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Posted: 10/20/2011 11:45:47 AM EDT
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I'd like to set my AR15 up with a 50/200 Battlesight Zero as has been recommended to me here. That sounds like the best bet for my uses. As I shop in various places I see targets for 25 yard zero with a grid that indicates your front sight post/windage adjustment. I also see 100 yard targets for the same...but I'm not finding any 50 yard targets to help me to sight-in 50/200.
Does anyone have any recommendations for Sight-In targets that they prefer to use for 50/200? Thanks! 
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You don't need the target to tell you anything but where the bullet hit relative to where you were aiming. Take a piece of paper and make a roughly 1"-2" circle, depending on what you can see well at 50m. Use a Marksalot, spray paint, whatever. Go back to the firing line and mechanically zero your rifle by making the base of the front sight post level with the rest of the front sight base and lining up the notch on the rear sight with the center notch on the rear sight base. Take up a good, supported, prone firing position, move your selector lever one click from safe to semi and WATCH YOUR LANE (ok, got carried away for a sec). Fire three rounds, slowly and deliberately and go downrange to check your target. Mark your impacts. If they are all within a two inch circle, you can adjust. If not, you need to work on your fundamentals until you can shoot a two inch or better group at 50m. When you have a good group, make your sight adjustments. Measure the distance left or right and up or down in inches. A dollar bill is 6" long so folded in half it is 3". Most AR sights are a little over 1 MOA per click, which is 1" at 100 yards or 1/2" at 50 yards so multiply the measurement by 0.5 and that will give you the number of clicks you need. This will put you close but you may need to make some additional adjustments.
I strongly recommend you attend an Appleseed shoot if you haven't already done so. |
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Thanks kindly for the advice and the info! Much appreciated.
One further question... Take up a good, supported, prone firing position... My local range does not allow prone shooting. My range does however provide a nice long bench with 15 50-yard lanes along it. What would you recommend? Some sort of sand or shot filled bag? A Shooting rest or bench rest of some sort? I've never used any sort of "rest" before so I have no idea what to get, or what is "overkill". I don't need something designed to save my shoulder...just something to help me keep stable and keep my groups small so I can properly sight-in the rifle. |
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The word you're looking for is "zero". Riflemen zero their sights. Retard fudds "sight in" their gun so they can maim deer.
You really need to find a range that will let you get out of the box. Whether that's a buddy's property, wilderness, or a private range, you need a safe, legal place to shoot that will allow you to develop as a shooter. Once you learn the fundamentals of marksmanship, you will want to start shooting from various positions and shooting on the move. For now, I'd put a couple bags up front and a small one under the toe of the stock. You want to be able to get into a comfortable position with the rifle fully supported by the bags but you also need to have EXACTLY the same cheek weld as you would if you were shooting offhand, prone, or kneeling. Consistency is the key to accuracy. Seriously, attend an Appleseed event. http://appleseedinfo.org/index.html |
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