Sprocker101 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Pick up the new 6.5 on monday and plan was planning on zeroing the 140grain sp for 1"high at 100 yards. If you have a 6.5 what is your zero setup and what drop do you expect at the usual 150 200 250 yards. Cheers for any tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeedoodlepigeon Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) Type your info into here http://www.biggameinfo.com/BalCalc.aspx You can print it off and take it around with you Edited March 3, 2012 by yankeedoodlepigeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Pick up the new 6.5 on monday and plan was planning on zeroing the 140grain sp for 1"high at 100 yards. If you have a 6.5 what is your zero setup and what drop do you expect at the usual 150 200 250 yards. Cheers for any tips. This comes round all the time, is this a joke, what is all this 1" high business, please explain, and perhaps you could you also tell me where your zero actually is?! You zero whatever rifle/calibre you have to maximize on your general quarry distance and ammo type! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 What he really means is that he is zeroing his rifle in at 154 yds and at 100 yds he will be 1" high, at 175yds 1" low and at 200 yds he will be 2.5" low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 I shoot 1'' high at 50 yards, that works well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 What he really means is that he is zeroing his rifle in at 154 yds and at 100 yds he will be 1" high, at 175yds 1" low and at 200 yds he will be 2.5" low. Hello Charlie, been a while since we have had a "chat"...................... Do you think he knows that, do you think his barrel is spotless and the crown perfect, oh yes and just how long is it, was it a home load or factory, and that moderator, and the scope, what size mounts were they, etc etc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????.. I'll have 10p on it with you he doesn't know where his zero is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 I shoot 1'' high at 50 yards, that works well for me. Why, and with what calibre, where is your zero, and if you can shoot quarry at any given distance why don't you zero at that distance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 100 yard zero will give you 4" drop at 200 and 15.5" drop at 300 200 yard zero will give you 9" drop at 300 and will be 2" high at 100 Those are Federal Power Shok Figures http://www.federalpremium.com/products/details/rifle.aspx?id=44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Why, and with what calibre, where is your zero, and if you can shoot quarry at any given distance why don't you zero at that distance? My caliber is a 6.5x55SE. I zero 1" high at 50 yards. Shots are taken from 25 yards to furthest to date 125 yards I Zero 1" high at 50 yards because that was the distance i get on my zeroing "range" simples! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 According to the box of my Hornady 140g SP InterLock with a Muzzle velocity of 2525fps 100yds - +2.4" 200yds - 0" 300yds - -9.9" 400yds - -28.5 500yds - -57.4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 My caliber is a 6.5x55SE. I zero 1" high at 50 yards. Shots are taken from 25 yards to furthest to date 125 yards I Zero 1" high at 50 yards because that was the distance i get on my zeroing "range" simples! 1" high at 50yds gives you about a 213yd zero. which equates to around 2" high at 80yds, 2.3" high at 100 yds, 2.5" at 125 yds and 2.5" low at 250 yds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Really i dont think they go that high at 100 yards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) Really i dont think they go that high at 100 yards? Beretta28g Look, I'm not after a scrap but I'm lost here, help me understand what you are doing! This is my point entirely, you don't have a clue where your zero is, you don't think the information CharlieT posted is correct! WHY don't you know, where is your zero, and WHY dont you zero at the distance you most commonly shoot your quarry? There can be no reason why you cannot zero at the distance you most commonly shoot your quarry! Edited March 3, 2012 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Beretta28g Look, I'm not after a scrap but I'm lost here, help me understand what you are doing! This is my point entirely, you don't have a clue where your zero is, you don't think the information CharlieT posted is correct! WHY don't you know, where is your zero, and WHY dont you zero at the distance you most commonly shoot your quarry? There can be no reason why you cannot zero at the distance you most commonly shoot your quarry! You have PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Beretta28g Look, I'm not after a scrap but I'm lost here, help me understand what you are doing! This is my point entirely, you don't have a clue where your zero is, you don't think the information CharlieT posted is correct! WHY don't you know, where is your zero, and WHY dont you zero at the distance you most commonly shoot your quarry? There can be no reason why you cannot zero at the distance you most commonly shoot your quarry! I most commonly shoot my deer at between 20 yards and 200 hundred yards . Thats why I zero my .308 1 inch high at 100 yards . Hasent failed me yet . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Pick up the new 6.5 on monday and plan was planning on zeroing the 140grain sp for 1"high at 100 yards. If you have a 6.5 what is your zero setup and what drop do you expect at the usual 150 200 250 yards. Cheers for any tips. Just consider the ranges you will shoot at the above 1" high is ok for chest shooting larger deer on the hill but can lead to misses over the top (or worse) on Roe etc in woodland- your peak trajectory (over the line of sight) occurs bang on the range you might shoot most at in practice . This is as the bullet is actually curving already downwards to meet the 1" high at 100yds The only way to know your trajectory is shoot it and record it, the hardest bit though is learning windages. Wind will lead to more bad shots than trajectory once you step the ranges up to 200yds and dont even go that far unless the group (and placement) is half or less in practice what you require in the field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocker101 Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Thanks to the chaps who told me their experience with 6.5's I didn't need a lecture on the actual zero, i was just after some info to give me a rough guide before I try mine out to find bullet drop and actual zero etc etc. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Thanks to the chaps who told me their experience with 6.5's I didn't need a lecture on the actual zero, i was just after some info to give me a rough guide before I try mine out to find bullet drop and actual zero etc etc. cheers Wouldn't blame you if you wished you hadn't asked! Still, it's good to know the difference between a shotgun, rifle and a weapon. Don't suppose the make of the 6.5 starts with T and ends with 3 by any chance? If so, sing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 (edited) Good for you sprocker, Just as an aside my zero, with homeloads, for the pedantic is 220 or 1 3/4" high at 100 Edited March 5, 2012 by henry d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 You could summarise it thus. Zero at the distance you most regularly shoot at, or feel comfortable shooting at. Know your hold over/under for any shots closer further out. Test it on paper, not animals, and don't rely of computer programs, test it for real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Pick up the new 6.5 on monday and plan was planning on zeroing the 140grain sp for 1"high at 100 yards. If you have a 6.5 what is your zero setup and what drop do you expect at the usual 150 200 250 yards. Cheers for any tips. You would not escape without abit of ragging olde mate, just put it down to a bit of fun. I don't shoot 6.5 but have heard much about what a cracking calibre it is for just about all deer species, there's a bit on this weeks Fieldsports tv channel about it on Munties. I shoot 243 and 308 and zero at 165yds for both with the ammo I load, this suits me for shooting upto 200yds. I would not head or neck shoot though unless the zero range and animal range were more specific and I was in a highseat (much easier to mark out ranges with a range finder etc from a static point of course.) I have found that bullet placement to the top of the heart and slightly above drops deer to the floor whereas low heart shots can see a deer run a bit sometimes ( this is just my experience, as of course Dekers has never had a deer do more than a step) so being slightly high is better than to low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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