Thread: Setting my scope

Range estimations are just that...estimates!
Estimates are ok, but can put your bullet WAY off elevation wise past about 250 meters, depending on caliber and loading.
A good rangefinder that gives True Ballistic Range rather than just Line Of Sight readings is just about the best thing since sliced bread in my opinion, and has helped put a lot of meat in the freezer that might otherwise not have been shot.
I'm not just talking about long range either...there have been a few occasions that I have ranged animals where there haven't been objects to get perspective of range from, such as a featureless flat or over the opposite side of a valley or spotlighting foxes in the UK at night. On those occasions, the shot has actually been quite a bit closer than I had thought and a shot was taken that might have been passed up on otherwise.

I prefer the holdover method with the 223, fuck I'd wear a scope out in a week dialling and it's way to slow for the rabbits.

It is. At 25 or closer hold high, if you don't you'll miss, on to about 170 then start heading up. Easy as. 250 top of ears. This is all rabbits of course.
Same goes for wind, steady breeze on the cheek hold on that side of the rabbit but not off it. Hair not air.

Interesting thing here to, same rules for the .22 with subs but you start climbing at 50. If you have a 25 zero it's on again at 50 and is four inches low at 75. So if you zero for 75 as a lot do you'll struggle to hit anything close.