Went out and gathered a fair amount of data.
For a 16 inch barrel and common loads it turns out that a 50 yard zero is ideal. It gives you a nice flat trajectory out to beyond 200 yards.
If you go with a shorter barrel, the ideal zero is a bit less (~30 yards depending on barrel length)
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- Thu Dec 12, 2024 11:15 pm
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- Topic: What Distance Should you Zero your AR 15?
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- Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:24 pm
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Re: What Distance Should you Zero your AR 15?
Totally understand with the 25 meter zero.
I still zero most of my rifles at 25. Distance guns with scopes are set up at 100 yards. One rifle has a 50 yard zero because the reflex bullet drop compensator is designed to be zeroed at 50 yards.
But the video has me thinking that my EOTech and Red dot optics probably deserve another look.
I still zero most of my rifles at 25. Distance guns with scopes are set up at 100 yards. One rifle has a 50 yard zero because the reflex bullet drop compensator is designed to be zeroed at 50 yards.
But the video has me thinking that my EOTech and Red dot optics probably deserve another look.
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:10 pm
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What Distance Should you Zero your AR 15?
A lengthy but thought provoking discussion about zeroing rifles:
My thought is that for home defense, the zero you chose (15 through 100 yards) won't make much difference. For distance rifles there are great reasons to use a 100 yard zero. But for your general purpose carbine this is an interesting approach to maximizing the utility of a zero.
My thought is that for home defense, the zero you chose (15 through 100 yards) won't make much difference. For distance rifles there are great reasons to use a 100 yard zero. But for your general purpose carbine this is an interesting approach to maximizing the utility of a zero.