ELR/PRS Sight in

[Hawaiian SRS-A1]

Hey guys,
I wanted to know what most of you guys sight your rifles in at? 100 yards, 200 yards, 300 yards or more? If so I wanted to know why and the reason behind it. I know it might be a dumb question but i don't know so i am asking. All my rifles are at 100 yards.
Thanks

 

[newageroman]

lol.. I just asked this question in the bolt action forum and the results are interesting. I keep mine zeroed at 600yds but they are benchrest rifles mostly.

How do you note your rifles current zero setting when storing a rifle?

I see where I went wrong in terminology - I used 'zeroing rifle for yardage' vs 'zeroing scope for yardage' Nah. Stop using "zeroing" as your verb. Thats why everyone is having fun in this thread. Zeroing is the wrong word. You zero your rifle once, then you're done zeroing (until you change...

www.snipershide.com

 

[ggmanning]

All mine have 100 yard zero. I don't shoot past a mile though and most of my shooting is to 1000 and hunting so I always stayed with the 100 yard zero.

 

[Hawaiian SRS-A1]

Thank you guys, the reason I asked is some guys say sight in at 200 yards some say 300 yards. My grandpa used to make us sight in at 50 - 75 yards because he said anything after 100 - 125 yards is not worth the walk He was 78 at that time ( about 40 years ago)

 

[Taylorbok]

Anyone who is serious about this zero's at 100
Even if they have an offset that's how they run it in their solver as a zero offset not as a zero at X distance.

 

[Varminterror]

PRS and ELR matches ALL have zero boards set up at 100yrds. EVERYONE uses a 100yrd zero - many ELR shooters will have an elevation offset in their zero, but the zero is still considered to be 100yrds + the offset. Any opposing advice is not from someone who is actually competing.

 

[demarpaint]

PRS and ELR matches ALL have zero boards set up at 100yrds. EVERYONE uses a 100yrd zero - many ELR shooters will have an elevation offset in their zero, but the zero is still considered to be 100yrds + the offset. Any opposing advice is not from someone who is actually competing.

That's what I was told a long time ago.

 

[newageroman]

PRS and ELR matches ALL have zero boards set up at 100yrds. EVERYONE uses a 100yrd zero - many ELR shooters will have an elevation offset in their zero, but the zero is still considered to be 100yrds + the offset. Any opposing advice is not from someone who is actually competing.

Listen to these guys. Keep it zeroed at 100. When I shoot anything other than local benchrest matches I ensure they are zeroed at 100 and if any questions I bore sight it.

 

[GIXXER2000]

Every precision/ELR rifle I have is zeroed at 100yds regardless of caliber.

 

[Hawaiian SRS-A1]

Understood and really appreciate the help and knowledge!!

 

[DocRDS]

To throw some context on those that do NOT zero at 100 yards, it the "good ol days" many people zeroed for 200 or 300 yards on their hunting rifles as you had a simple crosshair, and very little range finding capability. Thus you could have a "point blank" range of 200 yards. But hunting is not precision rifle.

In addition, the military typically zero;d at ranges from 50-300 yards as your open sights would put you within a few inches of line of sight at various ranges (tactical timmies still try this with weird-ass zeros like 37.25 yards or some stuff). Again minute of man accuracy.

With good turrets, good reticles, and good rangefinders these days, zero at 100. Anyone who says otherwise is an outta touch boomer. Even if they are total tactical timmy. Zero at 100 and know your offsets for you totally cool overpriced sandbox worthy aimpoint red dot with a tank driven over it. Besides if you were a really timmy, you;d be shooting 30-06 like a man.