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    Favorite 100 yd non-magnified zero target?

    Not sure if this belongs here or elsewhere, but I thought some might use a specific target for ARs that they may not use for other guns for whatever reason.

    I'm looking for something to use for zeroing irons at 100 yards, that will also work for RDS. No magnification in the sighting system in either case, so it needs to be something visible at that distance. Ideally it would also be useable at 50, and I don't see any reason the same target shouldn't be usable for both.

    Downloadable/printable a plus.

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    I use Paul Howe's CSAT target from LE Targets. For Irons I like the one with the black upper torso line.

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    Are you just walking 'em in or what? These are the targets you're talking about, right?


    I was hoping for something a little more.... precise. While the sighting system I'm using is not magnified I will have a spotting scope with me to check the hits and gridlines would be helpful to make adjustments.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rob_s View Post
    Are you just walking 'em in or what? These are the targets you're talking about, right?


    I was hoping for something a little more.... precise. While the sighting system I'm using is not magnified I will have a spotting scope with me to check the hits and gridlines would be helpful to make adjustments.
    Rob,

    From the one on the link it is the other target shown to the right of the web page: Long Distance Rifle Tgt. with the black head and shoulders.

    I use it for irons and RDS. Start at 50 and move out to 100...shouldn't be off by much. I haven't needed a grid. POA is top of post where the black starts at the chest line.

    Hope that helps
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    I personally don't use a 100yd zero as the 50yd zero with another cross around 212 (varies by ammo/rifle type) makes more sense for me and my uses. Of course that's a whole other discussion. Anyway, I like to use these targets provided by another member here. They are both 50yd (with one designed for when a 25yrd range is all that's available) with variants for both 4moa and 2moa dots.

    They seem to work well for me and you might be able to find something similar (or modify these) for your 100yd zero

    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=75940
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    my favorite targets for zeroing RDS is a blank sheet of white paper (12" "project" paper or poster board works good) that I make a square grid on with 2" blue painters tape. aligning the tape 45% diagonally works well for precise aiming points but is harder to get it right so I just go with the square grid.

    it's cheap, I can get 4 aiming points per sheet, and I don't have to special order, etc.. the blue is dark enough that I can see it easily (if you can't see it at 100 yards, use black tape but the blue works real well for 50 yards and under), the red dot is contrasted very well against it (unlike the common orange sight-in targets), and I can see the holes easily.

    I can record my data right on them and then afterward, I just hole punch them and keep them in a binder separated by gun/optic/load/whatever...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Icculus View Post
    I personally don't use a 100yd zero as the 50yd zero with another cross around 212 (varies by ammo/rifle type) makes more sense for me and my uses. Of course that's a whole other discussion. Anyway, I like to use these targets provided by another member here. They are both 50yd (with one designed for when a 25yrd range is all that's available) with variants for both 4moa and 2moa dots.

    They seem to work well for me and you might be able to find something similar (or modify these) for your 100yd zero

    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=75940


    I'm well aware of the pros/cons of the 200 yd zero vs. the 100 yd zero (there is no such thing as a 50 yd zero).

    Thank you for the link though, I think I can make these work out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rob_s View Post
    I'm well aware of the pros/cons of the 200 yd zero vs. the 100 yd zero (there is no such thing as a 50 yd zero).

    Thank you for the link though, I think I can make these work out.
    Not a problem, can't claim credit so thank the original poster who made them.

    For the record though there is such thing as a 50 yd zero; it means--you guessed it--you're zero'd at 50 yds. I'm also well aware that a 50 yd zero and a 200 yd zero aren't the same thing. Just because nobody chooses to zero their rifle at 42 yds or any other arbitrary number doesn't mean that it doesn't exist or isn't viable if the user knows their holds and is comfortable with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Icculus View Post
    Not a problem, can't claim credit so thank the original poster who made them.

    For the record though there is such thing as a 50 yd zero; it means--you guessed it--you're zero'd at 50 yds. I'm also well aware that a 50 yd zero and a 200 yd zero aren't the same thing. Just because nobody chooses to zero their rifle at 42 yds or any other arbitrary number doesn't mean that it doesn't exist or isn't viable if the user knows their holds and is comfortable with it.
    I'll continue my hijack...

    You cannot zero an AR in 5.56/.223 at 50 yards. It is physically impossible.

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