What distance to zero in scope

Get the Chairgun ballistic program (free). Will help you set up. You need a chronograph.

No chronograph, then I suggest zero at about 35 yards. Really depends on the distance you will normally be shooting.

I usually zero at 25 yards, then use Chairgun to figure the rest.

I have the same gun and my 2nd zero is at 100 yds which is about 3/4 of the max distance I shoot. Not sure where my first zero is yet, but I'd guess it's around 25 yds.

Dragan:

It depends on what you will use your gun for....If for hunting, then determine your POINT BLANK RANGE (Size of the kill zone), plug into Chairgun or any ballistic program and it will tell you your close and far zeros...If you are shooting around your home, maybe then something like 25-27 yards as recommended above.

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I just did a little experimentation today. I shot one round at the same target starting at 10 yards, moving it back 10 yards between each shot out to 110 yards and I found that my first zero is more like 15 yards and the second zero is between 90 and 100. Oddly, as the P.O.I. rose above my P.O.A., it also drifted left until it peaked around 70yds and as it came back down, it also came back to the right. Almost like the vertical plane of the scope isn't parallel with the centerliline of the trajectory.

"danhor7"Oddly, as the P.O.I. rose above my P.O.A., it also drifted left until it peaked around 70yds and as it came back down, it also came back to the right. Almost like the vertical plane of the scope isn't parallel with the centerliline of the trajectory.

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I have exactally the same problem and it's driving me crazy, trying to figure it out. I am dead on at 35 yds, but at 10 yds it's 1/2" to the left, and low of course, as expected. Anyone know what's going on?

This one is pretty simple guys, Your scope is not perfectly in line with your barrel. Sure you are zeroed in at "x" distance. But as you shoot farther you will be either more to the left or the right if your barrel and scope are not in line. Lets say you are zeroed at 40 yards, and you shoot 60 yards and your POI is to the right. I guarantee that you POI will be to the left if you shoot at 20 yards. Situation is the same vice versa.
That's why they sell windage adjustable mounts to correct this issue.

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I may try and shim the scope within the rings to see what happens.

25-30 ish

wouldn't a mill dot scope make up for that problem you could ajust left to right?

I remember reading an article on this very subject. The author recommended 20 yards for the first zero, for guns shooting around 800 fps. The gist of the article was this gave the flatest trajectory between the first zero and out to about 50 yards or so. I have attached an article from Pyramydair.com that explains it in more detail.
http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2005/06/at-what-range-should-you-zero-your-scope/