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    I zero all, 16" and 12.5" barrel ARs, with 50g Barnes TSX loaded by Black Hills and then take a few shots with the 70 grain TSX by ASYM or my 70g TSX handloads to see where POI is without adjustment. As someone mentioned earlier, it's not much off within 200 yards and since I'm doing all in relation to HD, the POA/POI difference is not enough to keep me from hitting any "critters" that I am concerned about. Range time is all M855, preferably from IMI as I feel that's some quality stuff to have a bunch of if I have it stored for a long time.
    As expected the heavier, slower 70 grain rounds do print a little lower than the speedy 50g BH pills, but again, it's close enough that I'm not having to do any math before shooting.
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    IMI or Prvi M855.

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    Definitely zero all of them with 77 gr OTMs. If we sling some other type of bullet, we'll get sighter on paper to check for POI adjustments.
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    Do you zero all your 5.56 weapons for one specific round?

    I zero my ARs with 62gr Gold Dot.
    Range ammo is usually 55gr and 62gr which doesn’t affect zero a lot, for range fun at least.
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    I have a number guns and a number of decent defense ammos stocked.

    So... I have some more serious guns, that are zeroed with a specific ammo. Like 77gr. MK. 262 clone for my Recce. 75gr. Gold dot on my 11.5”

    Other guns that see mostly range time are zeroed either for 55gr m193 or 62gr. Federal fusion that I have a ton of. The fed fusion is kind of like my back up defense round.

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    My HD/cool gun is now 11.5” and suppressed; it is currently zero’d for Hornady’s SBR load. However…that supply is very lean at the moment.

    I used to zero for IMI 77gr, but realistically have switched to XM193 on everything else, since that is what I have a good supply of. I’d I can ever get to a decent outdoor range, I’ll zero a BRT stainless barrel upper with the 77gr.

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    I primarily zero with some form of mk262 load either BH or IMI. Offset using up premium ammo with hand loads.

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    My HD gun is zeroed and loaded with 75gr Gold Dots.

    My training gun is zeroed with whatever ammo I'm shooting at the time.

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    Like most of the others who replied, I currently have all my 5.56 ARs zeroed for the IMI 77gr SMK load at 100 yds.

    My training / range ammo is mostly some flavor of M193, but the deltas between that and the SMK don't seem to be that big of a deal for what I'm doing.

    I'm working on a 20" rifle build at the moment that will wear a TA11H. I think he'll be an exception to the above and get zero'd with M193. Still thinking about it, though...

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    I zero my long guns with basic 55gr FMJ 5.56, because thats what i own mostly.

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