i dony get what the problem is i just got a new 22 250 and i sighted it in at 80 yards in my back yard and set it 3 inches high at 80 then shot it this mornin at 150 and 200 and it was 9 to 10 inches high its grouping very well but i figured it would shoot lower at a longer distance it dosent make sense to me me but im a very novice shooter , you pros got any advice on what the deal is
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ok, think about this
The scope sets around 1.5" above the center of bore, and you sighted it in 3" high at 80 yards so thats 4.5" your raising the bullet at 80 yards which without the effects of gravity (which ain't much at that range) thats 9" at 160 yards. move it down 4 moa (16 clicks) and try it, about 1-1.5" high at 100 should give you a starting point.
RR
I sight my 22-250 in at .7" high at a hundred. It's dead on at 200 yards with that particular load. And It makes it comparable to my other hunting rifles and loads so I'm not doing much brain work when it comes to hold overs at longer ranges. A preprogrammed brain is better than gadgets when it comes to hunting, especially when time is critical on making a shot.
Plus a 22-250 is one of the flatter calibers out there you don't need to sight it in very high to obtain max point blank range for shooting. I've noticed if I stick around a 200yard sight in, it tends to more consistant 300-500 yard kills on varmits. Most times if your crosshairs are not on hair you shooting beyond 350 yards with a 22-250. So thats when knowing your rifles trajectory is crucial beyond that range. Especially on a 9" body of a coyote. I only average around 2 out of 5 kills on running coyotes up to 400 yards so if your like me and like driving around shooting yotes you'll want simplicity vs complicated scopes and gadgets.
I have a straight 6x weaver on my Ruger no1 22-250. Same sight picture everytime also elminates need for time ranging and sight picture in rushed shots. I preferred not to make my varmit rifle too complicated, i'm not using it as a bench rest rifle. Pairie dogs is a different game all together once you go beyond 300yds you have to be able to see the lil guys.
good luck
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when you click your scope, what it actualy changes is the angle of your barrel when its fired. click it up and the crosshairs move down on the target, forcing you to raise the gun back up to put the crosshair on the point of aim, which makes the bullet hit higher.
your currently sighted in with this trajectory if you are +3" at 80 yards, not exact but its with my load for my 22-250 so its close
50 +1.52
80 +3.06
100 +3.9
150 +5.45
200 +5.98
250 +5.37
300 +3.43
350 0.0
now ya prolly want this trajectory for point blank range huning
50 +.44
80 +1.34
100 +1.7
150 +2.2
200 +1.69
250 +0.0
300 -3.01
350 -7.5
this way your not more than 3" hi or low till ya get to beyond 300 yards, you'll hit somewhere in a 6" window. with your curret sight-in your in the same window but always hi
RR
i use a 200yd zero on my 22-250 only because i cant find a range that has a 250yd target....
if you look at the last trajectory ridge runner posted, you can see that with a 250yd zero, your never more than about 3" off out to 300yds...aim center mass and your killing whatever you shot if your shot is true...i do like to know the extremes and adjust accordingly...ive missed many groundhogs shooting for the head at 100yds...makes me feel pretty dumb when im killing them at 200-350yds but missing at 100 lol...but i know thats why...
good luck! ya picked a nice caliber...i love mine...
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It's simple, because at 80 yds, the trajectory is still on the upward path of it's trajectory which would give an approximate zero at about 350 yds as evidenced by RR's chart. Your over thinking it and not taking the actual trajectory into account.
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bullets don't rise, adjusting the scope makes you point the barrel slightly upward. each 4 clicks elevates the end of the barrel .00696" which comes out to 1.0473" at 100 yards which is MOA.
RR
3 inches high at 80 yards...you must be planning on doing some long long range bangin'..wow...you'd shoot over the head of just about every hog out to 200 or so, if you were aiming on doing some head shots, WAY TO HIGH..sight-it in dead on or 1 inch high at 100 yards..you'll be good out to 250 or so and then you 'll only need a little bit to get yourself on at 300 or so...
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