.17 HMR What range do you zero

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Making the jump into a second rimfire caliber ie .17hmr

Been reading that if you zero at 145 yrds (1.5 inch high at 100 yards) your bullet will remain within 1.5inch of point of aim from 0-165 yrds (max point blank range)

Is that the common range of do you all just zero at 100.

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I zero at 75 as I have a rimfire scope with BDC turret set to that zero. The ballistics is also excellent as it is under half inch drop to 100 yards (basically flat) and only 3 inch drop at 150. So I don’t even adjust the scope BDC turret unless I’m past 150.
 
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What do you use your 17hmr for?

If its just paper punching, than it really doesn't matter. If your goal is small game (I hear these make great squirrel guns) then +/- 1.5" is not good enough, and I would be picking a closer zero than 145m.

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I zero at 100 yards, which also puts me at zero at 50 yards.
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Well that sounds practically ideal! Do you know what range it hits the highest point? 80ish yds?
 
I zero for 50 yards as I often use my 17 HMR for chicken hunting. The difference between my 50 yard zero and 100 yard zero isn't much, so once hunting season is done I zero for 100 yards and play around at the range usually.
 
I use mine for rabbits and grouse. 50 yard zero is within +/- 0.5 inch elevation from 40-70 yards using 17grain /2550 fps

100 yard zero would be +/- 0.5 from 45-120 yds same ammo

My shooting is generally shorter range so 50 works for me. If I aim for the top of the neck on a grouse it's in the bag
 
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50 yards for me according to my BDC scope instructions.

Think I am going to do 145 yards as mentioned.

https://www.chuckhawks.com/17HMR.htm#:~:text=A better way to zero,5.5" low at 200 yards.

A better way to zero a .17 HMR rifle is to put the 17 grain bullet 1.5" high at 100 yards, for a zero range of 145 yards. It would then hit about 0.9" high at 50 yards, 0.3" low at 150 yards, and 5.5" low at 200 yards. The maximum point blank range (+/- 1.5") of the cartridge would be about 165 yards, at which range the bullet retains about 90 ft. lbs.of energy, enough to remain effective on the smaller varmints.
 
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