09-25-2017, 02:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-25-2017, 02:38 PM by Double Naught Spy.)
I also zero at 100 yards. For me, it is for a couple of main reasons.
First, it is a convenient distance for getting a zero with which I can rely. It is sufficiently far for assessing group sizes reliably for my needs and is about in the middle for the distances I am apt to shoot MOST often.
Second, 100 yards is close to the top of the trajectory curve. Bullet's climb to 100ish and fall there after. I don't want to have to be doing the mental calculation of whether my bullet is going to be below, level with, or above the crosshair. The bullet will be level with or below the crosshair. This is what can happen with a head shot at 85 yards with a 200 yard zero when the shooter forgets to compensate for being too high at a shorter distance in the heat of the moment. The shot passed through the left ear, grazed the top of the skull, and then went through the right ear.
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Note, a survey done on one of the hunting forums 2 or 3 years ago found that >90% of hunters typical make their shots inside 100 yards and >95% inside of 200 yards. I know there are plenty of longer range hunters and you may be one of them, but if not, longer distance zeroes are not really all that beneficial for distances you don't typically hunt. If you zero at a greater distances or +1.5" at 100, know your ballistics and you will be fine. Really, that is the bottom line. Know your ballistics for the distance(s) you are shooting.
Plus all that stuff Klem said.
First, it is a convenient distance for getting a zero with which I can rely. It is sufficiently far for assessing group sizes reliably for my needs and is about in the middle for the distances I am apt to shoot MOST often.
Second, 100 yards is close to the top of the trajectory curve. Bullet's climb to 100ish and fall there after. I don't want to have to be doing the mental calculation of whether my bullet is going to be below, level with, or above the crosshair. The bullet will be level with or below the crosshair. This is what can happen with a head shot at 85 yards with a 200 yard zero when the shooter forgets to compensate for being too high at a shorter distance in the heat of the moment. The shot passed through the left ear, grazed the top of the skull, and then went through the right ear.
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Note, a survey done on one of the hunting forums 2 or 3 years ago found that >90% of hunters typical make their shots inside 100 yards and >95% inside of 200 yards. I know there are plenty of longer range hunters and you may be one of them, but if not, longer distance zeroes are not really all that beneficial for distances you don't typically hunt. If you zero at a greater distances or +1.5" at 100, know your ballistics and you will be fine. Really, that is the bottom line. Know your ballistics for the distance(s) you are shooting.
Plus all that stuff Klem said.
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