Not a BR shooter by a very long shot, but have learned a lot from those fellows. Question: What sight picture do the competitors use? Do they center the crosshairs in the square? In the circle? Align with the outside of the square? Thanks in advance.

Most of the group shooter, that I compete with, use a spot on the "mothball" (smallest round ring) and hold there. 3 oclock, 6 oclock etc. The main reason for keeping your shots away from the black square is so that you can see the bullet holes. I zero my scope to print the group somewhere other than the POA.

I'm with Eddie. I use 9 O'clock for a left to right prevailing condition and 3 O'clock for a right to left. I do not like my group to form at my aiming point.

What do the cross hairs subtend on a typical BR scope? On typical hunting scopes, like I'm using, it's 1/4" to 1/2" T 100 YDS.

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Originally posted by Brice:
What do the cross hairs subtend on a typical BR scope? On typical hunting scopes, like I'm using, it's 1/4" to 1/2" T 100 YDS.

Very little. This is the view through a March 10-60x with a fine crosshair recticle set at about 40x. The target is 50 yards away with .22 cal bullet holes. It's not a centerfire BR target at 100-300 yards but you can see how fine the crosshairs are- hope it helps.

Thanks, EK, and the others.
As I learn more about tuning rifles and ammo, I'm trying to improve my testing: Bench technique, rests, sight picture, etc., etc. Very grateful for advice. There are precious few serious shooters in my club.
Brice