Zero distance applicability

[Trigger Monkey]

For those of you shooting iron sights or red dots on your rifles, regardless of your zeroing scheme, how far are you typically shooting?

Are 80% of your shots inside of 150 yards? Shorter distance than that?

How often are targets 300 yds and beyond?

 

[oldrifleman]

My general shooting with a Red Dot is limited to Semi Auto rifles and 90%of the shote are inside 140 Yards.

 

[BobinNC]

Red Dots usually to a max of 100 yds.

For longer range target that's what scopes are made for.

 

[spife7980]

Regarding iron sights: I assume you talking about plinking and self spotting, aka that you don’t have target pointers? I’m guessing that this isn’t competition.
100 yards is a long poke with the simple irons or a red dot.

 

[6.5SH]

36 yards for an AR-15 is pretty much a 6" impact zone from muzzle to 300 yards.

 

[Redlion]

I do a 50/200 yard zero with my eotechs and other RD's. I do not currently have an AR with iron sights only, but would do a 36 yard zero as indicated above.

 

[Trigger Monkey]

Regarding iron sights: I assume you talking about plinking and self spotting, aka that you don’t have target pointers? I’m guessing that this isn’t competition.
100 yards is a long poke with the simple irons or a red dot.

I could loop 2 gun competition into it but not like high power or QP/PRS/gas gun match shooting since it doesn't really apply to the question. Basically, you, your rifle, and a target, how far are you shooting typically when you're at the range, in the field, whatever.

36 yards for an AR-15 is pretty much a 6" impact zone from muzzle to 300 yards.

I see you but I'm not looking for opinions on zeroing schemes just how far people are typically shooting with their iron sighted or red dot equipped rifle.

I do a 50/200 yard zero with my eotechs and other RD's. I do not currently have an AR with iron sights only, but would do a 36 yard zero as indicated above.

Great, how far are you typically shooting those rifles?

 

[spife7980]

I could loop 2 gun competition into it but not like high power or QP/PRS/gas gun match shooting since it doesn't really apply to the question. Basically, you, your rifle, and a target, how far are you shooting typically when you're at the range, in the field, whatever.

Well if high power is the sport then 600 yards with irons. Silhouette rams are at 500, 200 for 22s.

For you plinking in the back yard, set it at 50

 

[Trigger Monkey]

For clarification, I'm not interested in what zero I should use, or what any one uses, I'm not asking for advice on that. I'm only asking, with your iron sight or red dot equipped AR, how far are you, the person reading this, typically shooting on average when you shoot in your backyard, at the range, in a 2 gun match, tactical games, etc..(excluding high power, silhouette, gas gun, LPVO's, BDC's, and other events likely to have a spotter).

 

[Redlion]

I could loop 2 gun competition into it but not like high power or QP/PRS/gas gun match shooting since it doesn't really apply to the question. Basically, you, your rifle, and a target, how far are you shooting typically when you're at the range, in the field, whatever.


I see you but I'm not looking for opinions on zeroing schemes just how far people are typically shooting with their iron sighted or red dot equipped rifle.


Great, how far are you typically shooting those rifles?

Out to 200 yards. If I use a 3x magnifier I will sometimes shoot out to 300 yards. It is also easy to hit a torso size target using a properly zeroed AR with iron sights.

 

[oldrifleman]

Out to 200 yards. If I use a 3x magnifier I will sometimes shoot out to 300 yards. It is also easy to hit a torso size target using a properly zeroed AR with iron sights.

My eyes are so bad I need the magnifier past 75yrd. I am also an Eotech person.

 

[waveslayer]

For fun im using red dots out to 300 plus yards, even with handguns. It's up to you. I mess around all the time to shake things up. I even have an RMR on my Benelli M2, I have hit targets with slugs and buck shot out to 200 yards.

So to answer. What floats your boat?

 

[6.5SH]

I see you but I'm not looking for opinions on zeroing schemes just how far people are typically shooting with their iron sighted or red dot equipped rifle.


Great, how far are you typically shooting those rifles?

On a target I can see without magnification? About 300 yards max. I use reduced sized DOE silhouettes on the regular at 100 and 200 (the limits of the main square range I use).

 

[dms416]

I even have an RMR on my Benelli M2, I have hit targets with slugs and buck shot out to 200 yards.

So to answer. What floats your boat?

I wish to know more about your barrel/shell selection setup for buck @ 2hundo

 

[Kickin45]

Shoot mine from nearly point blank to 600 on a regular basis. 600 isn’t easy by any means. Hit percentage is usually about 60-70% at that distance. Using a very high end 2moa red dot that is crisp and clear with no blooming.

 

[dgheriani]

I shoot red dots on carbines from 0-200 regularly, sometimes 300 (all 12" targets) although more often than not I'll have a 6x magnifier on if I'm shooting to 300. With an Eotech EXPS 3-2 (so double dot reticle) I routinely shoot out to 500 using a 6x magnifier.

 

[TonyAngel]

For those of you shooting iron sights or red dots on your rifles, regardless of your zeroing scheme, how far are you typically shooting?

Are 80% of your shots inside of 150 yards? Shorter distance than that?

How often are targets 300 yds and beyond?

Are you asking how far you can confidently shoot with a red dot or irons? It depends on the red dot or irons being used. When I'm shooting a red dot or irons at distances, I can usually hit it, assuming that I can see it. What I mean by seeing it is being able to resolve or distinguish the target from its surroundings.

As for all of the talk of 50/200 or 36/300 zeroes, its been very seldom that I've seen it actually work out that way for anything more precise than being able to hit a man size target.

 

[Trigger Monkey]

I'm just interested in the data of how far people are typically shooting their AR equipped with irons or a red dot. On an individual level that could be determined by shooter confidence, terrain, range or equipment limitations but I'm not interested in that particular information, only the distance they typically shoot an AR with that particular set up.

Also, I'd postulate that those zero schemes don't work out because a wide swath of shooters don't know how to properly zero and call it good if they're just close to the center, when being high or low even a 1/2" can change the actual near and far zero distances.

 

[TonyAngel]

I'm just interested in the data of how far people are typically shooting their AR equipped with irons or a red dot. On an individual level that could be determined by shooter confidence, terrain, range or equipment limitations but I'm not interested in that particular information, only the distance they typically shoot an AR with that particular set up.

Also, I'd postulate that those zero schemes don't work out because a wide swath of shooters don't know how to properly zero and call it good if they're just close to the center, when being high or low even a 1/2" can change the actual near and far zero distances.

Fair enough. I can say that I can shoot farther with a good set of irons than I can with a red dot. Red dots are just infinitely imprecise. I have a buddy that can hit a 4 foot diameter steel plate at 800 with some WWII era bolt action he has. 7.62x54r I believe it is. No, that isn't precision, but it sure would have a guy running for cover.