Ok, I have this wonderful rifle (CZ550 Safari Mag) chambered in the Queen of Cartridges (375 H&H)and it has a great optics (Leupold Vari XIII 1.5-5x). I even have developed a nice 300gr load for it that is accurate. My question is at what range do I zero it in for? My plans are to use the rifle for NA big game: elk, bear, bison, & moose. Should I zero @ 200 meters?

Hi BH1

I usually have it zero for 100m but make a note of teh number of click for 200m which is 7 for my zeiss scope.
It depends on the type of hunting you do.
Close cover 100m
Open field 200m

regards

Mark

I zero my .375's 2 inches high at 100 yards, unless I know for sure that all of my shots will be very close. That gives me a 350 yard gun on elk (with spitzers).

I hunted in Namibia this year and opted for a 200 yard zero. I was using a 270 gr tsx and, if I remember correctly, that put me about 1.5" high at 100 yards. When I hunt Zimbabwe next year I plan to go with a 100 yard zero because of the thick brush.

Well I zero my rifles for a max point blank using a deer or elk (depending) vital kills zone. IE: if the kill zone is 8" the bullet is never 4" above or below line of sight. Then I test to insure at the range. It is very rare that I need to hold over.

Generally, 3" high at 100 yards. For most calibers that will put you in the area of its optimal point blank range.

I zero mine at 150 meters (around 165 yards I think) because that's what we've got at my range but it seems to work just fine as an all-around point blank setting for a 300 grain bullet at 2450fps.

2" high at 100 for me as well.

I go with the 2 in. high at 100. This has worked well for me.

2" high at 100 works well for as far as I can shoot.

JPK

I sight most of my centerfore rifles to "0" at 40 yards and almost every time it's also dead on at 250 yards. The 375 is no exception here.

My 375's are zeroed 2.5" high at 100yds which puts me 10" low at 300yds with a 260gr Nosler Partition. I have been very successful with this in Zimbabwe on 8 safaris.

You can take your LEU scope with chosen load to establish a solid 100yard bz (base/battle zero). Index your turrets to zero and reinforce this index mark w/ paint or fingernail polish so it is clearly visible when the elevation and windage knobs are at bz.

You can run ballistic data all day long to estimate your come ups for various distances but I'd recommend confirming this by shooting from a solid position at known distances. You can tape this information to include wind corrections on your stock.

Using one of my working rifles as an example (not a 375H&H), I know to add 12clicks elevation to my bz to be at maximum point blank zero which is zeroed at 225yards. I know if I add 6clicks to my bz I'm zeroed at 175yards, etc., etc. All of this data is clearly visible on my stock on an area not much bigger than a band-aid. If I decided for some reason I wanted to be 2" high at 100yards, I'd just add those clicks to my bz.

I always put my rifles away at bz and I always know where I'm at on the turrets. Very simple and fairly exact. To go one step further, I have a second band-aid sized decal on my scope that shows yardage for certain substentions of my #4 reticle. As example, I can quickly bracket a larged sized deer using the reticle and immediately know if it is closer or farther than my maximum shooting range.

good luck,
GVA

I put my 375 dead on at 150 meters. That´s useful for most of my hunting, including the usual shots at 50 meters.

For DG, I want to be on @ 100yds. For a PG or general hunting rig, I like 3"high @ 100. That's about on @ 250yds.

Blackhawk1, zeroed at 200 yds with the 300 gr load is perfect for any hunting. This sighting will make your scoped rifle print Approx.

+1/4"@25 yds

+1 1/2"@ 50 yds

+2, 1/2"@ 100 yds

+ 1, 3/4"@ 15o yds

+/- ZER0 @ 200 yds

-4, 1/2" @ 250 yds

- 12, 1/2" at 300yds

This is almost the exact trejectory of a 30-06 with a 180 gr bullet, and is a POINT BLANK
setting for either rifle, for hunting! The 375 H&H is a perfect Elk rifle!

To all,

This is the reason I love AR.....thank ya'll for all the info and suggestions! Now off to handload some 300gr Partitions.

V/R,