t5avs1 2 Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 ok so i went out this afternoon and gave it a zeroing i did it a 10 yards as thats what my local shop said to do it at as that would make it spot on for 35 yards. And it worked as he said, could get 5 pellets in a penny piece at the 10 and 35 yards which is great. BUT then i thought i would go out and try a few rabbits in field this evening and got one out of probably 7, not good at all, i am not used to missing lol. my last gun was a falcon lighthunter in 177 sub 12ft/lb, this is my first .22 but had it a while. the only thing i can put it down to is not being able to judge my distances very well with the flight curve of the .22 ,, any thoughts guys cheers Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 ok so i went out this afternoon and gave it a zeroing i did it a 10 yards as thats what my local shop said to do it at as that would make it spot on for 35 yards. And it worked as he said, could get 5 pellets in a penny piece at the 10 and 35 yards which is great. BUT then i thought i would go out and try a few rabbits in field this evening and got one out of probably 7, not good at all, i am not used to missing lol. my last gun was a falcon lighthunter in 177 sub 12ft/lb, this is my first .22 but had it a while. the only thing i can put it down to is not being able to judge my distances very well with the flight curve of the .22 ,, any thoughts guys cheers hi buddy you need to learn ya mildots in .22 mor than .177,try zeroing at 10 yds again but use 1 mildot hold under,thats the first mildot above your cross hair,this should then bring every thing back on track for a 30yd zero.have you got the hawke brc if ya havent look here this will help ya out http://www.hawkeoptics.com/ there is a lot more room for error in .22 than .177 but once you have your POI on ya mildots you will be fine! si zero's at 25yds because the power curve is closer to the kill zones,he has a term for it but cant remember i tink its probalic ? and has some great results im also thinking of re-zeroing to 25yds to see if it makes any difference if ya zero at 25 on the cross hairs then it should go like this HOLD OVER on mag 10 0.5 mildot 35yds 1 mildot 40yds 1.5 mildot 45yds 2 mildots 55yds 2.5 mildots 60yds 3 mildots 65yds and so on,these further ranges are acheivable,if ya have the experiance and the conditions i hope this helps buddy regards davy Quote Link to post
Phantom 631 Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 My own perspective on this is: If you want your Primary Zero at 35 yards, then thats the range to zero it at. This will give you (depending on your ME) a Secondary Zero of 9 to 11 yards. So if you set your combo at 10 yards, then your 35 yards zero will be off and not dead on what you thought; thus if you are going for brain shots there is a chance you are actually going over their heads. Phantom Quote Link to post
t5avs1 2 Posted August 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 thank you very much for that info, i have just downloaded that software and i am trying to work it out now but on my scope i haven't got milldots it is just the normal cross hair it is a bushnell but not sur of the model, do you suggest selling the scope and getting a mildot version, i find it a lot harder to judge my yards at night i think a milldot scope and a rangefinder and i should be on my way but would be alot easier if i could do it normally.. cheers guys Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 hi sorry buddy didnt realise you had a 33/30 ret,yes i would recomend getting a mildot scope with illuminated ret regards davy Quote Link to post
Phantom 631 Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 A 30/30 is a fine ret and CGP also allows you to choose the ret you use and you can get used to it with a bit of work and effort But I found that since I moved over to mildot, I won't go back again Seriously, mildots are worth their weight in gold, no make that lead lol t5avs1 as you have already found out and stated, rangefinding in the dark is a pain in the butt but once you've mastered that its great, until it comes to summer where you will forget everything the winter nights have taught you and like me, you'll need to learn it all over again I'm hoping this winter I'll remember it as I go along and not get it right on the last session of the lamp lol. Phantom Quote Link to post
silentshot1 206 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 Hi Mate Like you, I only have 30, 30 rets on all my scopes. If you practice, practice, practice, you will get there in the end on being able to judge hold over/under. That said, I will be buying a milldot for my .22 as Tony and Davy are two of several people worth listening to on here and if it works for them, I'm in! Quote Link to post
t5avs1 2 Posted August 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 cheers for all that guys i will just have to put alot of practise in and prob get a mildot Quote Link to post
dave1372 83 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 I had a similar problem when I changed from .177 to .22 and hated it for a long long time however as the saying goes the more you practice the luckier you seem to get ! Quote Link to post
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