Steveo Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I have just got my new gun and have zeroed for 40 yards. I can get good groups at this distance but when i took it to shoot at feral pigeons at close range it is shooting low, i cant know why this is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I have just got my new gun and have zeroed for 40 yards. I can get good groups at this distance but when i took it to shoot at feral pigeons at close range it is shooting low, i cant know why this is? Are you shooting up into a tree? From what I remember of a similar post that was a reason why things can go a little wide of the mark. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Could it be an issue with the ballistic arc of your pellets? A rifle will have two zero points where the shot will be exactly in line with the crosshairs. On mine, i get one zero at 7m and the other at 35m as the pellet travels from the barrel (under the line of sight), up to the top of the arc (over the line of sight) and back down to zero and beyond. If you are shooting _very_ close (less than 5m) you should expect to see the shot hitting low. Wookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveo Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 I think that would be the problem, i will set out some targets at every 5 or 10 yards and get some practice. Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad dog Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 STEVO YOU WILL NEED TO LEARN TO HOLD OVER FOR PLUS 40 IF THIS IS YOUR ZERO RANGE AND HOLD UNDER FOR MINUS 40 IT WOULD HELP IF YOU TOLD US THE CALIBER AS .22 HAVE A LARGER ARC THAN A .177 IT TENDS TO BE A LOB TYPE OF SHOT .DO YOU USE MILL DOT AS THIS WILL HELP GREATLEY HOPE THIS HELPS RGDS mD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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