3030 Zero

[Dee]

I'm just curious about where you guys that think a 3030 is still a good rifle zero your rifle. No, I'm not talkin about the range you go to, or country road out by the city dump you go to shoot.
Example;  My 50 year old Winchester Model 94 (bought new in 1957) is zeroed at 2"s high at 50 yards.  This puts me a little over 3 1/2 " high at 100 yds, 3" high at 150 yds and zero at 200 yds. If I move the Lyman receiver sight up 1 notch, I am now zero at 300 yards. Now I don't care if you think I shouldn't be shootin at stuff that far with a 3030, so save that part for someone else. I regularly pratice on 1 gallon jugs of water at 270 yards and I don't miss much. I get about the same reaction from the jug at that range with my 3030 as with a TNT HP out of my 2506. I not ancient but I'm old enough, and have been shootin it long enough to know it will do the job at that range if I do mine. I'm not a gun magazine writer fan.
So, with that said, where do you have your 3030 zeroed at?
Oh! By the way. I shoot a reload. Always have. It's a 150 jacketed soft point, in front of 39 grains of Win 748 and a Federal primer. Have been reloading the 3030 since 1971.

[Mikey]

Dee:  I set my 30-30 zero for 100 yds and account for bullet drop if I am shooting beyond that distance.  I only go for a 100 yd zero because I don't have clear shots beyond that. 

I don't think there is anything wrong with your zero-ing techniques - hey, there are a couple of guys on Graybeards who shoot their 30-30s to 500 yds on the silhouette courses, so the caliber will hit that far out but whether it will take a whitetail at that range is another question.  HTH.  Mikey.

[S.S.]

Mine is zeroed at 2 inches High at 100 meters.
with 150 grainers. I too am quite confident in the old tried and true .30-30.

[Keith L]

My rifle is zeroed at 100 yards and so is my Contender pistol.  My deer stand only lets me shoot out to about 75 yards anyway.

[teddy12b]

My marlin 336W is zeroed at 100 yards.  I can't even hunt with a rifle in my state and when I've traveled to other states I've never hunted where I'd have more than a 100 yard shot.

[Dee]

The fartherest I have ever had to shoot on a deer was about 325 yds. and I did that with a 308. I use this particular zero on my 3030 because I don't even have to think about holdover, out to about 230 yards. Just put it where you want it. At 270 yards its about a 7 inch holder.