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    Quote Originally Posted by ST911 View Post
    I've often said that a leading merit for the 50yd zero is that it's the farthest distance at which most owners retain enough proficiency to achieve an actual (or at least reasonable) zero.
    I agree. Sometimes we need to sit back and look at reality.
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    For most urban/suburban New Owners who've been stripping the shelves bare the past year, unless they're also hunters 50 yards is probably the extreme limit of any shot they might have to make, at least if the small towns around my area are anything like typical.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Five_Point_Five_Six View Post
    It's a 50/100m zero for 7.62x39. I zero at 100m and that gets you on target without thinking about holds out to 150m. At 200, you're about 7-8" low.
    One of the reasons I dropped 7.62x39 guns.

    Was shooting at 275 yds (Lpvo) from a warm AK on a windy day with a 50 yd zero using Russian ammo. Lots of misses.

    Now how about for a 16 in .308? I use a 50 yd zero but haven't fired it past 200 yds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ST911 View Post
    I've often said that a leading merit for the 50yd zero is that it's the farthest distance at which most owners retain enough proficiency to achieve an actual (or at least reasonable) zero.
    I agree 100%, but its not just proficiency, physical limitations do come into play. My eyesight is suffering with age and shooting groups at 100 or 200 meters is much more difficult than 50 with an RDS or irons. I can put shots on target, but shooting groups/zeroing is a different ball game.

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    I think I said in an earlier post that if I can see the target out to 300m then I can hit it. My middle age eyes aren't what they used to be but being in good health helps. I use the 36m/paces zero with some adjustment in elevation for 100m. Once I did that I took it out to 300m with consistent hits on a slightly smaller than "man" sized target steel. I'm using irons until I find an etched glass optic I like and can afford. Which won't be easy due to my personal prohibition on chinese made anything. My iron sight set up is a simple DD A1 rear with KNS precision "pin head" front painted gold by me.

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    I only use irons, besides my hunting carbine. My range is only 70 yards. So that is what i use. Tight forest and hill terrain, 70 yards is good enough for this area. Id they are on the other side of a gully, We will not be able to see each other. Almost all of my deer kills are under 100 yards anyways. If i lived out west, there is no way i would use the 68 yard sight in. 200 would be the min. And i would stray away from irons.

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    The 50 yard/meter zero works well with AR ballistics and sight height over bore.

    A 50M zero using a 30-06 (for example) with an inch lower sight height does not do the combination justice.

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    When i sighted in my .30-06, i was 1" high at 70 yards. Always worked good. But the last 3 years, i have been using a carbine chambered in 5.56 with 62 grain bullets. Never had a issue. Always hit in the lungs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AndyLate View Post
    I agree 100%, but its not just proficiency, physical limitations do come into play. My eyesight is suffering with age and shooting groups at 100 or 200 meters is much more difficult than 50 with an RDS or irons. I can put shots on target, but shooting groups/zeroing is a different ball game. Andy
    Yes, I agree - and neglected to include that specifically. I have one foot in that boat as well.
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    My zero is a 50 yard zero but thought this was an interesting video & why the author likes a 36 yard zero.


    https://youtu.be/jttB1kUXfJE

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