What yardage is your zero
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100meters both my 257 & 224 just punching paper at 100m and + since hunting is illeagle with airguns in here.
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Most of my .22 rifles shoot the JSB 18 at 880-890 fps. I find a 20 yard zero works well. The second point of trajectory intersection is around 35 yards, so it's sufficiently flat for squirrel head shots out to about 40 yards.
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I use 35 yards as my zero for my .22 pcp. For .177 springers I use 20.
When I set up my vet with 18 gr at 940 and used Strelok I found 35 yards to be the set point as then I never had to hold under for a shot. Either hold dead on or slightly over all the way from 10 to 50 yards. I hate holding under, just doesn't feel right.
When I set up my vet with 18 gr at 940 and used Strelok I found 35 yards to be the set point as then I never had to hold under for a shot. Either hold dead on or slightly over all the way from 10 to 50 yards. I hate holding under, just doesn't feel right.
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My Tree is 20 meters and feeder is 30 meters(0-0.3 mil), even at slow 680 FPS it's basically point and shoot for any pests in my yard!
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It totally depends on the projectile, tune, scope reticle, and shooting objectives (short/medium/long range hunting, target shooting).
I might have my little Mutant tuned for Hades with a 14/50m zero (where 14m zero also becomes zero again at 50m due to the trajectory arc).
With lower power hunting tunes, I usually zero for the most common target distance. My higher power target zero is typically 40-50m, but I'll use he somewhat standard "50y" as a reference for judging ballistic performance for longer distance shots.
I might have my little Mutant tuned for Hades with a 14/50m zero (where 14m zero also becomes zero again at 50m due to the trajectory arc).
With lower power hunting tunes, I usually zero for the most common target distance. My higher power target zero is typically 40-50m, but I'll use he somewhat standard "50y" as a reference for judging ballistic performance for longer distance shots.
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I use the optimum zero function in Chairgun. For most of my rifles the near zero is around 20 yards and the far zero around 40 with a midrange height of 3/8". Basically, minute of a squirrels head from point-blank to 45 yards with no compensation required.
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Same here. I have used optimum zero function for years and now simply zero at 40 yards far zero.
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Don’t matter what speed, the ammo has a rainbow —> always set Zero top of rainbow to get the flattest trajectory.
Ernest
Ernest
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I shoot at 10 yards mostly.
My prod, Skyhawk are zeroed at 10 yards for indoor pellet shooting.
Texan LSS 257 is also sighted in for 10yards and again at 120 yards, 75 grains @ 1100 FPS.
Bulldog 357 and Seneca 25 carbine, 152 grains @ 865 FPS & 58 grains @825 FPS both sighted in at 20 yards.
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Roachcreek
My prod, Skyhawk are zeroed at 10 yards for indoor pellet shooting.
Texan LSS 257 is also sighted in for 10yards and again at 120 yards, 75 grains @ 1100 FPS.
Bulldog 357 and Seneca 25 carbine, 152 grains @ 865 FPS & 58 grains @825 FPS both sighted in at 20 yards.
Regards,
Roachcreek
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I zero so the "top of the rainbow" is 1/2 inch high. I do this since I hunt ground squirrels and rabbits, and the head is about an inch target, so I'm good from around 17 to 55 yards with a pellet speed around 900 fps. Most of my guns are zero'd at 50 yards, but some at 45 and a few at 40 yards. This is really only important if you are a "holdover" guy and not a "clicker"...
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Excellent answer, IMO. I've always viewed this as entirely dependent on target size. Much different for a gun shooting at aspirins, to a gun shooting at squirrel heads, to a gun shooting at deer sized game.
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Mine are all sighted in at 50 yards.....Most of the shoot/hunting I do starts at the 50 yard range and clicking and hold over/under is easy...Think I will set up the dedicated night rifle at 20 yards. It seems like most of the rat shooting is done at this distance from what I can see.
Tony P.
Tony P.
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