Sight in Distance.

[the blur]

We all hunt the same NY woods. Sometimes a shot will be 80 yards. Sometimes less.

Where do you sight in ???? I'm currently sighted in for 100 yards, but I'm reconsidering.

[Lawdwaz]

+1.8" @ 100 for my .243, 260 Rem and 7mm-08

 

 

 

Roughly........................................

[BizCT]

What about farmlands? Could be 400yds no?

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[Red]

I was wondering this same question a few weeks ago when I sighted in my muzzle loader.

its hitting 2" high at 100yrds. and was 4" low at 146 yards.

[Lawdwaz]

I was wondering this same question a few weeks ago when I sighted in my muzzle loader.

its hitting 2" high at 100yrds. and was 4" low at 146 yards.

Silly me, I guess I should have asked what the OP was using? I mean, ML, shotgun or rifle? I was obviously referencing my rifles.

Red, your ML sounds pretty good. What does your load consist of?

[mlammerhirt]

I was wondering this same question a few weeks ago when I sighted in my muzzle loader.

its hitting 2" high at 100yrds. and was 4" low at 146 yards.

Is that a 6'' drop over 46 yard increase??

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[NFA-ADK]

50 yards

[ATbuckhunter]

100 for me. As long as you aim for mid lungs you'll always get a double lung at anything up to 100 yards. Cant be more then an 1.5" difference. between 100 yards and anything closer. 

[Red]

Silly me, I guess I should have asked what the OP was using? I mean, ML, shotgun or rifle? I was obviously referencing my rifles.

Red, your ML sounds pretty good. What does your load consist of?

ill bet the op was talking about his rifle.

im shooting a cva wolf

240 gr hornady xtp

100gr 777

777 209 primers

im really starting to enjoy the muzzle loader

its starting to become my go to gun

[Red]

I was wondering this same question a few weeks ago when I sighted in my muzzle loader.I

its hitting 2" high at 100yrds. and Iwas 4" low at 146 yards.

Is that a 6'' drop over 46 yard increase??

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are you shooting a cva wolf those the exact same numbers I got while sighting in Edited November 26, 2015 by Red

[nyslowhand]

Don't want to dispute the OP's attempt at leveling the playing field,..."We all hunt the same NY woods." , but we don't! In the terrain I hunt, a 100yrd shot would be rare. Most would be in the 50-70yrd zone, with some even closer. So, as was implied, why would I sight-in my weapon of choice, a ML at 100yrds? You need to decide what the majority of your shots will be, for the terrain you hunt and sight-in your weapon accordingly. This is where 2 different weapons being available would come in handy, depending on where you were hunting any specific day. One for close quarters hunting and another for sniper longer ranges in big woods or open fields.

 

Back to the OP's question... There's no rule of thumb that applies to a majority of hunters &/or situations using different weapons! Answer is, it depends!

[Pygmy]

I generally sight my centerfires in a couple inches high at 100, and this allows me  to hold dead on out to about 250 with no holdover..One of my rifles, my .280 Rem, is sighted 3-4" high at 100, and if I am hunting terrain where there is a chance for 300-400 yard shots, that is the rifle I carry.  With that sighting it's about 4" low at 300 and about a foot low at 400.

 

I sight my muzzleloader  2 inches high at 50 yards which puts it dead on at 100 yards.  Since I use iron sights ( tang peep sight)  on the MZ, I don't shoot over 100 yards with it...

[Uncle Nicky]

Rifle-dead-on at 100 yards. I recall reading years ago that your average rifle bullet will cross the same plane at 25 yards and 100, so if I get a new scope, I will start at 25 yards and adjust from there.

 

Slug gun- dead on at 75 yards.

 

Never owned a muzzle-loader, but I'd think dead on at 75 would be the way to go.

[BowmanMike]

I've got my wolf muzzleloader sighted to 100 and I shoot 250 gr shockwave with 100gr whitehots.

I shot a doe on Monday at 40 yds and could not have been more than an inch or two low from my aiming spot.

I suspect 150 yds would drop about 3-4 inches.

That works for me for any situation. I only hunt with the muzzleloader, 

[GreeneHunter]

I sight in at 50 yards ..... which is most of my shots these days !

[Five Seasons]

My cva optima is sited in at 100 and that's probably the longest shot I have where I hunt. I'd shoot out to 150 comfortably with 100 powder and my shockwaves. Aiming maybe 3" high

[NFA-ADK]

So true!  I have hunted in NY where a 300-700 yard plus shot was available but most of my hunting now is less than 70 yards. 

Don't want to dispute the OP's attempt at leveling the playing field,..."We all hunt the same NY woods." , but we don't! In the terrain I hunt, a 100yrd shot would be rare. Most would be in the 50-70yrd zone, with some even closer. So, as was implied, why would I sight-in my weapon of choice, a ML at 100yrds? You need to decide what the majority of your shots will be, for the terrain you hunt and sight-in your weapon accordingly. This is where 2 different weapons being available would come in handy, depending on where you were hunting any specific day. One for close quarters hunting and another for sniper longer ranges in big woods or open fields.

 

Back to the OP's question... There's no rule of thumb that applies to a majority of hunters &/or situations using different weapons! Answer is, it depends!

 

[G-Man]

Inch high at 50, most of my shots are well under that. Doesn't matter what gun I'm using