In the last several weeks I’ve purchased three ACOGs, as recommended by members of this sub forum, and have begun the process of zeroing them at 100m. I also have an ATACR 1-8x coming too.
A couple of points:
1. I’ve never zeroed beyond 50m because I typically shoot with red dot and holographic sights with magnifiers (this is my only real experience with magnified optics aside from two deployments where I used the TA31F in anger.
2. I zero while in the prone and off of sandbags, a hold over from 20 years in the Army.
3. While in the Army, my Infantry Battalions always zeroed red dot sights, irons and ACOGs at 25m.
So, I want the best zero possible for these new optics (2 on 14.5” ARs and one on a 20”). Do you all think I should abandon my old habit of zeroing off of sandbags and go with a lead sled? If so, which shooting rest(s) do you recommend since I’ve never used one? Are there any particular targets you recommend for the task? I’ve been using the zeroing targets Aimpoint includes with their optics and standard Army 25m zero targets to zero at 50m.
Finally, I appreciate any ACOG-centric advice, i.e. TTPs not found in the manual. For instance, today I learned from an old thread that I should fire one off-target round after making windage/elevation adjustments to preclude “stacked failed adjustments” (coirtesy of Failure2Stop).
Thanks, Fellas
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