Tips to Finding the Right Zero

By Craig Boddington

These days, “long-range” shooting — whatever that means — is all the rage. We could discuss at length the ethics of taking shots at game at extreme distances and also how real what you see on TV may actually be.

Instead, let’s be honest: In the East, I’m willing to bet that the average shot at a whitetail still lies inside 100 yards, and in the West, on game including mule deer, elk, pronghorn and the rest, I’ll wager the average shot lies within 200 yards.

Most campfire arguments center on being undergunned, overgunned or making exactly the right choice. Fun stuff, but it’s silly because there are a lot of right answers.

The argument we don’t hear much is the proper sight-in: Is your zero too high, too low or just right? As we sally forth with the steadfast belief that a quarter-mile shot will be minimal (and the childlike faith that …Read the Rest

Source:: Guns and Ammo