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Ok, why can't I hit anything???
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<blockquote data-quote="NikatKimber" data-source="post: 2218171" data-attributes="member: 423"><p>Looks right to me. With a 50yd zero vs a 25yd zero, the <em>angle</em> doubles. If you ignore the "zero" line, and count from the muzzle; with a 25yd zero the bullet "rises" 2.75 inches in <em>25yds</em> vs a rise of only 1.375 inches in the same 25yds with a 50yd zero. If you ignore the curve, that means at 50yds, it will have traveled "up" 5.5 inches (again, vs 2.75" for a 50yd zero), and at 100, nearly 11 inches (5.5inches w/ 50yd zero); or 8.25 inches above the 25yd zero. Bullet drop (the curve) means that instead of 8.25 inches, you are <em>only</em> 6.75 inches high at 100yds. At 80yds, then, with a 25yd zero, you are over 5" high. Thus, shooting an 8" target with POA in the center, puts TR cleanly off the paper.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Soooo.....</p><p></p><p>TR, try aiming at the <em>bottom</em> of the 8" plate @ 80yds. Should put you just above center. Then you know if your zero is right, or if something wacky is going on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NikatKimber, post: 2218171, member: 423"] Looks right to me. With a 50yd zero vs a 25yd zero, the [I]angle[/I] doubles. If you ignore the "zero" line, and count from the muzzle; with a 25yd zero the bullet "rises" 2.75 inches in [I]25yds[/I] vs a rise of only 1.375 inches in the same 25yds with a 50yd zero. If you ignore the curve, that means at 50yds, it will have traveled "up" 5.5 inches (again, vs 2.75" for a 50yd zero), and at 100, nearly 11 inches (5.5inches w/ 50yd zero); or 8.25 inches above the 25yd zero. Bullet drop (the curve) means that instead of 8.25 inches, you are [I]only[/I] 6.75 inches high at 100yds. At 80yds, then, with a 25yd zero, you are over 5" high. Thus, shooting an 8" target with POA in the center, puts TR cleanly off the paper. Soooo..... TR, try aiming at the [I]bottom[/I] of the 8" plate @ 80yds. Should put you just above center. Then you know if your zero is right, or if something wacky is going on. [/QUOTE]
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