Help with ballistic calculator/getting my data...pulling my hair out!

[Xaekia]

This is what a bullet path looks like at each distance

See the blue curve on the bottom. Thats the bullet/pellet leaving the barrel and following its natural flight path to zero and beyond

 

[Ingwe]

The bullet drop. Bullets dropping so so must your reticle or poi. Typically only shorter ranges go up. Try going for a basic 100 yard zero and just work on holdover under. Youll have a far better shooting experience.

I will give it a try....I'll plug in 100yds and see what I get

It still doesn't make sense to me...from the muzzle every projectile is affected by gravity and the projectile drops.
Since the projectile is dropping, I don't understand why I would dial down for farther ranges

 

[Xaekia]

See the blue line on the pic above. Thats the bullets path leaving the barrel. The zero on that set up is 50 yrds

 

[Xaekia]

This is what my hatsan bullboss .25 path is with 100 yard zero on benjamin domed

 

[Xaekia]

Your scope is the zero line. The bullet starts at a path under the scope usually by an inch or so. Meaning the bullet path has to go up to meet the zero then falls again. Depending on zero distance that curve of the flight path can be massively affected

 

[Xaekia]

For reference this is that same bullboss .25 flight path but with a 50 yrd zero instead of 100

 

[Xaekia]

Your zero distance doesn't mean the flight path actually changes. It means your view of that path changes. Affecting where the shots land in your view of that path. even tho the curves look massively different there actually still the same. Only your view of them changed when you change zero distance.

I know this last bit here can get real confusing.

 

[Ingwe]

This is what a bullet path looks like at each distance

Thank you my friend