05-04-2023, 04:49 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-04-2023, 04:52 PM by Stinky Coyote.)
crusader18 Wrote:I would appreciate information on zeroing for the 6.5 Grendel and the benefits/drawbacks associated with each. (100yds? 200yds?) I'm trying to get an idea what everyone uses: Is one better than the other for hunting? Is one better for target shooting?
what do you shoot with it?
if it's for hunting coyotes to big game, zero 200, even with a 16" barrel around 2386 fps 123's that gives you about 5.3" mpbr window to about 235 yards, no more that 2.6" high or 2.7" low all the way to 235, which is small enough for coyote work, and if you set up to shoot beyond mpbr then you can figure out your elevation correction solutions from there, 200 is the easy number to remember and start from for most of the slower cartridges fyi...anything under 2700 fps....for the fast stuff like 2900 fps then start looking at 250 yard zero...I've never used anything else from .204's to .270 wsm on faster end I go 250 yard zero, even a .270 win, but 308's and grendel's etc. I go 200 yard zero
100 yard zero is for the target guys and good for range work only, there are prs long range guys arguing the benefits of the 100 yard but they are just trying to sell it, do not set foot out there hunting without moving the zero to 200, you will meet Murphy when you least want to if you do, so many examples in the field from hunting and using mpbr zero that I can't start, even my first kids first deer would not have happened if not set like that, but hunting means KISS principle and remove as many variables as possible, it's an automatic to use mpbr zero for hunting, anyone trying to tell you otherwise is talking from the bronze star
oh and first shot without time to range....always hold fur, most guys who hold over thinking it was further will miss, the animal is usually closer than you think, so follow those 2 rules, mpbr zero, and if no time to range, always hold fur on first shot, never hold over