ian w-b Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Hi all having some bother with zeroing my fn12 what's the best distance to zero and why . Thanks Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Hi all having some bother with zeroing my fn12 what's the best distance to zero and why . Thanks Ian What calibre ? scope or iron sights ? scope? what sort of reticle ? what distance are you competant at ? What are you using it for ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 If it's .177 I'd go for a 35 yard zero as your pellet will impact within half an inch of your crosshairs from 10 to 40 yards. If you have a .22 I would zero at 28 yards. What trouble are you having? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jega Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Hi mate just as a general rule of thumb. .177=35 yds .22=30 yds. As Falcon says it means you have to use a minimal amount of hold over from approx 10yds to 40 yds . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomSteebs Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Hi mate just as a general rule of thumb. .177=35 yds .22=30 yds. As Falcon says it means you have to use a minimal amount of hold over from approx 10yds to 40 yds . this may help you, it my reticle on 10x mag, shooting .177 each long horizontal line is equivalent to a mildot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l9udy Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 FalconFN out of interest at what mag do you shoot at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 FalconFN out of interest at what mag do you shoot at? x4 at night but x10 during the day, but I didn't mean half inch in the cross hairs, but within half inch on the target from where the crosshairs indicate (ie your zero). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 for .22 i zero @ 32yrds on 6 x perfect all round zero from experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Falcon, am i right in saw=ying your 50yard aim point at 10x is 1 3/4 mill dot ?(half way bet ween the 1.5 line and the 2mill dot line ? And also what range does your 2.5 mill dot (little line after 2nd mill dot) work out at distance wise ? (72yards?) Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 If it's .177 I'd go for a 35 yard zero as your pellet will impact within half an inch of your crosshairs from 10 to 40 yards. If you have a .22 I would sell it and get a .177 What trouble are you having? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Falcon, am i right in saw=ying your 50yard aim point at 10x is 1 3/4 mill dot ?(half way bet ween the 1.5 line and the 2mill dot line ? And also what range does your 2.5 mill dot (little line after 2nd mill dot) work out at distance wise ? (72yards?) Cheers I don't have mil-dots, I have a 30-30 reticle. I tend to judge it in relation to the scope and in relation to the target, so for a bunny at 50 yards (vary rarely taken by-the-way) I would put the crosshairs around 2" - 2 1/4" above my intended poi - so about 1" over it's head, which puts it around 2 thirds the way down the thin part of the reticle. It's more art than science and I vary rarely shoot past 40 yards now. ATB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Sorry Falcon that should of been aimed to TomSteebs after seeing his image of what appears to be a MTC RET. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomSteebs Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) Sorry Falcon that should of been aimed to TomSteebs after seeing his image of what appears to be a MTC RET. i thought you were referring to me; here's a larger image; the cross is the centre is zero, the first horizontal line is the first mildot. then each horizontal long line is the same as a mildot. so zeroed at 33 yards. (10x magnification and .177 sub 12ft/lbs calibre) 1st mildot is 40 yards 2nd mildot is 56 yards 3rd mildot is 65 yards and the smaller lines are generally in the middle of the two ranges above and below it. all you need to make one of these reticle range points is a target or a piece of paper. i just zeroed it in at 33 yards then drew horizontal lines on the paper (which i mounted on a box).what you need to do is aim at the horizontal line on the paper. you then move closer and further away until the impact (at the distance you shoot from) is in line with a mildot or aim point on your reticle. you then mark it down and technically every time you need to shoot at your distance you just aim were ever the impact was below or above the line you aimed at. atb tom Edited March 8, 2012 by TomSteebs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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