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  • 15RTPlus

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    New to scopes and setting zero. This may be a dumb question.

    I have determined that I want to set a 75yd. zero for 22lr scope. My studies shows this will have the flattest trajectory over 100 yds which is the general range I will be shooting.

    A 75 yd zero will produce a natural zero at about 10yds and 75yds.

    The question is: Can I zero at 10yds and have the same effect?
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    jrbfishn

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    Somewhat.
    Get a decent app, for rimfires I use mostly Nikon Spot On. It shows a slightly different path for zeros at both ranges.

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    EZ-E

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    I ran some #'s through my ballistics app.... Strelok Pro.


    If your shooting 36gr bullets with velocity around 1260fps, you should be able to zero at 20yards & still be zero at 70yards. At 75 yards your .5 moa high.
     
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    Younggun

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    There is the issue of how precise your zero will be. A very close zero at 10 yards won’t be nearly as close at 70 yards. A perfect zero will, but it’s much easier to fine tune a zero at longer distance, assuming your grouping holds up.


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    Axxe55

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    100 yards is a long distance for a 22LR.





     

    FireInTheWire

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    New to scopes and setting zero. This may be a dumb question.

    I have determined that I want to set a 75yd. zero for 22lr scope. My studies shows this will have the flattest trajectory over 100 yds which is the general range I will be shooting.

    A 75 yd zero will produce a natural zero at about 10yds and 75yds.

    The question is: Can I zero at 10yds and have the same effect?
    The question that needs answered is.... how big of a target your trying to hit? Your going to be more apt to shoot something @ 75yrds. So, zero that range. Yes, 10yrds takesout the wind. But your 75yrd zero will not be as accurate.
     

    15RTPlus

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    All of this is pretty much for paper punching and steel for fun.
    The question that needs answered is.... how big of a target your trying to hit? Your going to be more apt to shoot something @ 75yrds. So, zero that range. Yes, 10yrds takesout the wind. But your 75yrd zero will not be as accurate.
     

    jrbfishn

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    100 yards is a long distance for a 22LR.





    Mine are all sighted in at 75 yards or farther. Most at 100 yards. Even the ONE house gun I have set at 25 yards, the windage was set at 100 yards. Much more precise groups.

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    Greywarrant

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    I always wonder how much high I am mid range when I sight like that. I remember early in my army career we had 20 inch M-16s. We zeroed supposedly at 300 but we only did it on the 25 m range with a special adjustment to the rear sight that was supposed to put us on at 300. Later on in life when I was able to learn more about ballistics I discovered that we are about 10 inches high at 150 or 160 yards.
     
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