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Ernie Bishop
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Rant mode on
While I have been doing different things today, I have had cable TV hunting programs on.
On at least three programs today, the host will check their sight-in once they arrive at their hunting location, which I believe is a good idea.
The issue though (rant mode :vomit:) is even from a benched position they will be an inch off the bull, and maybe more and turn around and say something like, "It's dead on."
I know most of their shots are close and the vitals large on the animals comparatively speaking, but it still irritates me.
I confess, I am a accuracy nut:usa:
Wow, that was a good catharsis:jester:
Rant mode off.
On at least three programs today, the host will check their sight-in once they arrive at their hunting location, which I believe is a good idea.
The issue though (rant mode :vomit:) is even from a benched position they will be an inch off the bull, and maybe more and turn around and say something like, "It's dead on."
I know most of their shots are close and the vitals large on the animals comparatively speaking, but it still irritates me.
I confess, I am a accuracy nut:usa:
Wow, that was a good catharsis:jester:
Rant mode off.
Ernie
"The Un-Tactical"
"The Un-Tactical"
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Jerry
These impacts were not that 1", 1.5" or 2" high at 100 yards, that many use.
These were right or left of center, and the last two were below the bullseye and then off to the right or left.
"The Un-Tactical"
Jerry
FIFY
Yep, mine are 1.5-2 inches high at one hundred. Even on my slightly sloppy hunting rifles if they're more than about 1/4 inch to one side or the other, I will crank em over just enough to where they're in there within 1/4 inch right or left of center. On my centerfire 22s I put em dead on. Of course my Stevens 200 in .223 will group no tighter than 1.5-2.5. But I still try to get it as close as I can, even though I don't shoot at anything past 400 yards tops.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Even if you live back east in the thick hairy stuff, a 200 yard zero (~1.25"-1.75" high at 100 for most chamberings/loads) won't put you out of contention with any shot at big game out to around 300 yards.
With a 100 yard zero, you may well start running into issues shy of 200.
And in the open areas of the west, I've found a 250 yard zero to be pretty much perfect. That's about as far out as you can zero most loads without having to worry about overshooting your target at the mid range. Don't ask me how I learned that, but it was pretty tragic.
Mike
N454casull
:spittingcoffee:
I Agree!
I would add, "To slob shooters, regardless of the distance."
"The Un-Tactical"
"The Un-Tactical"
It's not nice to poke fun at us mere mortals:jester:
Most of my scopes have target turrets and a 100 yard zero. I need more.........I dial up.
Non-Target Turret scopes get a high zero at 100.
Agreed!
"The Un-Tactical"
:that: I'm agitated if I'm left or right and it's not my fault or the wind. I can accept 1" groups in a hunting rifle but they need to be touching with my AR's, no excuse for them not to be.
P.S. hunting shows suck
Randy
Well.....really I have. Just not in a sighting in way.
Mike
N454casull
One, if something is 200 yards or under I just put it on it and kill it.
If I have three or 3 1/2 inch high at 100 yards and that can create a problem if something is really close then I have to think about actually holding low on the animal.
So if something is close, I don't have to think put it on the animal kill it.
If Something is further, I either dial the distance or I have an MOA reticle that is listed internally and hold the correct line and kill it.
Since I do not worry about maximum point-blank range all of my guns have exactly the same zero 100 yards.
"The Un-Tactical"
I own one hunting rifle that doesn't have quick adjust turrets. It gets zeroed at 250.
All the others have quick adjust turrets. They are baselined at 100 yards. If necessary, I dial up.
To do otherwise would be not just silly, but foolish.
Mike
N454casull
Does the one rifle chambering start with a 2 and end with...
...seventy?