Hello all. Total newb to the precision shooting world. My rifle experience is limited to my father's .22 I shot as a teenager, and M16 qualifying through Basic and as an enlistedman in the Army from '89 - '92 (hey .... at least I qualified Expert initially then ......). So I've never had to zero a scope.
I'm picking up my RPR in 6.5 creedmoor (shocker, I know) this week. I've got a brand new Vortex Razor HD 5-20x50 - thanks Vortex for the great vet discount!!!! - with mil/mil that I will be mounting to take to the range to zero. I bought a variety of factory match ammo to try as well, varying from Hornady 120gr to 147gr. I also plan to try out the Geoballistics calculator app for my range usage. I know from ghosting here and other sites that using the 100yd range will be the best choice, and the range I'll be going to doesn't let you zero on their 200yd range anyway.
My question is this: Is it best to zero using the lightest/fastest bullet you have as the starting point and set your zero-stop from there? In my inexperienced mind, everything else will then have some sort of drop, and you can dial using the mil ticks for elevation changes as needed when you change ammo and log that in your log and/or app. Does that sound right? Or am I totally off my rocker??
I'm picking up my RPR in 6.5 creedmoor (shocker, I know) this week. I've got a brand new Vortex Razor HD 5-20x50 - thanks Vortex for the great vet discount!!!! - with mil/mil that I will be mounting to take to the range to zero. I bought a variety of factory match ammo to try as well, varying from Hornady 120gr to 147gr. I also plan to try out the Geoballistics calculator app for my range usage. I know from ghosting here and other sites that using the 100yd range will be the best choice, and the range I'll be going to doesn't let you zero on their 200yd range anyway.
My question is this: Is it best to zero using the lightest/fastest bullet you have as the starting point and set your zero-stop from there? In my inexperienced mind, everything else will then have some sort of drop, and you can dial using the mil ticks for elevation changes as needed when you change ammo and log that in your log and/or app. Does that sound right? Or am I totally off my rocker??