100 vs 200 yard zero?

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  • youngda9

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    I typically do 150-200 as I like to be sighted in 1-2 inches high at 100 yards. This gives for a longer MPBR and my bullets aren't impacting where I'm aiming effecting the latter rounds. If I'm punching out what I'm aiming at I can't very well aim at it for the next shots :)
     

    Relay4

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    I know that with the M1 Garand and iron sights, 100-200 yds, it doesn't matter that much. That ought 6 flies pretty straight. From 300 and further use your come ups.
     

    Cerberus

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    I know that with the M1 Garand and iron sights, 100-200 yds, it doesn't matter that much. That ought 6 flies pretty straight. From 300 and further use your come ups.

    With all military sights there is a thing called BZO, and it's at 300 yds or meters depending on the rifle.
     

    ChristianPatriot

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    I've heard that it's best to zero in the middle range of where you expect to shoot. Example: if you think you will shoot out to 600, zero to 300. Shoot out to 400, zero at 200. That way, for the majority of your shots, you can do a lot of hold over/under within the reticle itself on the fly without dialing. But that's only if you have to do quick transitions between different ranges.
     
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