Red dot sight for possum shooting?

Hi Kiwi,

I’ve drawn up what I think best shows what I’m trying to explain.
But again, I’m not an expert on anything and this is just from my own experiance.
I’ve just used example distances in the diagram, you will have to work out at what distance your pellets from your gun reach the top of their arc before they start dropping. Every rifle and pellet combination is going to be different.

But in the diagram, if u zero ur scope at 30m, any target from 25m out to 35m you will hit, with just one point of aim. Just point and shoot! I’ve also found that most (not all, but a good majority) of the pests that I encounter are around this range.

But if u zero your rifle at 15m, u will only be accurate at 15m because ur pellet is still climbing at that closer distance. At 10m u will be low, and at 20m u will be high.
U will of course have a second zero (which I haven’t shown on the diagram but would be at about 37m in this example), so at 15 and 37, dead on, but any other distance u will need to know the distance and know your hold over or under.

For me personally zeroing at the top of the arc is the most practical and easiest way to do it, but everyone will be different 😉.

Cool beans 👍🏻
Let us know how it goes with the heavies and plotting ur trajectory 👍🏻.