Jayw Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Whats a good all round zeroing distance for .177 for shooting between 15-50 yds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damn Missed Again Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 35yards is what i was taught, then use mill dots. hope this helps. DMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Depends on your guns power, scope height and pellet weight. As a rough guide you could zero at 30 yards which normally means not having to use holdunder at around 25 yards. Personally I use 35 yards, then I'm also on zero at around 16 yards but slightly high at 25 yards. It means that from about 11 yards to 40 yards I can effectively aim dead on and hit the kill zone, beyond that you'll have to learn your aimpoints and use holdover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadioles Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 All I can tell you is that I have my Rapid (sub 12ft lbs) zeroed at 30 yards which gives me a secondary zero at 12 yards. With that setup it will shoot within a half inch circle (my kill zone) from 9 yards to 33 yards. The drop at 40 yards is 1.3 inches and at 50 yards it is 3.7 inches. For you it will be quite different depending on your gun and pellet combination. It's back to basics. Try a number of pellets to find which one gives the best group at, say, 35 yards. Now shoot with only that pellet at targets from, say 10 to 50 yards at 10 yard intervals so you know your trajectory and draw it on a piece of graph paper. If you have a chrono then so much the better, you can get quite scientific about it. If you like messing around with computers get a (it is free) copy of Chairgun Pro (http://www.hawkeoptics.co.uk) and you will find it very informative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 All I can tell you is that I have my Rapid (sub 12ft lbs) zeroed at 30 yards which gives me a secondary zero at 12 yards. With that setup it will shoot within a half inch circle (my kill zone) from 9 yards to 33 yards. The drop at 40 yards is 1.3 inches and at 50 yards it is 3.7 inches. For you it will be quite different depending on your gun and pellet combination. It's back to basics. Try a number of pellets to find which one gives the best group at, say, 35 yards. Now shoot with only that pellet at targets from, say 10 to 50 yards at 10 yard intervals so you know your trajectory and draw it on a piece of graph paper. If you have a chrono then so much the better, you can get quite scientific about it. If you like messing around with computers get a (it is free) copy of Chairgun Pro (http://www.hawkeoptics.co.uk) and you will find it very informative. Same as my .177s! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayw Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Its a sub 12ft lb rifle iv only used .22 so was just interested to see the differences in poi etc at different ranges with the flatter trajectory of .177 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Its a sub 12ft lb rifle iv only used .22 so was just interested to see the differences in poi etc at different ranges with the flatter trajectory of .177As has been said, download Chairgun and you can see the difference in trajectory. In my opininon .22 is best zeroed at 28 yards and .177 at 35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Another vote for 35yds. the goal is to make range adjustments as small as possible. Unless you're regularly shooting at a specific range, then 35 yds gives a good balance between hold over and under positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayw Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Thats what i was meaning cheers chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Generally you will find as above, most will be between 30-35 yards. But as also mentioned, type/weight of pellet, scope mount, specific energy, etc will also play a part! Head for that area and then perhaps tweek in time as you find appropriate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 28 yds .22, 35 yds .177 as a general rule. Depends on power levels, scope to bore height etc past saying any further Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael170874 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I zero my 177 r10 at 100 yds then i only need 1 inch hold over at 200 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I zero my 177 r10 at 100 yds then i only need 1 inch hold over at 200 . er...what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rcdavison1984 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 er...what? what he said?!?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayw Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I zero my 177 r10 at 100 yds then i only need 1 inch hold over at 200 .Do you mean feet? Even so that would surely be waaaay over supersonic for a .177...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadioles Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I zero my 177 r10 at 100 yds then i only need 1 inch hold over at 200 . Is that medication legal in Yorkshire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1cat Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I zero my 177 r10 at 100 yds then i only need 1 inch hold over at 200 . .17 hmr maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 "I zero my 177 r10 at 100 yds then i only need 1 inch hold over at 200" My guess is you should be taking that a little less seriously! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 "I zero my 177 r10 at 100 yds then i only need 1 inch hold over at 200" My guess is you should be taking that a little less seriously! I really hope so!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 35 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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