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Originally Posted by emcon5
Does anyone actually adjust the scope for long range shooting? I have always just zeroed the rifle at 200 yards and left it alone. I just modify my aim point based on range and the wind.
Tom
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Depends on the type of shooting you're doing, and the scope you have, in my opinion.
When I'm bench shooting in a match, yes, I adjust the scope. But my scope is also designed to do that really easily. That way I'm always mentally shooting the same sight picture, and the correction math is forgotten, allowing me to concentrate on making that one shot the same way as I've made the thousands of previous ones.
When I'm hunting, I don't... I just slightly adjust my sight picture based on conditions. Not only is the target big enough that it doesn't really matter, but I also have a mil-dot scope reticle that makes that kind of thing really easy to do. As well, my hunting scope is sealed up pretty well to keep it better protected from the elements, so the adjustment requires removing covers, etc. No time to do that in the 1/2 second you get to shoot at a running deer.