Jimbeaux82
Handloader
- Jan 6, 2011
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I have a Tikka T3 Lite 308 with a Zeiss Terra 3x9 scope with Z600 reticile. This is a great scope and runs for $400-450 and gives you range marker bar capabilities. Anyway, this past weekend I decided to test my setup out to 500 yards using a full sized deer paper target. My handloads are 150 gr Nosler Ballistic Tips running 2750 fps which reliably group 3/4" at 100 yds with 3 shot groups. I ran the Zeiss program on this load and the ballistics almost perfectly match the range marker bar set up when set at 7X. So I zeroed the scope for 1.1" at 100 yds (200 yd zero) and set targets at 200, 300, 400 and 500 yds. I was pleasantly surprise to get perfect kill shots at all of those ranges using the range marker bars as described. I would have shot at 600 yds but ran out of daylight but I have every reason to beleive it would be perfectly zeroed as well.
Looks like I have a well matched combo here and you might want to give the Terra a try.
Looks like I have a well matched combo here and you might want to give the Terra a try.
