Holding Zero??

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I see the phrase "holding zero" used here sometimes.What does that mean??Also,what is the difference between a 4x32 and a 4x9.Thanks for any replies.
 
If I understand your question correctly, I'd assume that the rifle maintains it's scope setting so it shoots to the last point of bullet impact you last set it at.

Next one's real easy - 4X32 = 128 & 4X9 = 36 so the difference = 92 ;)

Seriously, 4X32 sounds like a 4 power scope with a 32 MM (milimeter) objective lense. 4X9 ( looks to be a variable scope with a magnification range of 4-9 power (doesn't make mention of the objective size). Never heard of a 4X( but there's 2X8s & 2X10s, so I guess there may be out there - who am I to say?
 
Thanks for the reply.Dont laugh now,but i bought a 4x32 scope made by Blazer(i hear ya!!)for my Mini 14 ranch rifle(better stop before you short out your keyboard!!).Reason i bought it i had trouble looking thru peep sight at 100 yards.I know this is is cheap($25)scope but it sure picks something up at 100yards better than peep.Getting it bore sighted in the morning.
 
Just remember that when you go to sighting-in for real, it's a lot easier to be on the papaer at 25 yards than at 100. Also remember that it takes four times as many clicks per inch of movement of the crosshairs at 25 yards as at 100.

Dead on at 25 yards will be *approximately* two or three inches high at 100 yards. For the .223, that's a bit high; 1-1/2" high at 100 is about dead on at 200, which is the practical limit of accuracy for the Mini.

Best luck, Art
 
Don't feel bad PB, I dropped $29.95 on a compact 3X9 scope from Cheaper than Dirt - their "#1 best selling import scope!" or some such nonsense. It just may be but it is the biggest (well, smallest, it is a compact after all) piece of junk I have ever looked through. Barely clear at the center & gets way worse towards the edges - kind of a fuzzy fish-eye lense.

A lousy scope is sometimes a lot better than iron sights you can't use - my eyes are getting so iron sights are extra weight at times ....
 
Thanks so much for the info, Art and Lab!!!!Also wrote them figures down...dead on @25yards means 2-3 inches high@100 yards...thx so much!!Man...thats a big difference!!Now i have to decide what yardage i want it dead on!!Guess with my cheap scope i "eyeball" it higher or lower once i get it "dead on"???
 
Well, when you use the sight-in I suggested, 1-1/2" high at 100 yards, you basically just put the crosshairs on what you want to hit and squeeze the trigger. No holdover or holdunder, out to around 225-250 yards. Of course, if you're shooting mousies you gotta be more precise, but for rabbit-sized stuff or coyotes it's just "point it and pull".

Even if you never take up handloading, I find the Sierra reloading data books to be superb for information about exterior ballistics. Info on dealing with wind, uphill/downhill, trajectories of various bullets at different muzzle velocities...tons of info. Worth the investment.

Later, Art
 
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