Originally Posted by Bushmaster1313
I have never shot past 100 yards.

I have a pre 64 Model 70 in .270 Winchester and two rifles in .243 Winchester.

All of them shoot about 1" at 100 yards if I do my part.

I have several questions:

1) How high should I zero my guns at 100 before heading to the 300 yard range?

2) What type of target at 300 yards?

3) How much power do I need in a spotting scope to see holes at 300 yards?

4) 80 gr or 100 gr .243 bullets at 300 yards?

Thank you in advance


1) 1.5" high at 100 yds will put you roughly on at 200 and 6" low at 300. That's my hunting setting and I'd leave it at that for 300 yd. practice unless I was twisting turrets.

2) I use standard white copier paper with the orange stick on target dots. I can't see any reason to actually pay for a target to shoot at.

3) I don't know, I walk down there to look at and change out targets.

4) It doesn't matter. When you start talking long range the heavier high BC bullets are better but 300 yds is still pretty short range.