Zeroing 🤔
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richard griffith
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Not unless you have a tunnel range near you.Afternoon all, I know the weather will be playing havoc around the country today, I’m looking to zero my 243, would you attempt it !
Just use 50 yds to get you close as when it is calmer tweak the 100 yd, I used to set a plate out in strong winds and practice as a dry dark windy night and I was on the money from the practice.Afternoon all, I know the weather will be playing havoc around the country today, I’m looking to zero my 243, would you attempt it !
I checked my .243 with Drone 10 the other day and stood in the shelter of the truck as it got knocked but was fine.
With any conditions you learn something even if it is shooting in the wind as you could well get a night out in a gale of with (I do) and from what I have learnt over time it has paid off...I don’t think today would be suitable , not in this wind , it will play with your mind
People hold for wind all the time and at 50yds he would be close all trigger time you learn something.
Absolutely 
Learning to understand wind affects on your particular choice takes shooting it in a variety of conditions
For zeroing in challenging conditions, cut the range till you are on paper then move back to your preferred zero distance
You can fine tune on a quiet day
Learning to understand wind affects on your particular choice takes shooting it in a variety of conditions
For zeroing in challenging conditions, cut the range till you are on paper then move back to your preferred zero distance
You can fine tune on a quiet day
Quite John,Absolutely
Learning to understand wind affects on your particular choice takes shooting it in a variety of conditions
For zeroing in challenging conditions, cut the range till you are on paper then move back to your preferred zero distance
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Trip of a life time to SA with your own rifle, coffee and cook sisters for breakfast and the PH say right gentleman lets check your rifles please before we go hunting..
The guests reply "can we wait until the wind drops"
PH replies "yes but that could be on Saturday and you fly home Sunday"
Shoot into or downwind, should be close enough.
Dry here....bit windy
sir-lamp-alot
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Ask yourself if you did go out today and zero in would you and could you have 100% certainty that you had actually zeroed the rifle in properly or are you just rushing a important job
Walking around with a kilt and fresh air cooling your nuts in winter makes no sense man lol
Did I Check my .243 in strong wind the other day...was it cock on @ 50 yds Yes
Did I shoot a muntjac doe last light in the neck @ 70 yds Yes...
I have missed deer and foxes with a still day zeroed rifle grouping in a thumb nail YES as I pulled the shot.
bottletopbill
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Tim you said dry and windy is that to many brussels.
You raised a good point yes we should zero in all conditions as most I pick the perfect day will now get out myself and start to learn.
Yet another good tip
You raised a good point yes we should zero in all conditions as most I pick the perfect day will now get out myself and start to learn.
Yet another good tip
Andy seatrout
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My most common miss….. i have very large hands ( they go with the rest of me) and I think my fingers don’t help me pull the trigger always as I should… I set the triggers all the same on my rifles 2lb 6oz and that seems to cure it mostly… thumbhole stocks do seem to suit me too….Did I Check my .243 in strong wind the other day...was it cock on @ 50 yds Yes
Did I shoot a muntjac doe last light in the neck @ 70 yds Yes...
I have missed deer and foxes with a still day zeroed rifle grouping in a thumb nail YES as I pulled the shot.
Get the foundation right (zero) . Then go and practice in the wind
This ^
There is a world of difference between setting initial zero, and practising to ascertain wind effects on your shooting.
Many people nowadays use the phrase "zero" as a catch-all to mean both setting intial zero or checking zero / practising. If the OP means the former then you will expend more ammunition checking and fine tuning once the weather calms down a bit, if he means the latter then by all means crack on, it will only improve your shooting.
That's wet, windy and the need to check after for me
