Spring has sprung. Get out and shoot your Henry
Scope zeroing
-
- Tenderfoot
- Posts: 6
- Joined: Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:01 pm
- Location: Hampton Roads Virginia
Scope zeroing
Hello....
New owner 357 brass rifle....question
If i zero the rifle ussing 38spl....willnusing magnum loafs be affected later ?
Thanks
Pete
New owner 357 brass rifle....question
If i zero the rifle ussing 38spl....willnusing magnum loafs be affected later ?
Thanks
Pete
0 x
- Sir Henry
- Administrator / Owner
- Posts: 12118
- Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:58 pm
- Location: Price County Wisconsin
Re: Scope zeroing
First of all welcome to the forum.
The quick answer is yes. Any time you change the weight and speed of the bullet the point of aim will need to be changed or you would need to re-zero the rifle which is what most people do. You might be able to get a scope with changeable turrets that will do the job by adjusting it.
The quick answer is yes. Any time you change the weight and speed of the bullet the point of aim will need to be changed or you would need to re-zero the rifle which is what most people do. You might be able to get a scope with changeable turrets that will do the job by adjusting it.
0 x
Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
Range Reporter: Henry Repeater
Range Reporter: Henry Repeater
-
- Tenderfoot
- Posts: 6
- Joined: Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:01 pm
- Location: Hampton Roads Virginia
- CT_Shooter
- Administrator emeritus
- Posts: 5156
- Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:42 am
- Location: Connecticut
Re: Scope zeroing
Welcome to the forum from CT.
0 x
H006M Big Boy Brass .357 - H001 Classic .22LR - Uberti / Taylors & Co. SmokeWagon .357 5.5" - Uberti / Taylors & Co. RanchHand .22LR 5.5"
Re: Scope zeroing
Welcome to the forum!
What distances will you be shooting, and how precise do you need to be?
What distances will you be shooting, and how precise do you need to be?
0 x
- JEBar
- Town Marshal / Deputy Admin
- Posts: 19339
- Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:58 pm
- Location: central NC
Re: Scope zeroing
welcome indeed, happy to have you join our forum .... you will find a really good group of knowledgeable folks who enjoy exchanging info .... please take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add your Henry to our community totalpietro1957 wrote:Hello....
New owner 357 brass rifle....
Thanks
Pete
http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 829#p46829
0 x
- Sir Henry
- Administrator / Owner
- Posts: 12118
- Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:58 pm
- Location: Price County Wisconsin
Re: Scope zeroing
Good questions because if its plinking up close you don't need to be concerned.ditto1958 wrote:Welcome to the forum!
What distances will you be shooting, and how precise do you need to be?
0 x
Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
Range Reporter: Henry Repeater
Range Reporter: Henry Repeater
-
- Tenderfoot
- Posts: 6
- Joined: Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:01 pm
- Location: Hampton Roads Virginia
Re: Scope zeroing
Hi...thanks for the reply.
Distance 100 -150 yd
Precise 2"radius would work nicely for me
Wondering would a bore sight be of any help ?
Thanks
Distance 100 -150 yd
Precise 2"radius would work nicely for me
Wondering would a bore sight be of any help ?
Thanks
0 x
- Sir Henry
- Administrator / Owner
- Posts: 12118
- Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:58 pm
- Location: Price County Wisconsin
Re: Scope zeroing
You will need to adjust for the difference. I'm not hot on bore sights and just start out shooting close. It doesn't take long to get it close which is all a bore sight will do. Once you have sighted in for both then just remember the number of clicks.pietro1957 wrote:Hi...thanks for the reply.
Distance 100 -150 yd
Precise 2"radius would work nicely for me
Wondering would a bore sight be of any help ?
Thanks
1 x
Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
Range Reporter: Henry Repeater
Range Reporter: Henry Repeater
Re: Scope zeroing
All bullets start to drop as soon as they leave the bore, pistol rounds even more so. If the barrel of a rifle is bore sighted looking straight down the bore for example at a target 100 yards away the 45-70 405 gr bullet traveling at approximately 1350 fps. the bullet would drop 10'' below the line of sight (bore) before reaching the target. In an exaggerated example that is why barrels point up and the sights point down, for the most efficient and quickest way to shoot is to sight in your firearm for maximum point blank range or zeroing in the rifle where the bullet does not "rise 4'' or fall over 4'' from the point of aim or leave the theoretical 8'' kill zone for most medium game without having to adjust the sights or scope. Every rifle bullet combo is going to be different. One more example the 30.06 approximately has a 260 yard point blank zero.
0 x