So many zero's so little time.
Agree with the harmony bit. Like I said, to each his own. Now let's throw some real world stuff into the mix (I'm not bagging on you Failure2stop so don't flame me) More of a survey, if you would.
1. Your on ACB, flag goes up and your leaving in 24 hours, your convention infantry. Iron sights. What BZO would you use?
2. Your a military designated shooter, scope, mill dots. 5.56 or 7.62, you choose. Urban and woodlands BZO?
3. Your a HRST/ SWAT team member with a AIM POINT. BZO?
4. Your a hunter in Maine, scope with standard crosshair reticle, 30-06
BZO?
5. Your a hunter in Montana, scope, standard crosshair reticle, 338 Federal. BZO?
Couple of other Definitions
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In a similar Thread, a few weeks ago, Molon brought up the terms – “Near Zero” and “Far Zero”. I hope this doesn’t add confusion.
If you sight-in at 50-yards, the bullet should cross the line of sight (LOS) at 50-yards (Near Zero) and again about plus/minus 220 yards. BUT you only have a “Near Zero” at this point. The “Far Zero” is just a guestimate until you actually shoot that guestimated range to verify it.
If you sight-in at 25-yards, the bullet crosses the LOS at 25-yards and then again around 400+ yards. Again, at this point, you only have a Near Zero.
The only sight-in range that doesn’t have a “Near Zero” and a “Far Zero” is a 100-yard sight-in because the bullet reaches the LOS right at 100-yards and does not go above the LOS. So, at 100-yards, the bullet grazes the LOS and then starts going to the dirt.
To have a “Far Zero” you need to shoot at that distant range to verify that the bullet does in fact cross the LOS again at that particular range.
Now, it has always been my understanding that the BZO (Battlesight Zero) is for doing a quick check of the sight when there is not time or distance to do a proper sight-in. That would fit F2S’s definition of being able to hit “top of the head to the knees”. Is this correct?
Now...does this make sense...?
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