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How high should I sight in my 30.06 and 25.06?

I think the standard was 1 1/2 inch high at 100, but have seen some recommend up to 2 1/2 inches? Which is correct. Thanks.

200 yard zero should be around 1.5-2" high at 100 yards with either rifle depending on bullet.

I guess it depends on the farthest you want not to over hold and bullet weights you shoot, and what you are hunting. For big game and if you want to have a dead hold with the 3006, that could be 2-3" high at 100yds and 3" low at 300yds and for deer and larger a dead on chest holdbut is it a 150grn or 220grn bullet or some where in between? For the 2506 that could be less at 100yds if shooting smaller game for a dead on hold and maybe only good to 250yds, depending on bullet weight. An ambigious question with ambigious answers!!!

I've been sighting in that type of rifle for 3" high at 100 yards for so long, that any hold under is automatic. Gives me 250-275 yard zero, depending on the cartridge and bullet used. I tend to try to centre the lungs so I have a bit of room to play. Then again, I mostly hunt deer and slightly bigger stuff. If I was varmint hunting, that would be a different story.

I'd go with the standard three inches high at one hundred yards. That way you're good without any hold-under or hold-over between the muzzle and 300 yards, or so.

Yup...check mid range at 180-200 yards so you are familiar with it....you will be a skosh higher.

With 30/06 and 165 at 2900 fps, you will be 4-5" low at 300 yards.Most 25/06 loads will shoot somewht "flatter".

+1....been doing it like this for 35 years.

3" on the 250 and 300sav's but I have mist a dog or two for shooting high at mid range. With those cals 1 1/2 or even 2" will put you at a good max point blank range.

I'm probably the lone dissenter here, but I have never subscribed to anything except dead on at 100 for my .o6 and my primary elk load.Probably 99% of my elk have beeen shot at less than 100 yards. I usually have to thread a bullet thru the timber, and I want to know where it is going, not 3"high or 3" low. I find that longer shots,one usually has time to figure where to hold to put the bullet where it needs to go.

I do carry some 180's with me that are then dead on at 200 and my pronghorn gun is dead on at 200. So if I am setting out near some opening,I range a 200 yard mark and keep that as my reference.

3" high at 100 is what i've used with a 270 and 30-06 since 1973 or so.

Shooting through timber isn't an issue in my world.

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I typically look for a 3" midrange rise, which generally results in 100yd POI's of 2.5" or so. I'm generally a full 3" high at 150-175 and back down for a 225-250yd zero with anything from 308's to 7mm magnums. Some loads making 3,300+ can run a 275yd zero with only a 3" midrange rise. I could do that with my 25-284 or 120's in 7mm magnums.

On medium/big game my personal max is 300 yards. 99.9% of my hunting is under 100 yards due to terrain/brush and fence rows. I typically shoot a 165 BTSP in my 30.06 but its slow at 2680. My 25.06 is shooting closer to the 2900 fps range with a 115 Nosler BT. I guess I don't mind the holdover at 300 yards but may have to give the 3 inches high to see how it works out for me. Thanks everyone for sharing their experience and opinions.

3" high at 100 is a good way to go for most modern big game cartridges - not for varmints, though. Then your 1.5" high is a better idea.

Some people, though, aren't happy with 3" high, as they think that's a bit too much (with many rounds it'll mean that when the bullet reaches its highest point at approx. 150 yds, it'll be about 3.75" inches high).

So ... another popular way is to sight your gun in so that it doesn't rise more than 3" high at its highest point. For an '06 with most loads, that means about 2.7" high at 100. You can look this up for any round at: http://www.biggameinfo.com/index.aspx?page=/balcalc.ascx

3" high at a hundred doesn't work for me. It makes it too darn easy to hit high at 150 yards when your bullet is 4" or so high. I like 2" high at 100, which means only about 3" low at 250. Shots further than that are extremely rare for me. Besides, I'd rather have to aim a little high at 300 than aim low at 150.

Obviously, though, personal choice and hunting conditions play a big part in how a person sights in his rifle.

3" high at 100. That's how my Dad did it.

I've never done the 3" high @ 100, mainly because over the years I figured my average shot is around 175 yards. Using 3100 puts the bullet nearly 3.7" high for my average shot. To me that's way too high above my line of sight. I zero for 200, which is just over 1.5" @ 100 and if I have a longer shot I'll compensate for drop.

You have to cast farther to catch bigger fish.grin

Same here, or 2.75, and it puts me dead on at 300 with the flat stuff.

I will go 1.5 high with the 22-250 for good night hunting for coyotes.