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Title: The 10 Yard Zero for 5.56 ARs
Post by: Ben on January 30, 2024, 06:19:42 PM
I have become a fan of the 10 yard zero for ARs chambered in 5.56. I finally got around to deciding which rifle (PWS MK111) gets the Eotech I bought on Black Friday and decided to get it zeroed at the house today before I hit the gun club tomorrow. Right on the money at 10 yards, then checked it a 50, and 2 clicks down and I was done for the 50/200 zero.

It's just so much easier to get a 1x optic zeroed in when you can start at 10 yards and actually see the dot line up with the target dot. This is the target that I use, if anyone is interested:

https://jerkingthetrigger.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10-Yard-50-200-Zero-Target.pdf
Title: Re: The 10 Yard Zero for 5.56 ARs
Post by: K Frame on January 31, 2024, 07:15:00 AM
Interesting.
Title: Re: The 10 Yard Zero for 5.56 ARs
Post by: dogmush on January 31, 2024, 07:29:36 AM
Yeah, can be pretty helpful and save on time and ammo.  We use similar offset zero targets in the Army to zero at 25m and have a 50/200 or 300M zeros.  They work well if you know your height over bore, or you have folks that are restricted in what they can use.   I have also seen offset targets like that for lasers like a PEQ-15

I run my EOTech at 2.26", so it'd take a little more fiddling, or a different target, but that'd get you close.

Here's the current Army Graphic Training Aid for offset zeros:

(https://i0.wp.com/bakertargets.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ST-Universal-MOA-25-Meter-Zeroing-Target_Back.jpg?fit=580%2C750&ssl=1)
Title: Re: The 10 Yard Zero for 5.56 ARs
Post by: Ben on January 31, 2024, 09:09:04 AM
^^^

Those are interesting targets, thanks.

This seems to be "the guy" that's the proponent of it on the civilian side:

https://youtu.be/P-FUsH8jt6E
Title: Re: The 10 Yard Zero for 5.56 ARs
Post by: MechAg94 on January 31, 2024, 09:52:20 AM
At the least, it is good to highlight the point of impact at short range.