You are also not the one that mentioned bullet rise, someone else did when talking about a test in a vacuum. The 270 Winchester has been described as very flat shooting similar to a 6.5 . Each of the below charts has a 100 yard zero. Every caliber is different. The Mythical 50/200 Yard Zero - Uncle Zo One of Americas favorite deer hunting rounds, and suitable for a host of other medium and large game as well. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Thank you. You will be less than 2"s low at the muzzle, 3"s low at 200 and 9 inches low at 300. Below we feature several different ballistic charts for the 308 Winchester centerfire rifle round. That is, assuming your shots are hitting the target perfectly. It will a produce a line graph showing the bullet drop and flight path of the bullet. Assuming your rifle scope makes an adjustment of 1/4 inches for each click. .308 zero or 2" @ 100 yards? - TexasBowhunter.com Community Discussion Get free updates when we add new tips, articles and more! in .308. ?') #D(xk9 ~e~Ew NFn0s?- Cw5xiOcb`?@Q9#F0B|BJaxV to calculate 308 ballistics. An in-depth look at 308 ballistics, including velocity, energy and bullet drop values for some of the most popular loads sold to American shooters. A forum community dedicated to Ruger firearm owners and enthusiasts. 308 Ballistics - Chart with Velocity, Energy and Bullet Drop As you can see, the trajectory line starts off 1.5" lower than sight line because the bore is 1.5" lower than the scope. it's gonna be low. somewhere between your sight height over bore and zero, Go to your app store and download sniper calculator, it works quite well for dialing in shots, seeing poi, and getting first shot hits. His special area of expertise is handguns. Using 168gr Sierra Match King HPBT and a 100yd zero, you will be almost dead on at 50 yards.. g*kR!xT@OZ J- FVn-H9k Note ,my chart is using a sight height of 2.5 in which makes a notable difference, A 50 yard zero is a 200 yard zero +/- 1/2". A 150-grain round-nose from a 30-30 Winchester can stay within the kill zone of a whitetail out to about 220 yards if you zero it 3 inches high at 100 yards. A scope zero that works .5 to 1.5 inches below the target at 25 yards should be accurate at 100 yards. Look through the scope after setting up the target. This must occur on a regular basis at 100 yards with the .308. If zeroed at 100 yards, where would you hit at 50 yards? For example the Angle of departure for the '06, is 2.7 for M1 ball, 2.3 for M2 ball, and 2.4 for M2 Armor Piercing, Moving to 1000 yards the angle of departure for M1 ball is 43.5, 44.6 for M2 ball ad 46.2 for M2 Armor piercing. Check if the scope is properly mounted on the rifle. I would rather deal with the first and just remember 14 inches out to 300 instead of having to remember your shooting 3.8 inches high at 150 which is definitely enough to cause misses over things at close ranges especially on small animals or with ear shots on pigs, You may think its better but for someone that has been shooting and sighting in dead on at 100 his whole life and attempted this other great no thinking just shoot method it didnt work. When setting your zero at 100 yards, check to see if the scope and bore are aligned. Zero at 100 and adjust as needed. How to Sight in a Scope - Step by Step Guide. zeroed a new hunting rifle at 100 yards and documented what i need to dial at 200 yards. 1/4 MOA scope would be about 10 clicks up since 4 clicks at 100 yards is 1 inch). If you zero at 200 or 300 yards and you intend to fire 1,000 yards, you will not be able to modify your elevation sufficiently to correct for bullet trajectory. If your target is 1,000 yards away, the bullet drop would be several feet, and most riflescopes do not have that kind of range.