Sorry if this has been asked before. What is your zero distance for stalk hunting in the bush? About 50m to 150m shot with a 308. Thanks!
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Sorry if this has been asked before. What is your zero distance for stalk hunting in the bush? About 50m to 150m shot with a 308. Thanks!
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100y man good for everything then
I have pretty much everything sighted for 100m. Maybe one of the 22s is sighted for 80m. But my own rule of thumb is 100m for everything and then learn your hold over. Has done me well for what I do mostly - pest control
I zero @200 yards for everything,
Greetings @sheep,Quote:
Originally Posted by sheep
My .308 is sighted in at 172 metres. A handy spot from my bench. Close to dead on from 25 to 50 metres and within 40mm out to 200 metres. I can't think of any reason for sighting in closer. No hold over needed for all your hunting.
Regards Grandpamac.
The Strelok app has a nice feature to calculate the recommended zero range based on your caliber and the size of the vital zone.
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What everyone else has said
Sight it in for 100m then figure out the high/low of various ranges and hold over/under as appropriate.
Generally what you’ll find is by sighting at 100m you can aim at the Hilar kill zone bit of the deer from 10m out to about 200m.
Check out this thread
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....ar-shot-55370/
Thanks @grandpamacQuote:
Originally Posted by grandpamac
My strelok readings agreed with your advise. Thanks heaps!
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200m for most of my rifles, 150m for the shorty 30-30.
It will be bang on somewhere around 25m, and no more than 5cm high or low from 25-250m
Thanks for your kind words @sheep,Quote:
Originally Posted by sheep
Those of us who started our hunting when a laser rangefinder was science fiction and scopes were 4 power assumimg you had one were very keen on what we called point blank range. This is the scope setting where you can aim dead on and hit your target at any range out to a maximum. You may have spotted a post by @Micky Duck on the rule of three. Zeroing at 100 metres just seems foriegn to us.
Regards grandpamac.
Yeah, I'm with cigar and grandpamac. I'm 5cm high at 100m and so good out to around 220m without any thinking.
yeah mate...and just like ex cullers...just cause its old doesnt mean it doesnt still work......simple is good...anyone who knows me knows Im a bit simple so maybe thats why it works for me.
Well I just keep the 1 zero, wither I'm in the bush or on a farm or tops. I would not change my zero based on the hunt.
For me with 223, 243, 358 win they are all zeroed at 200 mtr.
Z
if you look at the old chart.....that makes lots of sense .... I dropped my height at hundy to 2" as find I shoot over top on wallabies if go 3" high...and it makes more sense when I dont often shoot to 300 let alone beyond it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZQLewis
Not a single 6.5 calibre on there :XD:Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
Thanks Micky, I have that saved somewhere but couldn't find it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
GPM
6.5 rifles were practically unknown in NZ at the time the chart was published. That changed in the mid 1980's when loads of surplus M96 and M38 rifles were imported priced at $100.00 and $120.00 respectively or $200.00 for one of each. Use the .270 and .284 data for the Creedmoor and the 7mm Rem Mag data for anything stronger. That really does say it all doesn"t it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Synthetic
Regards Grandpamac.
Re my 45-70 I just ran that strelok $19 one (prem?) and to
my surprise it suggested 120y for a good hunting zero. I've been a Applied Ballistics fan up until now but strelok has hunting scopes listed, better reticle visuals and bullets THAT I USE. Kinda handy.
Seeings how i bought a 1.5-4x28 with plain old duplex ret its good to see where to aim on the deer to drop the bullet into the vitals
@sheep if you start at 25 once your onthe dot, then go out to 172 as Gandpamac said. Save to the ammo and a bit of walking. I take it your hunting the Kaimias? you might want to site in at 5 then:XD:;)
I zero for 50m in dense bush. At 5m, it's just under an inch low, so good to go for 5-50m. Do the get the opportunity to shoot any further most of the time.
I zero for 50m in dense bush. At 5m, it's just under an inch low, so good to go for 5-50m. Don't the get the opportunity to shoot any further most of the time.
If i ever get a 200m shot apparently im putting the hairs in line with the top of its back... middle of the chest for 150y and 50-100y is right at the killzone. Thats an awesome app! Cheers for suggesting that.
I zero everything at 200m, it means I'm pretty close to getting MPBR out of my rifles and the target is set up there anyway.
With a little bit of holdover 0-300m shots are no problem.
Like with MB i zero in at 50m for bush since all of the crap I stalk in is so dense. Animals usually within 50m, and I don't shoot in more open country so i never have to worry about longer shots.
Of course if you switch between locations 100m as baseline is best i think.
Bush hobbits normally go for the eyes lolQuote:
Originally Posted by JessicaChen
Yeah between the eyes from 30m is what I had last visit. Would prefer the nice big broadside target but it wasn't an option and it was almost dark so took my chance with the head shot. Thankfully was on point. Instant drop. It was an ugly looking result, not good for photos!:x_x: But really good for perfect shoulder meat.Quote:
Originally Posted by doinit
Had a young stag playing peekaboo on Monday, we could only see his head and a bit of neck at 40m. I probably would have taken the shot, but not an viable option for the young fella on the rifle.
