At what distance do you guys sight in your guns. For small game hunting and pesting. What’s your thoughts behind it.
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- Thread starter Jheik
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I zero at 40 yards for small game if you call that small game, like the one kelii223 took yesterday, look up Hawaiian goat.
Then range in 10 yard increments out to 70. Anything past that the odds increase with the wind here in Hawaii.
Then range in 10 yard increments out to 70. Anything past that the odds increase with the wind here in Hawaii.
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1- .22 squirrel rifle = 35yds.
1- .22 Raccoon/opossum/groundhog rifle = 50yds
3 - .177 Pest bird rifles = 1 @ 20, 1 @ 40, & 1 @ 10yds.
2 - .22 plinking rifles = 25yds
1- .22 Raccoon/opossum/groundhog rifle = 50yds
3 - .177 Pest bird rifles = 1 @ 20, 1 @ 40, & 1 @ 10yds.
2 - .22 plinking rifles = 25yds
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35 yds.
This way it's either crosshairs or some amount of holdover.
I liked the 50-yd zero for top-of-silo shots, but hated the hold under for 35yd shots, which seem to be a common distance for me.
This way it's either crosshairs or some amount of holdover.
I liked the 50-yd zero for top-of-silo shots, but hated the hold under for 35yd shots, which seem to be a common distance for me.
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I zero at 25 yards. This is the distance that I feel I am at my most accurate. I have learnt to use the correct hold over/under for other distances
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Determine the typical shooting range for the pest or game you intend to shoot. Then the kill zone size and then find the point blank range where you can hold on for most of your typical shots. For extreme short or long range shots have a range card for the other distances. Bill
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Thanks for the feed back. Right now I’m on at 25 yards and have a range card out to 90 yards taped to the back of my scope cap. This works ok but at some ranges the hold over is let’s say 2.7 mills. I was wondering if it was possible to find a zero distance that would aline more with 1 or 1.5 dots on my scope. At 80’yards having a 1.8 holdover is harder to do then say a 2 or a 1.5. More then likely just wish full thinking.
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This is all dependent on the velocity of the projectile you are shooting, weight, bc, bore to scope distance, etc.
I had a great article that I linked last year on how to calculate your first and second zero dependent on the information above with great graphics after you input the data. I've searched my bookmarks, but darned if I can find it. I'll keep looking and link it if I come across it. You could also google 'first zero second zero'. Anyway, if you shoot AR's it's along the lines of setting a 50/200 zero on a battle rifle. At your first zero, 50, the projectile is accelerating and climbing as it crosses the visual plane of the scope (straight line of sight). It then starts to feel the effects of gravity and breaks the second plane of the scope at 200. Regardless of the velocity of the cartridge/pellet you are shooting, we are all shooting glorified howitzers. It's alway an arc.
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If I remember correctly mine is at 25 yards and it is back on the cross hairs at 50 yards. This way the POI is a half inch above or below the crosshairs between 18 to 60 yards.
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I zero at 35yrds because moat of my hunting is at that rang for small pests. And my .357 is at 35yrds with 1/2 mill hold over at 55yards for deer. The area's I hunt with the air rifle are confend to that range. And you also have a little more room to play with a Hart lung shot.
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I am sure you probably already chose a zero by now but "Chairgun Pro" app on your phone or computer once data is input will tell you "optimum zero". In all honestly I have entered tons of rifles and such and 30 yards or so seems to be the best bet in most air rifles between .177 and .25 caliber. 30 would be much better than a 15 yard zero ill tell you that from experience even if you only plan to shoot 40! Good luck!
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