Sighting in at close range.

Great Tip! Sounds like it will get you very close and save not only pellets but a lot of time as well.

I hear ya aj I have a home made range that gose about 15 yards in my basement and some people think man 15 yards that's dumb when I tell them lol but to me its just the t close range intersect on my pellet path in of my scope the far is roughly 50 thank god for them APPs press a button aim here done

I live in a small apartment in the middle area of a larger city and envy those who can step out their back door to shoot. I'm roughly 30 minutes from my closest shooting area/range so shooting indoors does have advantages. Although the longest distance I have to work with on my micro range is 5 yards - I've found practicing offhand attempting to keep shots inside a 1/4" circle is not so easy but once I am outside in the field, the practice I've done shows benefits.

I also do my initial zeroing at this range using Chairgun to see where I should be hitting at for a given zero setting. No wind to complicate things and the setting is not only quite stable, but comfortable. Once that is done I usually test velocity for the pellets I have on hand and then go for groups. Yes -- I know grouping at this silly short range can't be used to determine long range performance but if I can't get several shots into one hole or at least a very tight cluster, those pellets will not likely be worth spending time on once outside.

"ajshoots"Now that I have my new shop done, I have alot more room. Without having to move anything I can easily shoot 6 yards. Though 6 yards sounds like a useless distance for sighting in, it actually works out well.

With the use of a ballistics app like chairgun or strelok, I can easily see where I need to be at 6 yards and quickly dial in a gun and scope. This has worked out great as it normally takes very few pellets at 30 yards outdoors to have the rig dialed. With a substantial indoor backstop, I can even shoot big bores which really saves time and money on expensive big bore lead.

As long as you have accurate measurements for scope height and velocity, it is very useful to start at such a close distance.

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That's the way I do initial sight-in too. I'm in a condo and only have 5 yards to work with. I check out my ChairGun chart and shoot to that point. I then know when I go out in the field for final sight-in that I will hit paper and probably be very close to zero too. Bill

That is a really good idea! Especially if you don't have a large backyard!