a 25yd zero???

[hillbillydruggist]

What distance are the rifles zeroed for now ? Folks seem to be assuming 100 yards .

they were all over the place, I got them all as close to 25 yd zero as I could

 

[hillbillydruggist]

thanks for everyones help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dolek]

they were all over the place, I got them all as close to 25 yd zero as I could

Excellent, glad it worked out for you . Good to see you helping the youngsters . I wish all of them success and venison on the platter .

 

[XTR]

Since a bullet's flight path is pretty much parabolic, it's been a general rule of thumb that sighting in at 25 yards will get you to the same or nearly same POI as sighting in at 100 yards. If you expect most of the shooting to be done at short range why not sight in for that?

As I noted above, it depends on the scope height. If your scope is 2" above the bore you are 4½ inches high at 100 yards and 6" high at 175. If you can live with that. If your scope is 1½ inches above the bore that changes things, a lot, you are about 3 inches high from 100 to 175 yds.

The concept is the same as the battle sight zero on an M16/AR-15. There is a whole host of discussion on the interwebs as to whether 25m (USArmy), 36y(USMC) or 50y(other) is the better choice. The point being that with a short range zero you can score hits inside of a 10" target to 300 yds holding center, just depends on your required or expected level of precision.

 

[shooter65]

 

[NZ_Fclass]

Exactly. We used to zero our open sighted Palma rifles to 3 inches high at 25 yds on a "lollipop" target. The vertical line checks windage.

 

[Bill K]

Excellent question. “Why didn’t I think of it?!”

A figure I have seen often, with a 25 yrd zero, is point on at 25 and again around 175 yrds, as a mean average. But best to test your rifle and load, after a 25 yr zero at a few targets out to around 300 yrds. i.e. 100, 150,200,250 & 300, then you know what your load is doing.

 

[spitfire_er]

We use to zero customer rifles in at 25 yards, 1.5" or so low. Always spot on at 100.