Inch and a half high is what I was told when I was a kid. Its worked for a long time. Stuff like 270, swift, 22-250 not 44-40. Doug
Zero
- Thread starter kochie
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If you zero 1/4" high at 100 you'll be dead on at 300..
Ok thanks all good info
Jeff Porter
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The height of the sights over the bore impacts the point blank zero distance and the X” high at 100 number. It is easy to run a calculation and then verify in the field or range.
CharlieNC
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Physically shoot and zero at 100yd which has minimal influence from environmental factors. Then use a ballistic app to get your chart and max point blank range, and adjust the scope turret to whatever distance suits the condition at the time. Iin other words you don't have to physically zero at 200 to set the turret at that or whatever distance you prefer.
alf
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Although we all know anything/everything Creedmoor is magical, even this is a stretch.....
Mark W
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That’s a very good point! StrelokPro gives a near and far zero for the calculated MPBR.
Bill Norris
Back in the Day
kochie,
Do you have, or have access to, a chronograph? Very easy to utilize one of a few apps to get you dialed for your chart you can put on your stock, or use in an app. I zero at 50 yards for my coyote rifles which gives me a 200 yard zero as well with this particular rifle. Utilizing your known muzzle velocity makes things way easier. While I'm no pro, I just shot my longest yote last weekend at 545 yards and with a reasonably stable position not too hard. I use Strelok Pro and don't use a chart on this particular rifle. Just punch in yardage, dial it up, and shoot.
Do you have, or have access to, a chronograph? Very easy to utilize one of a few apps to get you dialed for your chart you can put on your stock, or use in an app. I zero at 50 yards for my coyote rifles which gives me a 200 yard zero as well with this particular rifle. Utilizing your known muzzle velocity makes things way easier. While I'm no pro, I just shot my longest yote last weekend at 545 yards and with a reasonably stable position not too hard. I use Strelok Pro and don't use a chart on this particular rifle. Just punch in yardage, dial it up, and shoot.
Are you sure you don't mean 200? I would see this, or super close to it at 200 for sure.
Jeff Porter
Gold $$ Contributor
Use the apps to get your @100 yard come ups (1.5 moa up at 100 etc) but verify at distance. If you put in a wrong variable ( MV, scope height over bore, bullet BC, altitude, etc. ) it is going to affect the results. Garbage in Garbage put.
Always verify your bullets are flying where you think they are. I will put a 6” shootnc on a box and start backing up. Taking a shot at random distances out to the max point blank range. All should be well inside the target.
As another general comment. Most of us on the forum have experience shooting beyond 200 yards but the vast majority of shooters only practice at 50-100 yards. Anyone shooting at a living creature , even a stinky coyote, should know they can deliver a single bullet on target for a clean kill. If you have a new shooter/hunter and an area where you can do like I described above or a field you can set milk jugs at random distances, have the newbie start close shooting from a field position. ( sticks or bipods ok if that is what you will hunt from ) and work back in distance until they miss a target twice. The farthest distance they should be taking a shot on fur is the longest one shot hit they got.
I have had a ton of new shooters come out with a flat shooting 22-250 or 243 bolt gun or a 223 AR and tell me how they were going to shoot coyotes at 400-600 yards only to miss a milk jug at 75 yards.
Always verify your bullets are flying where you think they are. I will put a 6” shootnc on a box and start backing up. Taking a shot at random distances out to the max point blank range. All should be well inside the target.
As another general comment. Most of us on the forum have experience shooting beyond 200 yards but the vast majority of shooters only practice at 50-100 yards. Anyone shooting at a living creature , even a stinky coyote, should know they can deliver a single bullet on target for a clean kill. If you have a new shooter/hunter and an area where you can do like I described above or a field you can set milk jugs at random distances, have the newbie start close shooting from a field position. ( sticks or bipods ok if that is what you will hunt from ) and work back in distance until they miss a target twice. The farthest distance they should be taking a shot on fur is the longest one shot hit they got.
I have had a ton of new shooters come out with a flat shooting 22-250 or 243 bolt gun or a 223 AR and tell me how they were going to shoot coyotes at 400-600 yards only to miss a milk jug at 75 yards.
This is how I used to zero my 22-250 with 52 gr. bthp. I was assuming the creed was pretty close to the 22-250.
Ok thanks
Dam Im gettin a 22 creedmoore. Doug
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