ilhunter1986 Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 i need help sighting in my 223. i am shooting hornady 55 grn v max ammo and it says that at 200 yards its zeroed. well i can only sight it in at 50 yards so how high should i be at 50 yards in order to be zeroed at 200 thanks ilhunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry264 Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Hi ilhunter, log onto rem. or win. site and download their "shoot" (ballistics) program. Measure from center of your scope to center of bore so you can list that in the settings. Pick your load you are shooting. Set the zero range for what you want then the target range and press shoot. Program will tell you everything and you can print it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Hi ilhunter, log onto rem. or win. site and download their "shoot" (ballistics) program. Measure from center of your scope to center of bore so you can list that in the settings. Pick your load you are shooting. Set the zero range for what you want then the target range and press shoot. Program will tell you everything and you can print it out. These ballistic tables are an interesting read. However they are generated by a computer with generic conditions programmed in. There is no substitute for range firing and sighting in a firearm. There are two many variables to trust a chart completly. Things like barrel length, headspacing, rate of twist, the actual tightness or looseness of the rifling, bullet configuration, ambient temperature, humidity, altitude, and I could go on and on. The only sure way is to work at a range and sight your particular firearm in under real world conditions. Any good shooter would laugh at someone trying to rely totally on a chart printed off a computer or read from an ammo box. Pack up your gear and head out to a range and shoot the firearm. When you get done sighting in your firearm it might be interesting to compare your results with the charts. I'm confident you will find a variance enough to make you thank yourself for doing so. Besides, a day at the range is fun. It is the only way you will get to know your firearm and what it is or isn't capable of. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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