36 Yard Zero
The 25m / 300m zero is a myth. Your AR15 rifle can be zeroed at either 25m, or at 300m. But not both at the same time. Now, The Rifleman can already hear the murmurs in the crowd... "Well, you'll be close!" Perhaps. However, if by "close" you mean that you can zero at 25m, and be on paper at 300m, then The Rifleman has some bad news for you. It's not gonna happen. The best way to get a true 300m zero is to take your rifle to a range that goes out to 300m and zero it at actual distance. The next best way is to zero about 3.5" high at 100 yards. Or, you can zero on the money at 36 yards (33m). Don't believe The Rifleman? Check this out! Using an AR15 with a 16 inch barrel - arguably the most common AR barrel length in the United States - The Rifleman performed an evaluation. The rifle wore a Primary Arms 1-6x scope featuring the patented ACSS reticle. The scope has been zeroed at 100 yards, as per the instructions. Additionally, it has bee...

Well, I've never read your profile, so given the apparent rule of inverse proportionality, I must like you an awful lot.
ReplyDeleteRight Minded - I've known you almost 10 years... you have no need to read my profile. you know a lot of the stuff missing from it.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm sure that's true of some of my other readers who are close friends or family.
Come to think of it, the only people who would be trying to "learn about me" would be the haters... so point proven again! :)