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you know what guy's lot's "o" good information has been passed around here..& i thank you...what got me to thinking is when i "zero" a rifle..all i think is where am i @ 100 yard's..to give an example i just mounted two scope's from different rifle's to..two..new rifle's...both bore-sighted by my friend's @ the local gunshop..the 1st rifle a 280 remington..was nut's on @ 25 yard's..i knew it would be high @ 100 yard's..so knowing this i cranked her down..i think 24 click's..sure enough 1" low @ 100...the next speciman was a 257 robert's..this panned out @ about 2" high @ 25..i left it alone & fired two shot's @ 100...i wasn't on paper..i cranked her down about 20 click's i didn't write it down..fired two more & 6" high..cranked down another 20-25 click's & 1 1/2" high @ 100..my point in all this..is..it seem's to me there is a pretty significant tragectory difference in short yardage situation's..

<blockquote data-quote="Dave Allen" data-source="post: 765500" data-attributes="member: 8678"><p>you know what guy's lot's &quot;o&quot; good information has been passed around here..&amp; i thank you...what got me to thinking is when i &quot;zero&quot; a rifle..all i think is where am i @ 100 yard's..to give an example i just mounted two scope's from different rifle's to..two..new rifle's...both bore-sighted by my friend's @ the local gunshop..the 1st rifle a 280 remington..was nut's on @ 25 yard's..i knew it would be high @ 100 yard's..so knowing this i cranked her down..i think 24 click's..sure enough 1&quot; low @ 100...the next speciman was a 257 robert's..this panned out @ about 2&quot; high @ 25..i left it alone &amp; fired two shot's @ 100...i wasn't on paper..i cranked her down about 20 click's i didn't write it down..fired two more &amp; 6&quot; high..cranked down another 20-25 click's &amp; 1 1/2&quot; high @ 100..my point in all this..is..it seem's to me there is a pretty significant tragectory difference in short yardage situation's..</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Dave Allen, post: 765500, member: 8678"] you know what guy's lot's "o" good information has been passed around here..& i thank you...what got me to thinking is when i "zero" a rifle..all i think is where am i @ 100 yard's..to give an example i just mounted two scope's from different rifle's to..two..new rifle's...both bore-sighted by my friend's @ the local gunshop..the 1st rifle a 280 remington..was nut's on @ 25 yard's..i knew it would be high @ 100 yard's..so knowing this i cranked her down..i think 24 click's..sure enough 1" low @ 100...the next speciman was a 257 robert's..this panned out @ about 2" high @ 25..i left it alone & fired two shot's @ 100...i wasn't on paper..i cranked her down about 20 click's i didn't write it down..fired two more & 6" high..cranked down another 20-25 click's & 1 1/2" high @ 100..my point in all this..is..it seem's to me there is a pretty significant tragectory difference in short yardage situation's.. [/QUOTE]

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