Looking for some help here- Let me start by stating I have been to the optometrist a few times and I currently have 20/20 vision and do not have an astigmatism.
Experience- 5 year Marine and 18 years in LE. I’m not claiming to be the best shot on the range, but I’ve always been well above average.
The problem: I can’t seem to shoot optics accurately at distances farther than 75-100 yards. Example- I have difficulty grouping at 50 yds (3in grp). My group with irons is better at 50 than with a red dot. At 100, I can still hit steel but it's rough. Again, with irons at 100 I am solid. Once I get to 200, I can’t hit steel at all but again, shoot great with irons. At the 200, I can find a place to aim in the dirt to get repeatable hits on steel- it’s like 6ft left/8ft up. Once I find that point, I can repeatedly hit steel. I would think my optic is just off but if I hand off my rifle to five different people, they all aim at the target and hit it- I know because we’ve tried. At this point, I pretty much just shoot irons at the range for qualifications- generally I still group just as good or better than most others using optics.
That’s all with an AR platform but the problem is the same or worse for magnified optics- ie hunting rifle. I’m trying to get into hunting but this presents a problem for me.
It sounds crazy, but I’ve had several range instructors sit with me and verify this issue. They all shake their heads and say “I’ve never seen this, I dunno”.
Is this possibly due to the type of optic I’m using? I don’t know much about optics, so I really don’t know where to start besides checking my vision- which was 20/20.
Any help would be appreciated.
Experience- 5 year Marine and 18 years in LE. I’m not claiming to be the best shot on the range, but I’ve always been well above average.
The problem: I can’t seem to shoot optics accurately at distances farther than 75-100 yards. Example- I have difficulty grouping at 50 yds (3in grp). My group with irons is better at 50 than with a red dot. At 100, I can still hit steel but it's rough. Again, with irons at 100 I am solid. Once I get to 200, I can’t hit steel at all but again, shoot great with irons. At the 200, I can find a place to aim in the dirt to get repeatable hits on steel- it’s like 6ft left/8ft up. Once I find that point, I can repeatedly hit steel. I would think my optic is just off but if I hand off my rifle to five different people, they all aim at the target and hit it- I know because we’ve tried. At this point, I pretty much just shoot irons at the range for qualifications- generally I still group just as good or better than most others using optics.
That’s all with an AR platform but the problem is the same or worse for magnified optics- ie hunting rifle. I’m trying to get into hunting but this presents a problem for me.
It sounds crazy, but I’ve had several range instructors sit with me and verify this issue. They all shake their heads and say “I’ve never seen this, I dunno”.
Is this possibly due to the type of optic I’m using? I don’t know much about optics, so I really don’t know where to start besides checking my vision- which was 20/20.
Any help would be appreciated.
