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Old 01-02-2009, 11:27 AM
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Default Zeroing scope turret?

Do any of you guys zero your scopes win/ele turrets so they read 0 at your 100 yards or 200yards Zero for your rifle/cartridge?
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Old 01-02-2009, 12:09 PM
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2 big if's here.
1. if it has adjustable verniers on the adjustments.
2. if I'm not going to be goofing around with diffrenent loads and such.
Then,
yes I'll set it for likely zero windage and how many inches high at 100yds I would be sighted in for.
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Old 01-03-2009, 09:56 AM
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If you are meaning on a hunting type scope, most can't be. If you are meaning on a target or tactical type scope definately.

I have mostly Nightforce scopes on my rifles so zero them at 100 yards , set the turret at zero for both elevation and windage.
Then start working out in distances and recording my come ups.
If you do not zero your turret how can you adjust the turrets for elevation and return to zero?

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Old 01-03-2009, 10:03 AM
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I always zero my irons and scopes IF they can be.
Note the vernier guage on this M37 smallbore rifle.
Once it is sighted in, the scale is then moved to zero so one can quickly go from 50 to 100, and in the old days, to 200 yards.
These days it's meters and 50 meters , they don't even shoot at 100 meters anymore in ISU!

Even the turrets on the 1920's vintage hunting scope can be zeroedonce the rifle is sighted in.

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