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100 or 200 Yard Zero???
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<blockquote data-quote="tankgijohn72" data-source="post: 1388984" data-attributes="member: 77441"><p>Depends on hunting situation for me. I try to minimize any holdovers based on the cartridge and elevation. Meaning I go for a max point blank range +/- 4". So if I have a relatively quick shot at shorter ranges I can hold center on a deer. If you were hunting a smaller animal, say a squirrel, you cant tolerate such a large MPBR and still effectively put it in vital organs. I do feel that 100 yd zero is a waste assuming you are shooting a high powered rifle. 200 yds to me is minimum sight in distance. Almost every rifle out there will not put a bullet more than 3" above the line of sight at 100 yards if zeroed at 200 yards. Both cartridge and elevation play a very large role in how flat your rifle will shoot. Listed some examples below. If you run into a situation that you wanted to check your zero for some reason, it is very easy to print a chart, tape it to your stock and know that your bullet is say 2.2" high at 100 for a 200 yd zero. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Situational dependent setup for me. But here are some past examples for me hunting.</p><p>Ex 1: 35 whelen at 10,000ft in Colorado I zeroed at 200 yds. 200 gr ttsx at 2775fps. Could hold center mass without any holdover to maybe 240-250 yds. Held just above shoulder for 325 yd shot. </p><p></p><p>Ex 2: 6500ft Idaho 270 win 129 LRX at 3004fps. Zeroed at 300 yds. Downhill shot at 350 yds corrected for angle was more like 320yd shot. Held center mass. </p><p></p><p>Ex 3: 7000ft Idaho 300 wm 208 AMAX 2800fps. Zeroed at 300 yds. Deer at 525yd. Obviously had to hold over, but something like 5.25 moa. Forget exact numbers on that one. </p><p></p><p>Ex 4: 1000ft Indiana .243 win 95 gr fed fusion 2950 fps. zeroed at 200 yds. Deer at 40 yds, 130yds same hold, same result.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tankgijohn72, post: 1388984, member: 77441"] Depends on hunting situation for me. I try to minimize any holdovers based on the cartridge and elevation. Meaning I go for a max point blank range +/- 4". So if I have a relatively quick shot at shorter ranges I can hold center on a deer. If you were hunting a smaller animal, say a squirrel, you cant tolerate such a large MPBR and still effectively put it in vital organs. I do feel that 100 yd zero is a waste assuming you are shooting a high powered rifle. 200 yds to me is minimum sight in distance. Almost every rifle out there will not put a bullet more than 3" above the line of sight at 100 yards if zeroed at 200 yards. Both cartridge and elevation play a very large role in how flat your rifle will shoot. Listed some examples below. If you run into a situation that you wanted to check your zero for some reason, it is very easy to print a chart, tape it to your stock and know that your bullet is say 2.2" high at 100 for a 200 yd zero. Situational dependent setup for me. But here are some past examples for me hunting. Ex 1: 35 whelen at 10,000ft in Colorado I zeroed at 200 yds. 200 gr ttsx at 2775fps. Could hold center mass without any holdover to maybe 240-250 yds. Held just above shoulder for 325 yd shot. Ex 2: 6500ft Idaho 270 win 129 LRX at 3004fps. Zeroed at 300 yds. Downhill shot at 350 yds corrected for angle was more like 320yd shot. Held center mass. Ex 3: 7000ft Idaho 300 wm 208 AMAX 2800fps. Zeroed at 300 yds. Deer at 525yd. Obviously had to hold over, but something like 5.25 moa. Forget exact numbers on that one. Ex 4: 1000ft Indiana .243 win 95 gr fed fusion 2950 fps. zeroed at 200 yds. Deer at 40 yds, 130yds same hold, same result. [/QUOTE]
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