Thread: Hunting Scope Magnification

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

visualise if you will that red line connecting at hundy and you will se it HAS to climb from muzzle to connect at hundy.... make it slightly high at hundy and it will cross before and somewhere after....so on average be closer to where you want it to be...the theory being my projectile will not be outside of the magic/theoritical 8'' vital area with a centre of vitals aim untill.....250 yards....and the above is a fat,heavy for calibre round nose......

Ok, being honest, this shit confuses me at times, so, going off that chart, would I assume a 25m zero sight in crosses back over at 200.
So anything between 25-100 I could expect up to a 3inch high hit, where as past 100 I can expect the opp ?

I have a 3-9x40 on my 30-30, if I don’t dial it down to 3 or 4 I lose sight when I fire as she kicks like a mule.
Should I just be keeping it down to 3x, sight it in at 25 yards, as most my goats have been around 60-150 yard range ?