Ok folks lets look at a real world scenario for a second and then I am going to give up on this question.
When robb mentioned a coyote running perpendicular to the shooter as his basis for the figures that simply means one thing and one thing only.
Any other angle of departure of coyote other than a right angle to you and these figures dont compute.
Let one be leaving you at 45 degrees instead of broad side at 90 and where do you hold?
QUICK! ah too late, he simply didn't hang around long enough to let you do the math in your head.
Robb I can tell you this for a fact, if you are worried about making bad hits on running coyotes then there is only ONE way to avoid it.
Don't shoot if they are moving.
Me, I shoot.
Do I hit some badly ? yep.
Do I have to finish some off with a second shot? yep.
Do I lose some that run off wounded? yep again.
All I can say is that if someone chooses to not shoot at running coyotes, thats their choice and I respect it.
They must respect my choice to do whatever I feel like as well.
Howwever if you do choose to shoot at moving targets then you WILL lose some and you WILL wound some .Fact.
So if some day you ever really want to learn how to hit a moving target that is not only running at changing angles as well as changing speeds then remember this one thing.
When you decide to take the poke at a moving critter tell your self one thing just as you bring your rifle up.
Very clearly say , slow down ,,focus ,,squeeze.
your first shot is going to be your best bet by about 80% , don't look at your crosshairs, instead focus on the critter.
This will keep your swing smooth and fluid, focus on the hairs and you will have a tendency to poke your barrel at him.
And I am sorry but if your not missing a lot of shots then you are simply not shooting enough to find your feel.
Good luck.
