I have recently purchased a 512 and was curious at what yardage you recommend sighting it in? I am leaning towards 100yrds, but hear of a lot of guys doing 50yrds. So, if you run an Eotech, at what yardage do you have it sighted in?
At what yardage do you guys running eotechs suggest sighting in?
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Im LEO and at Patrol Rifle School they had us sight ours in at 25 and there still on at 200
That's good to know. I figure since it will be used for mostly CQC, not like I'll be hunting out to 300 yards or anything, that 25 yards is a good place to be and be within an 1" or 2 out to 50yrds
I ran an Eotech competitively throughtout 2011 with a 200 yard zero and would recommend it. With most ammo that will be roughly the same as a zero at 50 yards, and will allow you to just put the dot on target and shoot at anything between 30-230yards with only an inch or two of variance in trajectory.
I always start with a zero at 50 and then dial it the rest of the way in on a 200 yard target. I would recommend fine tuning at the longer distance so you know exactly where you are. A 25 yard zero is tough to do if you are looking for ultimate accuracy because at that distance finite adjustments are tough to make, and at 200 (with a 25 yard zero) depending on ammo you are going to be 4-5 inches low.
I always start with a zero at 50 and then dial it the rest of the way in on a 200 yard target. I would recommend fine tuning at the longer distance so you know exactly where you are. A 25 yard zero is tough to do if you are looking for ultimate accuracy because at that distance finite adjustments are tough to make, and at 200 (with a 25 yard zero) depending on ammo you are going to be 4-5 inches low.
Thank you. Now to find a range that will get me out to 200 yards. So you sight in at 50 then step out to 200 and fine tune?
Yes. Obviously how fine you want to tune depends on what you are doing. I compete in 3 gun and we shoot targets anywhere in between 5 and 600 yards and generally only want to shoot at them once, so I need to know exactly where my zero is and what my ammo is doing. For close stuff, plinking, etc 100 and in, a 50 yard zero will probably serve you just fine.
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I have a 512 on my socom 2 and I did a 25 yard zero . The farthest I shoot that gun is 50 yards. I have a gun for every purpose so its ok, but if I wanted to use for say 100 or 200 yard shots then I would zero it in at 50 yards.
You can also search Eotech BZO.
50 Yard zero is my choice.
Reference: Book: "GreenEyes - Black Rifles"
Reference: Per my carbine instructor at a Gunsite training course.
Reference: Book: "GreenEyes - Black Rifles"
Reference: Per my carbine instructor at a Gunsite training course.
Most people use a 50/200m zero with a red dot.
