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Old 01-03-2017, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by rockquarry View Post
Well, maybe I should check my figures. I've certainly been wrong before. I didn't intend to infuriate anyone...
No one is infuriated, it's just the way it works. Admittedly it takes a little time to understand it. If the apex of a .223 round is about 100 yards (with a standard sight axis about 3" higher than bore axis) any distance up to 100 yards will hit a target low and anything after 100 yards will hit the target low. If you zero at 50, then the bullet still has 50 more yards that it rises until it starts to fall whereas a 100 yard zero the bullet starts to fall immediately after the 100 yards (approximated of course).
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