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Old 10-03-2005 | 05:06 PM
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Paul L Mohr
 
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From: Blissfield MI USA
Default RE: What distance to sight in???

50 yard site in:

25 yards -0.3"
50............0.0
100.........-2.4
150.........-9.6
200.........-22.6

75 yard site in:

25 yards -0.1"
50............0.4
(75).........0.0
100.........-1.5
150.........-8.3
200.........-20.8

100 yard site in:

25 yards 0.3"
50............1.2
100..........0.0
150.........-6.0
200.........-17.8
With the highest point being 1.3 inches at 65 yards.

150 yard site in:

25 yards 1.3"
50............3.2
100..........4.0
150..........0.0
200.........-9.8
With the highest point being 4.2 inches at 85 yards.

The calculator I used (Big Game Info ) list the point blank range being 157 yards when sighted in for 134 yards. So just for the heck of it this is what it look like with a 130 yard sight in like mine is.

130 yard site in:

25 yards 0.9"
50.............2.3
75.............2.8
100...........2.3
(130).........0.0
150..........-2.6
200..........-13.2
With the highest point being 2.8 inches at 75 yards.

This is just a tad bit flatter than what mine shoots. However I shoot 350 grn bullets at close to 1600 fps.

The first thing I would do is try and decide on a max distance you want to shoot your rifle. Then try to work up a load that will be accurate at that distance. Or just shoot your rifle at 100, 150 and 200 yards to see if it will group well at those distances. If it won't shoot well at 150 just sight it in at 100 yards. If you get decent groups out to 200 you might consider sighting in at 130-150 yards if you think you might get a shot that far away. That is a fairly light load for 200 yards on deer though. You better put it in the right spot or you may be tracking it a ways.

Don't worry about sighting it in when doing this, Just shoot for groups to see what the limits of your load are for accuracy (or you). When you pick a sight in distance then worry about sighting it in.

I would also suggest setting your windage at 50-75 yards unless it is very calm out. The wind can play heck on these fat slow bullets. A 10 mile an hour cross wind will blow that bullet off course about 3 or 4 inches at 100 yards.

I hope that helped some.

Good luck with what ever you decide to do.

Paul
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