsfaith]

remember to note the range when you fire, that should give you an idea where to aim high (er) medium or lower, practicing at the range gives you the learning where your shot can land if you are at specific ranges, take the time to practice at different ranges, good luck

[Leadmagnet]

Are you prone or shooting past an object? If prone on a rock, you can clip into the rock and the gun fires, makes the sound, but the bullet hits the rock's collision box. If taking a shot that passes close by a tree, there is a chance you hit the tree's collision box.

[elawrence]

The other question that comes to mind for me is whether or not you use the zeroing perk. I respec'ed out of that, I find it useless, and worse, it caused me to miss more shots than not.

I like to use the shooting range to test out the various weapons at different ranges. I go through all the ranges in 50 meter increments (up to 300m lets say) and take notes as to how the projectile behaves. There's quite a bit of variance in how the rifles handle. Unfortunately I don't happen to have any notes for the 7mm or I'd share them here.

But also, yeah, clipping happens. Super frustrating.

[Geronimo]

Also, make sure your scope isn't zoomed out for distance when taking close shots.

[Supergosh]

U need to aim lower when u shoot at a distance of ~150 meters. This behavior is new. The gun should hit dead center when i zero it at 150m. I tested this at the shooting range. Do u have the same Problem?

[Supergosh]

At 300m zeroed for 300m u hit deadcenter again.

[Kaned Dragon]

Originally posted by dasnows:

So I’m a pretty good shot in this game and rarely miss, but with the my new 7mm I would aim dead center of the chest and it wouldn’t hit.
Do I need to aim low or something? Or is it a bug ? Because I went through 15 rounds and didn’t hit anything

You might be right, I've been using the Malmer a lot recently and i had this last night. Apart from this it's not been bad and I've had some real nice shots, also last nights hunt was a messy clumsy affair on my part.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3135838555
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3135838495
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3135838462

[Rifleman]

The zeroing is wrong on the break action 7mm.

The standard (medium) zero is for 150m for most guns and on it its actually zeroed at 250m.
The 300m (long range) zero is correct.

Take it to the shooting range and test it yourself. There's a reason people think its a extra good long range gun and I think the wrong zeroing is most of that reason... same for why people think the bolt action 7mm isn't as good... because the zeroing is correct on it...

I took every gun to the target range and tested both medium and long range zeroing at every distance between 50m and 500m and made a spreadsheet with how much they drop at each range.

My main loadout now is the .17 hornet, 22-250, and 7mm bolt action.