Zeroing Theory

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Zeroing Theory

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Best explanation I’ve found on zeroing theory:

https://www.recoilweb.com/no-true-zero- ... 32967.html

I’m in the market for a ballistic calculator. Any opinions?
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There are a lot of online tools. In print (and I'm showing my age), I have always found the Speer bullet reloading manual tables pretty close.

Air pressure, relative humidity, temperature, wind direction and speed, consistency of the ammo... gets a bit anal retentive for my tastes.

This old man shoots his rifles, sees where they hit. Adjusts, rechecks, readjust if needed, sticks a fork in it and calls it "done". Yes, I'm not maximizing my capabilities. But, given the likely circumstances under which I'd fire in a "real world" situation, I won't go nuts with it. If I was benchrest shooting, I would, but not for any rifle I own, or plan to own.

Hunting? Close range mostly, under 200 yards. Iron sight territory, even for these old eyes. Target may be moving slowly, hard to judge distance in quick situation, so... practice at 200 yards will get me plenty good at closer distance. Bad-guy at what range? 300 yards? 400? Red dot to the rescue. Sight at 200, hold a little high at other distances. If I aim for the upper chest and hit the BG in the belly button he's still got a real hurtin goin on.

However.... there is a technical side to me that says.... I wanna know, and strive for perfection. In the past, I was that way. These days, I have more to savor the pursuit of perfection.
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I'm not a hunter and between the shortages and previous attempts at perfection on target, I just decided good enough was fine.
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HarryAlonzo wrote:Best explanation I’ve found on zeroing theory:

https://www.recoilweb.com/no-true-zero- ... 32967.html

I’m in the market for a ballistic calculator. Any opinions?
Take a look at Strelok and Hornady's 4 DoF both will work on a phone. I'm currently trying to figure out Sierra's Infinity all of them have learning curves.

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