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Thread: Sight in?

  1. 12-31-2016, 02:54 AM #1
    joatmon
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    Sight in?

    What would you sight in a 17HMR and a 17Hornet at for small varmints?
    Thanks Aaron
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  2. 12-31-2016, 10:28 AM #2
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    I'd sight the rifle to hit at the average range the targets appear .

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    I keep my 17 zeroed at 100 yards.
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    One inch high at 100 yds. I've killed several crows to 150 yds with 17 HMR. 17 Hornet should work past 200yds same setting.
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    Look a the trajectory of the load being used. Then at the vital area of the given targets. Point blank range can then be figured to where a shot can be fired over a distance aiming dead on, up close it may be a couple inches high and at distance a couple inches low. Some older loading manuals gave this in the trajectory tables in the back. An 1 1/2 high at 100yds may allow dead aiming out to 200yds or a little more.
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  6. 01-02-2017, 09:17 PM #6
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    It's funny that so many cartridges do so well with a 100 yard zero impacting 1.5-2" high.
    IIRC when I had my 17HMR I think the drop at 200 yards was about 4-5".
    I never had much time beyond 100 yards.
    Inside 100 yards it was point and shoot.
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  7. 01-03-2017, 12:56 AM #7
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    Zeroed at 100 yards the 17 HMR drops 8 1/2" to 10" inches as 200 yards depending on bullet http://www.varmintal.com/17hmr.htm
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  8. 01-07-2017, 01:48 PM #8
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    Thanks for the replies, think I'll set both 1.5-2'' high at 100 and go from there.
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