RenoShooter Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Is there any reason why 50 yard long shots seem to hit very high when I'm aiming for the center A zone? It's probably just me, but it's always high at significant yardage. My C-more is sighted in at 25 feet. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadyscott999 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Is there any reason why 50 yard long shots seem to hit very high when I'm aiming for the center A zone? It's probably just me, but it's always high at significant yardage. My C-more is sighted in at 25 feet. Thoughts? 25 feet? Try zeroing at 18-20 YARDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangeHooligan Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 RenoShooter, Your current zero is 8.3 yards, perhaps if you often are shooting at targets at 50 yards you may want to change your zero to 35 yards. RH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 (edited) You did not indicate any information on your ammo, but I ran Strelok using my Major match ammo (124 gr 9mm at 1366 fps), sights 1" above the center of the bore and with the gun zero'd at 8.3 yards, here is where I would expect my bullet to hit. 8.3 yd - zero 20 yd - 1.3" high 30 yd - 2.1" high 40 yd - 2.8" high 50 yd - 3.2" high Move your zero out to 20 yards and at 50 yards you should hit right on the money. If you supply your ammo information and the height of the red dot, I'd be glad to run it again with that data. Edited April 20, 2016 by Flatland Shooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Answered. But are you just plinking with it? Rarely will you see targets much past 35 in a match. Still, you are simply zeroed too close is all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoShooter Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Thanks everyone for the help. Based on what I've learned here, I may be zeroed too close. My load is 7.0 grains of autocomp with Montana Gold 124jhp, @ 1.165. Without measuring, I'd guess my scope is about one inch high from the center of the bore. (Standard STI Grandmaster Factory pistol with Factory mount.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoShooter Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 We rarely see the 50 yard classifier, and I sure don't practice it, but we had it last week and I was just hitting so high compared to where I was aiming. Thanks again, all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Thanks everyone for the help. Based on what I've learned here, I may be zeroed too close. My load is 7.0 grains of autocomp with Montana Gold 124jhp, @ 1.165. Without measuring, I'd guess my scope is about one inch high from the center of the bore. (Standard STI Grandmaster Factory pistol with Factory mount.) I'm guessing that your velocity is around 1380 fps and the dot to bore distance is closer to 2" With your gun sighted in at 8.3 yards, you will hit 8.5" high at 50 yards. Sight your gun in at 18 yards (that's my recommended distance) and you get the following: 10 yards - 0.81" low 20 yards - 0.18" high 30 yards - 0.99" high 40 yards - 1.49" high 50 yards - 2.00" high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RenoShooter Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Wow, that's pretty high and seems consistent with my hits on the 50 yard targets. Awesome info! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Just sight it in at 50 yards, and it should be good to go from 10 -40 yards, also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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