chop Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 What range do you guys zero the hmr at? And whats respectable ranges both for rabbits and fox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 I zero at 100yards. At this disance the round can pass straight through a 4" thick wooden stake. I have had a rabbit at 170 and 190 paces. The further one took 3 shots before I hit and it was killed outright. I am not sure the real distance in yards or meters but I am 6'2'' and my paces are quite big. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 i do mine at 80yrds - so very little or no hold over up to about 140yrds, then use hold over out to 250yrds - rabbits you can take out to over 200yrds and foxes i would say no more than 100yrds - but i did shoot 2 cubs last year at 135 yrds (on the limit though for a good clean kill) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 The round is normally capable of 0.5 - 0.75" groups, and so rabbit head shots at 100 yards are relatively easy and humane. However, meat damage can be pretty severe with body shots, and this has to be borne in mind. Never shot a fox with mine, but I wouldn't be too bothered by a head shot at 80 yards. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfish Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 I zero at 100yards. At this disance the round can pass straight through a 4" thick wooden stake. I have had a rabbit at 170 and 190 paces. The further one took 3 shots before I hit and it was killed outright. I am not sure the real distance in yards or meters but I am 6'2'' and my paces are quite big. Harry 3 shots! was it tied to the stake :blink: :blink: 150yards on a breezy day, 180 on a still day and 80 on a windy day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 I don't have one but a lot of the boys zero at 35 yards. Seems odd, but it is then bang on again at 125 yards, so it makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Its a catch 22 what range to zero, i tend to start at 50 yards and that shoots flat between 25 and 100. at 125 its an inch low. I then re-check at 100. Longest range is 250 but that did take 3 shots to get the drop but as it was on fresh dry drilling it was pretty simple then had a number of kills straight after, but it was dead still and the rest was very good, at that range obviously its body shots but all you have to do is hit them the lovely thing with the HMR is you very rarely only would one. I'd not normally stretch shots this far but rabbits were mullering this piece of cover and we were very limited where we could sit. This chart gives you an idea where to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Axe! There is your holdover for 300 yards mate 'bout 36" God knows where it will be at 600 :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 somewhere approaching 36 feet I'd guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Zero at 550 would produce a trajectory peaking at +115.4" @ 337yds at which point there would only be approx 30ft/lb of energy left. Continuing to drop past 0 to -77.8" @ 600 yds, with approx 6lb/ft of energy remaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 so headshots only then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Reminds me of that old atari game, Tanx was it? Loopy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Zero at 550 would produce a trajectory peaking at +115.4" @ 337yds at which point there would only be approx 30ft/lb of energy left. Continuing to drop past 0 to -77.8" @ 600 yds, with approx 6lb/ft of energy remaining. Based on that whoever is in the butts at Bisley had better wet the target so the bullet doesn't bounce of it :blink: :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 That's based on no wind, given the 17grn=1.1g it won't even land in the same field if there is anything like a wind blowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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