Going to be sighting in my daughters .243 (100 grain bullets)this weekend and was looking for a few specifics. At what distance should I shoot at and where at in reference to the bulls. One guy told me 3 in high at a hundred yards, but where we hunt most of our shots are under a 100 yds so I was wondering if I would be better off sighting in right on at 100, or can you use 25 or 50 as well.
If your shots arent going to be farther then 100 yards i would zero it in at 100 yards to be dead on. .243 is a pretty quick round, so at any distance below a 100 yards your daughter should be able to put the cross hairs on it and shoot.
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If your shots arent going to be farther then 100 yards i would zero it in at 100 yards to be dead on. .243 is a pretty quick round, so at any distance below a 100 yards your daughter should be able to put the cross hairs on it and shoot.
I always site in at 100 yards, dead on. Then have her shoot 50 and see if she has to hold low and also at 150, to see if she has to hold high. I would suspect with a .243, she shouldn’t be more than an inch off at 50 and may up to 2″ at 150 yards.
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I always site in at 100 yards, dead on. Then have her shoot 50 and see if she has to hold low and also at 150, to see if she has to hold high. I would suspect with a .243, she shouldn’t be more than an inch off at 50 and may up to 2″ at 150 yards.
big G
I agree totaly .
Ballistics are easy to find on the ammo makers website for a rough idea. Various conditions will affect bullet flight. For that gun I would reccomend a core lockt bullet over a psp. They seem to hold up better on penetration. Also they fly a little flatter.
According to the charts, and in most cases. Due to the arc of flight. Sighted in at 50 will be dead on at 100. Will vary depending on the caliber. With the 243. sighted in at 50 will be dead on at 150, and 2″ low at 200 yds. With the youngsters I always sight in at 50 for confidence. Then let a few rip at 100. With that caliber just be sure to have a clear shot window. The smallest twig will send it flying. Seen them tumble before hitting the deer and make a huge mess.
More important than sighting in is shooting often.
http://www.hawkeoptics.com/brc/index.htm
If you use this link you can download a neat basic balistic program. Don’t wory too much about the rectical selection. Just plug in your caliber and how high you scope rings are mounted, along with the ammo velocity specs and it gives you a very nice graph of your rounds trajectory. I love this program for when I change up bullet wieghts, or get a new rife to site in. The program should be free to download.
Thanks guys good tip on ammo websites, looks like 50 yds is a good target starting spot. Hope the mornings stay cool for next weekends youth hunt.
I just spent the last 2 weekends getting my 12 year old ready for the WI youth season this coming weekend with a .243 and 100-grain bullets. I took him twice to make sure he was comfortable shooting from a rest and off-hand. We sighted in at 100 yards and then also had him shoot at 50 yards. I would not want to put him in a position to have to shoot more than 100 yards on his first hunt – too much pressure in my opinion. The whole idea is to get the young ones comfortable and let them have fun while they learn.
Good luck with the shooting and hope the the big one walks in front of her during the hunt.
I was glad to see where I will be hunting that the youth are not required to earn-a-buck. 
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