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...
oneshot 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 Hey buddy, congrats on owning a .223... Now for your question... Being that rifles will shoot ammo differently you can start at about 1 inch... However, you are misunderstanding the meaning of the trajectory calculations by Hornady... When it says zeroed at 200 yards it means just that, you need to zero it at 200 yards to be precise. To do this correctly you need to go somewhere you can safely shoot 200 yards. Then set up a rest for your rifle that will allow you to shoot with no movement of the rifle. Pick a calm windless day to get it as close to the center bull as possible. Once you have achieved this you can use the Hornady trajectory guide as just that, a guide. When you are doing actual shooting you will still need to adjust for wind speed, direction and so on... Once you have your rifle zeroed the best thing to do is practice, practice and more practice... Hang in there and you'll get it... :gun2::yes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntnfish Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Hey buddy, congrats on owning a .223... Now for your question... Being that rifles will shoot ammo differently you can start at about 1 inch... However, you are misunderstanding the meaning of the trajectory calculations by Hornady... When it says zeroed at 200 yards it means just that, you need to zero it at 200 yards to be precise. To do this correctly you need to go somewhere you can safely shoot 200 yards. Then set up a rest for your rifle that will allow you to shoot with no movement of the rifle. Pick a calm windless day to get it as close to the center bull as possible. Once you have achieved this you can use the Hornady trajectory guide as just that, a guide. When you are doing actual shooting you will still need to adjust for wind speed, direction and so on... Once you have your rifle zeroed the best thing to do is practice, practice and more practice... Hang in there and you'll get it... :gun2::yes: Well said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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