Live The Armory Life. I do this for all of my small frame ARs (except my Mod H) and it does work. 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As always, make sure to calculate the differences in clicks in your optics for the shorter range. Cons: Harsh hold unders out to 225 yards. The latest content straight to your inbox plus an automatic entry to each of our monthly gungiveaways! The 50-yard zero has flatter hold unders than the 36 yard zero out to 200. 100 yards 5.5, 150 yards 6.5, 225 yards 4.75, Pros: Its a 36/200 zero on a 10.5 AR. 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Its within 2 inches of point of aim all the way from 10 yards out to 200 yards. For a dot, same deal, you can zero at dot at 10 yards, but it will be way off, even at 25 yards. 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Aimpoint Pro RDS at 1/3 cowitness with a 2.625 inch height center of optic to center of bore. Great zero for shooting steel silhouettes for a target. Therefore, with a 26-yard zero, you can hold on the target and expect to hit a 6-inch vital zone from 0 . The above post is my opinion and does not reflect the views of any company or organization. I will do examples of this with my 10.5 AR pistol and my 16 inch 5.56 rifle. It is about .1 MIL difference than a 25 yard zero and a 36 yard zero on the SKS is really a 26 to 52 yard zero. My advice is to get a ballistic calculator and put in your specific data because there are all sorts of things that will affect the results. Go run this in 25m increments and see if it still falls within your acceptable accuracy standards. Sidearm Sunday: Is .30 Super Carry Worth it? The old 100-yard zero is perfect if your longest shooting distance isn't much beyond that. ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} But the 36 yard zero is flatter out to 300. I've been at 36yd for about a year in the AR and AK, both are 5.56. bullet, when zeroed at 26 yards, angles above the line-of-sight 2.81 inches at 200 yards, crosses the line of sight (zero) again at approximately 275 yards, before falling beyond 3 inches low at 310 yards. What ballistics calculator app are the screenshots from? What do you recommend as best Best zero distance for a 22 barrel? Grabbed it and went out today to sight it in at 36 yards. Thanks for all the great info on your site! Peasy. Its actually pretty fun to take an 11.5 to 750-1000 and show off infront of guys with supped out precision rifle builds. Screenshot_20200214-094614_Strelok Pro.jpg. Chances are youll be very close, if not dead on. For the heavier rounds, I'd zero, as jc says, 1" high at 100 yards. certified instructor prior to handling any firearm and be sure to read your owners manual. That seems like a lot. In the military, we were told to hold low up to 250 meters and then hold dead on for 300 meters. Snipers Hide is a community of Snipers of all kinds, focusing on long range shooting, accuracy, and ballistics. It works well because of the compressed distance for which it is designed to be used. JMO YMMV Lancer L5 AWM Registered Joined May 26, 2018 4,694 Posts Reaction score 12,908 It is also just theory until you test it yourself but it should be close to what you can expect. UPDATE 2: It may go without saying but this target can also be used to fine-tune your zero at a greater distance. Still shows up as a 42/250 zero. Its definitely more point and click friendly further out. 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