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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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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