where do y'all zero your 17 fb

[csterner]

same here...1.5" high at 100 on all varmint rifles. Sure does make it easy out to 300 or so.

[georgeld]

Ok, a serous question of you "1 1/2"" guys.
Where you gonna hold on a p/dog at 500 or more yards??

[Dean2]

Originally Posted by georgeld

Ok, a serous question of you "1 1/2"" guys.
Where you gonna hold on a p/dog at 500 or more yards??

I do 1.5 high at 100 starting with the 17 HMR, 17 HH, 17 FB all the way up to 243. (I use 3.5" high at 100 on all big game rifles of all calibers). I have mil dot scopes on all of the rifles and drop charts to 800 yards taped to the side of the stock on all varmint and hunting rifles. Anything over 300 yards I have the verified drops always handy. Just set the scope at the correct power, and 3.6" per mil at 100, or 14.4" at 400. No turret twisting required, just use the correct mil dot to hold on critter to get the right hold over.

[csterner]

Originally Posted by georgeld

Ok, a serous question of you "1 1/2"" guys.
Where you gonna hold on a p/dog at 500 or more yards??

Well, here in PA our PDogs are quite a bit further away than 500 yards.

I use my 17FB on groundhogs, foxes, etc. and it's effective range is only 300 yards (IMHO) so it never gets moved once zeroed. I use click charts from 300 on out for all the other rifles.

[bado1]

1.5 high @ 100 as well with 25grn HP doing 3817fps. Like someone else said you have to figure out what is best for the shooting that you are doing. I use my FB 98% of the time for calling coyotes...very rarely shoot past 200 yards, hold on fur to 300. In my experience most coyotes are called in to a 100 yards or less (I let them come as close as needed before I stop them for a shot. Usually to a 100 or less) . 1.5 @ 100 is a dead on hold at the usual called coyote ranges with out having to worry or think about what your mid range height is.

Dean

[bado1]

Originally Posted by georgeld

Ok, a serous question of you "1 1/2"" guys.
Where you gonna hold on a p/dog at 500 or more yards??

Seriously... I rarely shoot at a p-dog at more than 300 with the FB. If I feel the need to shoot at a p-dog, or anything else, at 500 yards I reach for the 22-250

[Furhunter]

My 17FB is wearing a Swarovski AV 6-18 with a BR reticle in it. I have a 100 yard zero on it as well as my other rifles that pack the same scope. I have a card with the holdover chart for each rifle (swarovski ballistic program off their website) with different scope power settings on it. So if the yardage is known, there's a holdover hash in the scope very near where I'll need to be.. Its almost like cheat'n its so easy!

[Furhunter]

Originally Posted by bado1

Seriously... I rarely shoot at a p-dog at more than 300 with the FB. If I feel the need to shoot at a p-dog, or anything else, at 500 yards I reach for the 22-250

I just move closer! LOL

[bado1]

Originally Posted by Furhunter

I just move closer! LOL

LOL! Very true in my case! I'm more of a "hunter" than a "shooter". If I can get closer... I will

[Rick in Oregon]

Originally Posted by georgeld

Ok, a serous question of you "1 1/2"" guys.
Where you gonna hold on a p/dog at 500 or more yards??

George, after launching both PD's and squirrels now for longer than I'll care to admit, I've found the only 'real' way to generate reliable first shot hits is to simply use a drop chart developed using YOUR load with a chrono and ballistics program.

By using a standard 100 yd zero, you simply dial the elevation in for "zones" or the exact target range via your laser rangefinder. We used this method in the miltiary with scary results.

See the little chart on the inside of the flip cap on the ocular bell?



It's got drop in MOA all the way out to 600 yards, and "works as advertised". No fuss, no guessing holdover, just first shot hits almost every time.