09-25-2017, 06:48 PM
I'm not a big hunter, but there is one major downside to a 200 yard zero where that zero is dialed in on paper at 200 yards, and that is that you are allowing a higher degree of variables enter the equation (predominantly wind), and you may end up actually zeroing off your zero. With hunting season around the corner here, a lot of guys are showing up at the range with their rifle that they put away last fall. They all think they need a 200 yard zero for their 300 super duper ultra mags. They'll get it close on the 100 yard board and then move on to the 200 - and then wonder why they're grouping to the right and often have more drop than they expected. Well a gusting 15-20 mph wind blowing from 2 to 4 o'clock might have something to do with it, as well as the fact that the wind comes over the berm on the left and swirls downward. I'm pretty proactive approaching these guys so they don't adjust to that 200 yard zero and go out into the field with it (my thoughts are more with the game who might get shot outside of the vital zone) and suggest the 1.5" high at 100 zero, which can then always be confirmed at 200 taking environmental conditions into account.
Let's go Brandon!