In FT. Is there any benefit to setting zero at 40 or 45 yards instead of 25-27 yards?
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- Thread starter Skip-in-WV
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Why would you do that ?
You "zero" at the distance that you will be doing "most" of your shooting ! Then set your "off" distances (more or less in feet) on paper to know the holdover when shooting over or under your 25 yards.
This works with scopes or "dot" sights. The problem with dot sights, you'll need to be good at..."guessing" the holdover distance.
Mike
You "zero" at the distance that you will be doing "most" of your shooting ! Then set your "off" distances (more or less in feet) on paper to know the holdover when shooting over or under your 25 yards.
This works with scopes or "dot" sights. The problem with dot sights, you'll need to be good at..."guessing" the holdover distance.
Mike
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With my Huben K1 I zeroed at 20 yards and am zero again at 54 yards. Never more than .8" off zero within that range.
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Scott (Motorhead) convinced me that zeroing at the apex of the flight path of the pellet is best, especially for HFT. Scott is a championship level HFT shooter but I still had to think about it. For all but one of my guns that is 30 yards. It means that I always hold over, never under the target. But from about 20 to 40 yards I am within 1/4 inch or so. That covers most of my shooting. But if I ever actually shoot HFT I will need a drop table.
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If you zero too far out, ie 40-45 yards you may wind up with hold unders at closer distances and introduced a whole noter headache.
Jerry L
Jerry L
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I normally zero for about 35yards seems to be pretty close 40 is pretty close same hold and 50 isn't a whole lot of hold over
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The trajectory of the projectile will be zeroed at 2 distances. with a minimal rise and fall in between the two distances.
The rest at the longer ranges you will figure out your hold overs.
The rest at the longer ranges you will figure out your hold overs.
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Got all my rifles (except my Notos) zeroed at 50 yds. No issues here since they are all shooting 900 fps or higher. Trajectory is flatter......
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Normally I zero at the point where the projectile, with my force settings, goes above and below the laser line of the scope. Not somewhere you want to go. Before that, I set my scope mount and the turret to zero.
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Due to winter weather, I'll use my basement to set for windage to get ahead on my outdoor shooting later on.
It's only 10 M, but better than doing nothing at all.
But yeah, sight for what your intentions are.
It's only 10 M, but better than doing nothing at all.
But yeah, sight for what your intentions are.
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