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remingtonman_25_06":1wfc14t2 said:200 yards for most everything now a days. Use to do 300 yards, but even with flat shooting calibers, most of my misses on coyotes in the 150-225 range I would always shoot high. When there that close, heat of the moment, last thing you think of is aiming a tad low. Started zeroing at 200 and a lot of those misses went away. The longer range ones you usually have more time to do what you need, if not, your still holding over and guessing either way.
Guess it more depends what the rifle is strictly gonna be used for, then you can go with the MPBR formula. Ive never went by it, but to each there own.
Songdog":2aysf331 said:Unobstructed... 'till you sit in a prickly pear...
Desert Fox":2gppe8ph said:With my varmint rifles, I zeroed them 1" high at 100 yards. My big game rifles however are all zeroed at 110 yards. Why 110 yards you might ask. Well that's because that's the actual distance between the target stand and the shooting bench at our club range. I don't walk much when hunting. I prefer instead to find me a vantage point and glass. When animal is spotted and it's within range, I'll shoot. This type of hunting usually gives you ample time to prepare for a shot... animals are not spook, and most of the time, they don't even know you're there. I like dialing in my target. For this reason, I prefer Tactical scopes like the MK IV. I do not affix ballistic chart in my rifle buttstock anymore, instead I carry my ballistic computer with me. I'm so dependent on this thing that I'm lost without it.
bullet":1rerhw42 said:I guess if I had only one method of hunting like you, or 30 square miles in all directions that I could see, I would specialize my equipment and change my method of zeroing. But I hunt to many different environments, so I have a general approach that serves me fairly well in all the different places I go. In fact, in the morning I will be in a thicket with a max shot of 35yds and will be using my 358Win, while hunting over a couple of deer scrapes and also will be on the look out for a hog.