CZ 527

[bullx 12]

hello all fellow shooters,

just a bit of information if i could on targeting in my CZ .223,

what distance do you target yours in at,i changed my scope only last week so i will have

to target mine in again,i think i targeted mine in at around 50 yards when i got it last year

and it was good for around 200 yards,and after that it started to drop,your advice would be

greatly welcomed,

Bullx

 

[sorry,meant to say using 50 to 55 grain american eagle]......Bullx

Edited June 30, 2009 by bullx

[SportingShooter 0]

100 yards seems to be the most common.

 

But zero it to a comfortable distance, while taking into consideration the normal range of your shots.

 

For instance, I zero the .222 at 100 yards. Most of my shooting happens under 100 yards. If you know what the bullet drop is for other distances then its relatively easy to adjust for it.

[bullx 12]

Thanks SportingShooter for your reply,i will try that,

most times i do try to get them as close as i can but as you

know yourself sometimes this does,nt always work,so you

have to get the most out of your rifle and the distance.

[SportingShooter 0]

Well a .223 correctly zeroed and as long as you know the bullet drop at certain distances is easily capable of 300+ yards.

 

The .222 is about the same, though the furthest I've pushed it to is 250ish on a Crow the other day, I don't normally get the chance to shoot much beyond that distance, the fields here are too small and hilly.

[Mr_Logic 5]

I zero to 100 yards, fine to shoot to 200 without much compensation, 250 with a bit, 300 with some thought.

 

You could do more if you know the range precisely and you've got time to dial in drop and windage...

 

Bear in mind with those AE bullets the POI will likely be different, I always found the 50gr ones worked well. Not bad price for factory either.

[rjimmer 4]

hello all fellow shooters,

just a bit of information if i could on targeting in my CZ .223,

what distance do you target yours in at,i changed my scope only last week so i will have

to target mine in again,i think i targeted mine in at around 50 yards when i got it last year

and it was good for around 200 yards,and after that it started to drop,your advice would be

greatly welcomed,

Bullx

 

[sorry,meant to say using 50 to 55 grain american eagle]......Bullx

 

 

It depends on the height of the scope above the barrel.

I suspect that when you zeroed at 50 yrds, the bullet was passing up through your line of sight at 50 yrds and dropping back down through your line of site at 200 yrds. At any range between these 2, were you getting a high point of impact?

 

Zeroing at yrds should give you another zero at about 130 yrds.

Zeroing at 70 yrds should give you another zero at about 145 yrds.

Zeroing at 100 yrds, the point of imact should drop away at any greater range eg 2.19 inches at 200 yrds.

 

All the above assumes you have the scope 2 inches above the barrel, a 55 grn bullet with a muzzle velocity of 3240 fps.

 

The downloadable tool I used for the above is not available at the moment from www.ammoguide.com

[clivej 0]

I zero my CZ Varmint 1" high @100m and this will give me zero @200m and 1" low @225m so I'm on a 2" target all the way to 225m. Using Federal V-Shok 40gr.

 

Here is the target I use @100m. Aim at the red bull but rounds should hit the upper bull.

 

Edited July 1, 2009 by clivej

[rjimmer 4]

I zero my CZ Varmint 1" high @100m and this will give me zero @200m and 1" low @225m so I'm on a 2" target all the way to 225m. Using Federal V-Shok 40gr.

 

You might find that you are spot on zero at 60 yrds also.

[bullx 12]

Thanks lads for the reply,s,

yesterday i set out to target it in at 100 yards,placed a peice of plywood at with a bulleye at 100 yards,got the groupings to around a half inch from one another so i was happy with that,at 200 yards i was about a inch below the target and at 250 yards i was about was about the same,now at 300 yards i was about 6 inches below the point of aim but at this distance it still done damage to the sheet of plywood,so i left it at that,on my way back to the car i come across a fox out on a mooch so i decided to take a chance and see what this 223 could do,so i took aim and shoot him,i aimed straight for his chest and knocked him dead,i paced my steps to him and counted 178 steps so i say 178 yards,god it sure does a fair bit of damage at this distance,looking at the fox i would say you sure dont have to gut the fox after you shoot him with a .223 with a 55 grain buttit

[Spangle 0]

Well done on the fox, it sure is nice to get an accurate kill after setting up your rifle, it gives you the confidence you need

 

 

As for zero distance, I zero my .243 at 100yds, then I dial the shots, i.e. 300yds would be 2MOA on my scope, so 8 clicks. Before I was dialing I used to zero an inch high at 100yds