Originally Posted by
Scout Actual
I ended up choosing a 24 yd zero. This provides for a 2nd zero at about 225 yds and a point blank (+/- 3") range of 0 to about 275 yds.
Whether that is true or not ultimately depends on your particular rifle and load. At any rate, the most important thing you
MUST do is shoot your rifle enough at any range you will be hunting to
KNOW where it hits, not just where the calculator
SAYS it's supposed to hit.
Keep in mind that it's not universal either. Sighting in this winter at 24yrds might mean you're zeroed at 225yrds for now, then end up being 5" higher come summer time. Zeroing on the delta in Louisiana then hunting elk in Colorado high country might mean you miss by 8".
As they say in engineering school (used to at least), "garbage in, garbage out". If the conditions you feed the calculator don't match your actual conditions, no matter how good the math is, you're not going to hit what you're aiming at.