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Posted: 11/3/2013 12:35:50 PM EDT
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I know there have been many threads on zeroing but I came across this video and thought it would provide some useful info for those trying to decide what to zero their rifles at.
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| this could also work well to anyone new to ARs. my AR was bought about 2 years ago. I have always had hunting rifles and zerod those at 100 yards due to that being about my max shot in the area I hunt. But the AR I zerod at 300 yards just for familiarity with a M16 and 8 years of expert shooting in the USMC. |
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this could also work well to anyone new to ARs. my AR was bought about 2 years ago. I have always had hunting rifles and zerod those at 100 yards due to that being about my max shot in the area I hunt. But the AR I zerod at 300 yards just for familiarity with a M16 and 8 years of expert shooting in the USMC. Finding an area to zero in at 300 yds for me is going to be problematic. How reliable is it to zero in at 36 yds and expect the same outcome. With 55 gr I understand 36 and 300 to be at equal heights on the opposite side of the arc. |
| It should at least get you close, but every rifle, ammo and optic combo will be slightly different. It is best to zero at 36 to make sure you are hitting paper, then confirm at 300. I would NEVER trust shooting at 300 unless I confiremed my 36 yard zero at 300 first. he biggest factor will be shooter error the further you move back. the closer you are the less errors in shooting techniques/fundamentals affect POI. |
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It should at least get you close, but every rifle, ammo and optic combo will be slightly different. It is best to zero at 36 to make sure you are hitting paper, then confirm at 300. I would NEVER trust shooting at 300 unless I confiremed my 36 yard zero at 300 first. he biggest factor will be shooter error the further you move back. the closer you are the less errors in shooting techniques/fundamentals affect POI. Ultimately, I'll find a spot to verify the zero at 300 yards. Until then, I wanted to avoid having to calculate hold-overs so I figured 36 yds would be ideal. The reality of me ever having to take a 300 yard shot is very unlikely, but I'd like to train for even the less-than-likely scenarios. I appreciate the input. |
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I know there have been many threads on zeroing but I came across this video and thought it would provide some useful info for those trying to decide what to zero their rifles at. combat zero The rest of the DVD is great, but this is the real reason I hang on to it (thanks BCM!). Excellent segment, can't wait to test this out for myself. |
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