range to zero a scope

[rogersavery]

I am trying to get my head around the best range to zero my scope to minimise hold over/hold under to hit a 2cm target at various ranges using a .22 pellet

I have tried chairgun software from hawke, using the pc version I can zero at manually adjust the zero and have found zeroing at 24.1m will allow me to hit the 2cm target between 6.9m and 27m

On the iPhone version of chairgun, it comes with a 'Optimum Zero Range' tool - when you put in a 2cm target, it recommends 30.4m, which would only hit the target at between 5.6m to 10.3m and 28.2 to 32.3m

Why is the 'Optimum Zero Range' tool suggesting 30.4m??

What distances to other people zero there rifle at, to allow shooting at different ranges say between 10m and 45m?

Both versions of chairgun are set to the same power and pellet

[andy46]

you will only learn to zero by going out and shooting.iv got my aa s410 .22 zero'd at 35 yards.works great for me.then i just learn the hold over/under and then the same for windage,wether from the left /right,its just a case of going to a range and learn,practice pratice practice,thats how i did it,im using aa diabolo field 5.52

[hun73r666]

if you right click where you enter the zero range on chairgun you can select optimise.

[hun73r666]

I zero my S410 at the same distance 32m. This gives me 1.5 mil dots above and 3 dots below out to 50m. This is not what chairgun recommends but it works for me!

you will only learn to zero by going out and shooting.iv got my aa s410 .22 zero'd at 35 yards.works great for me.then i just learn the hold over/under and then the same for windage,wether from the left /right,its just a case of going to a range and learn,practice pratice practice,thats how i did it,im using aa diabolo field 5.52

[rogersavery]

if you right click where you enter the zero range on chairgun you can select optimise.

thanks for that - chairgun on the pc recommends 23.9m, rather than 30.4m on the iPhone - I think there might be a bug somewhere

[hun73r666]

Check that the power input is correct, also the pellet weight and the scope height. These will all affect the outcome. I doubt that the 30m recommendation is correct. Most .22 comes out in the range of 20-25m.

thanks for that - chairgun on the pc recommends 23.9m, rather than 30.4m on the iPhone - I think there might be a bug somewhere

[secretagentmole]

I zero my .22 to 30 metres and my .177 to 35 metres!

[PAUL1986]

between 25 and 40 yards is fine for me.
take time to walk over your shoot without your rifle to figure out what distance your targets are from your FFP.
this will help you to determine your ideal zero range.
you can also use your scope to figure out if a target is closer or further away than your zero range, this is easier with a mil dot scope.
by checking how many dots your target covers at a set range and a set magnification on the scope, you can tell how close or far away your target is and adjust your hold over or hold under to suit.

[Accuspell]

Then you have to learn the adjustments according to shooting angle! Squirrels/pigeons in the high branches at a steep shooting angle really mess up your ranging and holds! targets on the side of a steep hill are the way to learn these - the best way to learn these as you can see the fall of shot on the paper. I find it mighty awkward putting targets into trees!

Rule of thumb: I tend to shoot abit low, because you want a LOW strike as the exit (or path through) will be high. If you hit high, often you will only graze soft tissue and do no lasting damage. Think of the pellet path as an arrow and draw an imaginary line through the target, you want the exit to go through the vitals, not over the top of them. For pigeons in high branches I either aim at the head, just at the base where neck joins head - path is upwards don't forget, so through the skull from below. Or I aim at the legs, they are just about where the heart lungs are stored (have a good study next time you get one at just how far back and low the vitals are carried) The top of the thighs is about right.

[o050cal0o]

Screw all this computer software Practice makes perfect get to a range with a notepad shoot at 10m targets wright down your aim point on the pad then do a 20m target wright down that aim point ect ect after you have waxed a tin of pellets read your notepad and remember your aim points happy days not need for the computer to tell you where to aim.