THE ART OF THE ZERO

EXPERT SHOOTING ADVICE DEPENDS ON THE EXPERT.

BY JEFF JOHNSTON

Deer season was still a few weeks out when Shane asked his father if they could shoot their rifles. He’d saved his money to buy a box of Federal Premium ammo for his .308, and he wanted to check the gun’s zero. Shane’s father liked to shoot, too, and so they loaded up a portable shooting bench, their rifles, ammo and targets before driving to a makeshift range behind a pond dam. “I read some articles that explained why zeroing 3 inches high at 100 yards is best,” said Shane, matter of factly. “I’m going with that this year.” “Why?” asked his father. “So I can hold on the target from 0 to about 265 yards and hit it without adjusting the scope.” “Yeah, I’ve heard of that—it’s called maximum point-blank range—but let me…

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