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Zeroing Distances

Uploaded on March 27, 2013

Sitting here in limbo between hunting season and fishing season I have had a lot of time on my hands to come up with inane (or maybe insane?) questions that I would not normally think about. What do you personally do in zeroing your scope; zero at a distance you know you will not exceed and expect that zero to hold for any closer distance; or do you zero at a known distance and then make adjustments for any distance greater than that? I know what the book says but just wondering what you do personally and what you are comfortable in doing. Yeah, I know, my wife says I ain't right too.

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from Sarge01 wrote 11 weeks 2 days ago

For my WV hunting I sight all of my rifles one inch high at 100 yards and I am good to go anywhere here that I hunt. I'm talking my .280 , .308 and 300WSM.

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from hengst wrote 11 weeks 2 days ago

Sarge touched on it...it all depends! I have 3 zeroed for 300 1 200 one 250 one 100 and a few others. It depends on the ballistics and expected range to target. Some I have are at mpbr like 247 yds zero

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from nativeoutlaw922 wrote 10 weeks 3 days ago

I'm out here in Northern Az.. I do most of my hunting in some canyon lands where my shots will be from 200-300 yds.. I usually sight in my Winchester Model 70 cal. 270 150 gr. bullet where my groupings are about 2-3 inches high @ 100 yds.. So I'm good from 100-350+ yds.. Hope this helps.

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from Edward J. Palumbo wrote 9 weeks 6 days ago

I live in Northwestern Oregon, and my .25-.30 caliber rifles are zeroed an inch high at 100 yards. My varmint rifles are zeroed depending on the site where I use them. The .223 is precisely zeroed at 100 yds., and my .22-250 is zeroed for 200 yds at Tri-County Gun Club. >95% of my shooting is done at 50 to 200 yards. It is very rare that I'm presented with a varmint shot at a distance greater than 200, and the dense woods usually limit my shots on deer to 50-75 yards. I practice accordingly, and two of my rifles are equipped with aperture (receiver) sights for that reason.

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from OregonGuy wrote 9 weeks 18 hours ago

Zero at the distance that you plan on shooting unless you have a target the is for your set up. Also know the ballistics of your ammo, that will help you adjust on the fly. Happy hunting.

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from blueticker wrote 3 weeks 4 days ago

Zero to your liking at 100yds, then set a target at 25 and shoot it to see where it prints. Keep a note of that 25 yd shot ( or keep he target) so the next time you need to check your zero, you can do it with a 25 yd shot. I can make a 25 yd shot in my back yard, but must load up guns & gear 7 travel a few miles to shoot at 100 yds.

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from Sarge01 wrote 11 weeks 2 days ago

For my WV hunting I sight all of my rifles one inch high at 100 yards and I am good to go anywhere here that I hunt. I'm talking my .280 , .308 and 300WSM.

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from nativeoutlaw922 wrote 10 weeks 3 days ago

I'm out here in Northern Az.. I do most of my hunting in some canyon lands where my shots will be from 200-300 yds.. I usually sight in my Winchester Model 70 cal. 270 150 gr. bullet where my groupings are about 2-3 inches high @ 100 yds.. So I'm good from 100-350+ yds.. Hope this helps.

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from hengst wrote 11 weeks 2 days ago

Sarge touched on it...it all depends! I have 3 zeroed for 300 1 200 one 250 one 100 and a few others. It depends on the ballistics and expected range to target. Some I have are at mpbr like 247 yds zero

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from Edward J. Palumbo wrote 9 weeks 6 days ago

I live in Northwestern Oregon, and my .25-.30 caliber rifles are zeroed an inch high at 100 yards. My varmint rifles are zeroed depending on the site where I use them. The .223 is precisely zeroed at 100 yds., and my .22-250 is zeroed for 200 yds at Tri-County Gun Club. >95% of my shooting is done at 50 to 200 yards. It is very rare that I'm presented with a varmint shot at a distance greater than 200, and the dense woods usually limit my shots on deer to 50-75 yards. I practice accordingly, and two of my rifles are equipped with aperture (receiver) sights for that reason.

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from OregonGuy wrote 9 weeks 18 hours ago

Zero at the distance that you plan on shooting unless you have a target the is for your set up. Also know the ballistics of your ammo, that will help you adjust on the fly. Happy hunting.

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from blueticker wrote 3 weeks 4 days ago

Zero to your liking at 100yds, then set a target at 25 and shoot it to see where it prints. Keep a note of that 25 yd shot ( or keep he target) so the next time you need to check your zero, you can do it with a 25 yd shot. I can make a 25 yd shot in my back yard, but must load up guns & gear 7 travel a few miles to shoot at 100 yds.

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