6 oclock or point of aim for 22 rifle

I'm more of a hunter than target shooter when it comes to rifles. I sight them all
for dead 0. I sight 22s in at 40yds and I don't know why or I have forgot the reason. Anyway like someone already said when you are shooting unknown ranges, at random angles at small targets the 6oclock hold is usless. I do have target handguns sighted with 6oclock hold only because it provides uniform aiming point at sighted distances on given size bullseye.
 
Unless you are using an aperture front sight, the six o'clock hold is correct, whether you have a post or bead front sight. Furthermore, even those of us that like the idea of having the bullet impact right on top of the front sight have to deal with the fact that the bullet crosses the line of sight twice, and that between those two points, the bullet strikes high and like it or not, that's a six o'clock hold. The exception would be to sight the gun to just barely meet the line of sight at the highest point in its trajectory, in which case, the bullet will strike low at all other ranges, a less than ideal arrangement. It's just a matter of degrees, that is, how high are you willing to allow your bullets to strike above the line of sight at the highest point in the trajectory.
 
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