Hunting Zero ?

[Bassfish1952]

Many of my friends use 1" at 100yds and call it good and say Deer vitals are 8" circle so hit inside it you're good.  At one time shooting a .270 or a 30-06 and most shots at 100yds or less I did too. Now the place I will be hunting offers shots out to 225 and a few out to my personal limit of 300 yds
I knew about MPBR but didn't give it much thought for hunting
Now shooting a 6mm.  103/90gr at around 2800-2950 My thoughts have changed bullet placement seems more important so I'm looking at a MPBR using a 3" circle and a cheat sheet from 230yds out to 300yds.

What do you guys use and or do you dial it in for each shot ?



Thanks

[Diesel Pro]

I haven't done enough with the 6arc to really have any meaningful real world experience, but I would suggest that you look at the Hornady ballistic calculator and start fudging your zero around a bit. Be sure to measure and set correctly the sight height. You may want to try to find a zero distance number that gets you approx +/- 3" MPBR from 0- 300. Then again you may want to try to stay flatter in the 100-200 range and hold up at 300.

The gas gun 556/223 does well with a 36yd zero. Some info on that out there on the web

Also I don't know that bullet placement is really any more or less important based on a shift down in caliber. I'll probably stick with my 260 bolt gun for deer, but if I do run either my 6arc or 223 AR's I'd want to be pitching Nosler Accubond bullets.

Article: https://chuckhawks.com/sight_rifle_mpbr.html

[Bassfish1952]

I haven't done enough with the 6arc to really have any meaningful real world experience, but I would suggest that you look at the Hornady ballistic calculator and start fudging your zero around a bit.  Be sure to measure and set correctly the sight height.  You may want to try to find a zero distance number that gets you approx +/- 3" MPBR from 0- 300.  Then again you may want to try to stay flatter in the 100-200 range and hold up at 300.

The gas gun 556/223 does well with a 36yd zero.  Some info on that out there on the web

Also I don't know that bullet placement is really any more or less important based on a shift down in caliber.  I'll probably stick with my 260 bolt gun for deer, but if I do run either my 6arc or 223 AR's I'd want to be pitching Nosler Accubond bullets.

Article:  https://chuckhawks.com/sight_rifle_mpbr.html

I've been looking at      https://shooterscalculator.com/. was thinking a 3" circle and hold up on the long shoots , Just was interested in what others are doing

Thanks

[Diesel Pro]

We'll see if this comes across with copy/paste. This is the 87 Vmax and a 50 yd near zero, but the 90 ELDX or 90 accubond should be very similar.  The ELDX should be flatter yet.

Velocity is pretty quick as I have a 22" barrel.

Range Velocity Energy Trajectory Come Up (MOA) Come Up (MILS) Wind Drift Wind Drift (MOA) Wind Drift (MILS)
0 3020 1762.0 -2.9 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
50 2900 1624.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
100 2783 1496.0 1.8 -1.7 -0.5 0 0 0
150 2669 1376.0 2.6 -1.6 -0.5 0 0 0
200 2558 1264.0 2.1 -1.0 -0.3 0 0 0
250 2450 1159.0 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0 0 0
300 2344 1061.0 -3.1 1.0 0.3 0 0 0