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Old 03-27-2007, 21:38   #18
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Originally Posted by jatx
Sir,

I did something earlier and added a 33 yard zero following Gene's post. Assumptions were as follows:

14.5" barrel
55 gr. Sierra FMJBT
Muzzle velocity 2861 fps
Sight height 3.0 inches

I hope this helps.

ETA: Axis labels got erased, but the vertical axis is inches of drop.
Jatx, if you notice you have three possible zeros, where the bullet crosses the line of sight. Problem with using a close range zero, is that, the zero can be first crossing the line of sight, or the top of the arc of the trajectory.
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