Are you having a problem hitting your mark or just got a new scope and need to adjust it?

In order for you to be able to hit that Texas whitetail deer or Oryx you have to learn how to “zero” your site.

So What Does “Zeroing” Your Scope Entail?

There are a lot of way to go about zeroing a site especially for Texas whitetail deer hunting. Zeroing your scope means setting it’s baseline. There’s a lot of discussion amongst shooters on the best way to zero a scope or sight. What I’ve written below is what I’ve been doing forever

Zeroing a Rifle Scope

Before you proceed make sure that you have a firm foundation by mounting the scope properly. If the scope is loose or mounted incorrectly then it will never be the reliable tool you need it to be hunting in Texas.

1. Remove the top brackets and put the mounts on the rifle first.
2. Use 1/4 turns and tighten them down so that they sit firm and level. (Do not tighten the mounts all the way because you may want to move them up and down a little)
   
3. The next step is to place the scope on the mounts you installed in the first two steps.
4. Ensure that your windage and elevation turrets are one up and one to the right (These are used to make tiny adjustments in the field for wind)
5. Install and tighten the top mounts – Use 1/4 turns to tighten. (Do not tighten the mounts all the way because you may want to move them up and down a little)

Zeroing Your Sight

1. Lay down in your shooting position and look through your scope. You should be able to see through the scope.
2. Eye Relief is the area between your eye and the scope lense (Do not put the scope up directly to your eye)
3. When you feel that you have the scope where you want it tighten down all your mounting hardware until the scope is solid on your rifle.
4. Take your time making sure that you apply equal turns and pressure to each mount.
   

Zeroing the scope for shooting Texas Whitetail Deer:

1. Put a few rounds in your rifle
2. Lay down in your shooting position (Laying down is ideal to test shoot)
   
3. Place a target at 20 yards out
   
4. Place your cross-hairs on the center of the target – Let off 2 to 3 rounds.
   
5. Make note of position of where the shots landed on your target (right, left, up, down)
6. Adjust your scope with small increments and repeat steps 1 through 5. Do this until you are grouping your shots where you want them on your target.
   

Zeroing windage & elevation turretsThese are the 2 turrets on the top and right side of the scope.

1. Scope models are different from one another so look at your scope or manual to determine where these are located.
2. The top turret adjusts up and down. The right one left and right.
3. Look at your scopes manual to see if they provided you with any figures to tell you what each click adjustment does to the cross hair movement at each distance.

Make sure to use 1-click movements after each shot to see where your round falls.

This process is all trial and error. Do not get frustrated over the process. Take your time and before you know it you will be out there on a Texas ranch landing that monster buck you have always dreamed of.
We look forward to seeing you here soon!