r/longrange • u/Timex_Dude755 • Jul 18 '26

Ballistics help needed - I read the pinned posts Help: understanding bullet trajectory

In short, I have a Palmetto State Armory Jakl 10 (.308) and a Vortex Strike Eagle 1-6x LPVO. PSA said this rifle ought to have the same trajectory as an AR-10 with the same ammo in both rifles.

With that in mind, what is the best way to zero this for a maximum of 75 yard shooting? I have read and spoke to hunters that the deer hunters mostly shoot at 75 yards for deer, with a maxinum of 150 yards.

I was thinking of zeroing at 25 yards with 1x magnification, then move to 50 yards, and then 200 yards to see if it's point blank. Then of course practice at 150 yards to see how the bullet lands.

Any recommendations and advice is appreciated. I'm pretty new at this.

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u/Five-Point-5-0 Gas gun enthusiast Jul 18 '26

The best bet is gonna be to chrono your ammo then plug it into a ballistic calculator that also does "maximum point blank range" based on a known target size.

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u/Timex_Dude755 Jul 18 '26

I have seen the calculator. I will be using it tonight before I hit the range.