Does everyone use a 200 yard zero?

[lodgepole]

Used to do a 300 yard. Zero when we hunted in the hill country. Now hunting in the woods I do 100 yard.

[Tbone3636]

2" high at 100 yards, 130 gr federal power shok 270, no need to worry about anything unless it's 300 yards plus

[Mac]

I use a 100yd zero on mine. Just because if all my feeders are 75-100 yds away. So at the feeder I'm aiming at an eye most of the time and want the rifle to hit exactly where I aim. If I'm shooting at 200+ there is a lot more margin for error on a deer's shoulder than head. Now if I was heading out west where a 200+ would be the norm I would zero at 200.

[txfireguy2003]

I will be changing my zero soon. I've always ran a 100 yard zero and dialed elevation, until Monday morning. I got rushed on a buck because he was chasing. I had the cross hairs at the top of his shoulder and following him, he stopped for a split second and I let her rip. Shot right under him. I misjudged the range, so it was my fault, but a 200yd zero would have hit.

[trophy8]

200 yard zero except on my 223AI. 100 yard on that one for now to shoot stuff in the face
It has a leupold mk6 on it with a ffp tmr reticle so I can run it out however far I need to. But shooting high at 100 is no Bueno on a doe face killer

[dustinztx]

2" high at 100 yards also.

[okrattler]

Depends on what caliber. An inch high at 100 is mostly what I sight in at with a .223 same for a .243 but 3" high at 100 for flat shooting calibers like the 22-250. It'll do at 400 what a .223 does at 200 sighting in that way. Depending on bullet weight too. A .243 shooting 55 grain bullets is similar to a 22-250 so I'd sight in the same.

[TacticalCowboy]

Most of my hunting rifles are set at 1 1\2"-2" high at 100 yrds.

Which equates a 200 yard zero in most situations.

For most guns, a 200 yard zero will put you about 8" low at 300.

[newbieG]

Which equates a 200 yard zero in most situations.



For most guns, a 200 yard zero will put you about 8" low at 300.

All my hunting rifles are set at 200 yards and I've never had one be 8" low at 300, maybe 2 or 3", but never 8"....

[Daniel75]

All my hunting rifles are set at 200 yards and I've never had one be 8" low at 300, maybe 2 or 3", but never 8"....

You might look at post #6 and #19

[bboswell]

Does everyone use a 200 yard zero?

I will be changing my zero soon. I've always ran a 100 yard zero and dialed elevation, until Monday morning. I got rushed on a buck because he was chasing. I had the cross hairs at the top of his shoulder and following him, he stopped for a split second and I let her rip. Shot right under him. I misjudged the range, so it was my fault, but a 200yd zero would have hit.

My rifles with adjustable turrets are zero'd at 100.

You will ever catch me in the stand without them dialed to 200 because that gets me a dead hold unless way out there which means I need time to range and adjust anyway

[Dave]

25-06 and I have it zeroed at 100. At 200 it will be 2 inches low so out to 200 I just hold on and anything beyond that I have the dope to dial in.

[TacticalCowboy]

All my hunting rifles are set at 200 yards and I've never had one be 8" low at 300, maybe 2 or 3", but never 8"....

What are you shooting??

[howabouttheiris]

I like 100 yard zero for 1 reason. Everything is hold-over, no hold-unders. Low out of the barrel, up to 0 at 100, then low after.

IMHO, it doesn't really matter for a target as large as a deer, but I enjoy shooting rabbit or smaller targets at long distance.

[Gunnyart]

I use a 25/200 zero for 3.08 with 165gr

But it makes the most sense to Taylor it to your situation.