How to Use Long-Range Shooting Click Charts

A hunter can adjust the scope on a firearm to account for windage and distance. A shooting click chart is used to adjust the vertical position of the point of impact at a given distance. Scopes are typically sighted in at 100 yards. If a target is at a greater distance than 100 yards, the marksman adjusts the distance knob on the scope the appropriate number of clicks to allow for a centering of the cross-hairs on the target equal to the point of impact. A click chart provides the correct number of clicks required to unify the point of impact with the center of the cross-hairs.

Things You'll Need

  • Rangefinder scope
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Instructions

    • 1

      Estimate by sight or determine the distance of the target with a rangefinder scope. A rangefinder scope is a hand-held scope. It is not attached to the firearm. A rangefinder scope has distance indicators inside the lens that indicate the distance of the target from the marksman.

    • 2

      Find the distance on the click chart associated with the firearm. The chart indicates turns and clicks in association with distances. A turn is one complete rotation of the distance knob. A turn saves time. If one turn equals 60 clicks and the chart indicates that the point of impact for a given distance requires 15 inches of raise and each click raises the point of impact by 1/4 inch, one turn centers the cross-hairs on the point of impact at that distance. If the chart indicates that the raise required is 16 inches, make one turn and four clicks on a scope with these specifications.

    • 3

      Turn the distance knob the required number of clicks and turns. Remember, if you lose count and cannot remember the number of clicks or turns you made, set the distance knob at zero, the sight-in distance. Start counting turns and clicks again.