TR1Hemi
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Velocities are higher 500FPS higher or more with MZL compared to the fastest sabot slugs, but when they build a bench at the bottom of my tree and parade a deer in front of it, I will zero off the bench. My own personal observation is hunting and bench shooting have about ZERO in common with each other. My muzzle loaders "used for hunting" and slug guns, get zero'd holding the forearm, even if said hand is resting on a bag, to imitate the same rate of muzzle climb. I have zero'd a gun not holding the forearm off of bags, then taken forehand supported (tree, pole, rock) shot and been low, EVERY shot. More so with slug guns, and was enlightened. It is surely less noticeable as velocity goes up, but I assume, most have not come from a "shotgun slug only firearm state". I have shot 3 shot 12 gauge sabot slug groups at 100 yards with all holes touching from a cantilevered barrel Simmons scoped Remington 1100, I converted a lot of old schoolers shooting smooth bore saddle clamp scope mounted hunters to the cantilever scoped/rifled barrel/ sabot slug gun that day (early 90's), when I took a deer at a laser measured 127 yards with 1 shot, I converted my father, a man who NEVER admitted he was wrong, just started doing things differently. At the end of the day, you believe what you experience, after you try multiple options presented.