25 meter/yard targets

[Mail Clerk]

Hello to all,

I need to get my AR-15 sighted in using the least amount of ammo possible. I there any place where I can get 25 meter/yard targets to get my rifle sighted in???

Mail Clerk

[HighLander51]

A target is just a target, what distance do you want to zero your AR-15? For example, for a 300 yard zero, you would hold 1.0" low at 25 yards. That only gets you close, you still need to check at 300 yards.

[Milsurps]

A target is just a target,

Yup.

I use plain 1 " grid targets at 25 Yds. to set battlefield zero on my Ar-15 A2 & A3 and M1 Garands. Works every time. Nothing special needed.

[Merc1138]

You don't need a special target, as others have said. A big plain white sheet of paper with a dot in the middle will work. Nothing printed on a target is going to make your work easier except for maybe a 1" grid pattern so it's easier to see how far off you are.

[voiceofreason]

Same difference, but when using plain white or generic targets,

I shoot 3 rounds, then try to adjust my scope to get my next 3 rounds to hit the center of the first 3 rounds.

make adjustments

then pick a different spot on the paper and start over again.

don't need special targets for this

start at 50 yards to get in the ballpark, then move it back to where you want to zero it

some people can't zero at 100 yards because they suck at shooting and their groups are too inconsistent

You can use the BACK of any cheapie target, just color 4 dots about 6" in from the corners and use those to start. I like to use a bright color like RED to distinguish from my bullet holes. Big honking dot is easier to see and distinguish.

giving my friend 2 boxes of .223 ammo for Christmas today!

[voiceofreason]

The distance you zero at is dependent on how far your anticipated targets will be.

[vintagearms]

http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=9833.0

[Eljay]

The way .223 ballistics work out if you can manage a 50 yard zero you'll be within a couple of inches out to a couple of hundred yards. If you really want to zero at 25 just get it about an inch low, it will be close enough.

[roushstage2]

The way .223 ballistics work out if you can manage a 50 yard zero you'll be within a couple of inches out to a couple of hundred yards. If you really want to zero at 25 just get it about an inch low, it will be close enough.

I was trying to remember that earlier! I couldn't remember where I saw it on here.

[Eljay]

I was trying to remember that earlier! I couldn't remember where I saw it on here.

I'm sure it comes up periodically - it's a pretty popular technique.

[Thomas1190]

Has anybody done the Army method here. I need to get my A2 sighted in as well and was going to do it this way:

http://www.armystudyguide.com/content/army_board_study_guide_topics/m16a2/zero-and-m16a2-rifle.shtml

Using this target:

http://www.bobdbob.com/~deneb/doc/targets/m16a2-25m-zero.pdf

[dieselpower]

the standard chart. this is not a bible page, just one persons computer generated graph of what to expect.



pace off 25 yards. hang a target
Fire 1 round
have a friend adjust your iron sights to move the dot into your group
place the RDS dot on the top of your post as seen through the BUIS system.
done.

this guy uses a scope