I set my rifles up for 3-31/2” high (depending on cartridge/load). It’s worked for 40years. Most of the shots have been 3-400yds. I’ve never had an issue at closer ranges even though bullets can be 4-5” high at their zenith. As I think about my hunting, particularly out west, time to range, read the wind and dial would have prevented a majority of my shots. I know my trajectories and wind drifts, but at the ranges I find myself most comfortable with, I find Kentucky windage has worked just fine. While I’ve killed deer, antelope and elk at 600yds plus, i choose not to shoot unwounded animals at those ranges because of difficulty gauging different wind currents, and more importantly, that an animal might move as I squeeze off a shot. Just my experience.
I do own a number of scopes that have the mechanics to dial reliably but have only used them on the range or on prairie dogs.
