Video from US Army on how to zero an AR

Minuteman · Dec 9, 2015

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ygeZgrrb1M8

This video is part of a new series of videos produced by the Army, primarily for Soldiers. The current stable of videos are also about marksmanship.

minuit · Dec 9, 2015

Thanks, the other videos in the series are also helpful

Seagrave1963 · Dec 9, 2015

Thanks Minuteman - this is very helpful

MikeTF · Dec 9, 2015

Crap on a cracker! I zeroed my 6.8 at 50/200 yards (aimpoint pro), and my 5.56 at 100 yards (per the instructions of my primary arms ACSS BDC 1-6, taking into consideration the elevation). I looked at all the different potential 'zeros' and thought I was picking the right distances for hunting/social work.

lawrencewendall · Dec 9, 2015

swimtb · Dec 9, 2015

Thanks for the video, very cool.

protegeV · Dec 9, 2015

thanks

babalou · Dec 9, 2015

Thanks!

drkeg · Dec 9, 2015

I noticed that the corrections he said he was making were not the corrections he wound up writing on the target. If he had made the corrections he said on the first group, he wouldn't have overcorrected. I assume it was for instructional purposes...

platoonDaddy · Dec 9, 2015

based on the time of your post, assume 3rd shift was boring. :-)

Thanks for the post.

BossmanPJ · Dec 9, 2015

I love those printable targets. I have a stack of them.

roady · Dec 9, 2015

Good video. I will have to try this out.

photoracer · Dec 9, 2015

MikeTF said:
Crap on a cracker! I zeroed my 6.8 at 50/200 yards (aimpoint pro), and my 5.56 at 100 yards (per the instructions of my primary arms ACSS BDC 1-6, taking into consideration the elevation). I looked at all the different potential 'zeros' and thought I was picking the right distances for hunting/social work.

Depends on the sights used. The Army method is I notice using the Matech rear sight which is graduated like a BDC scope with marks from 100-600 yards. If you are using a scope with a BDC reticle you can throw out the normal 200 yard zero methed for most calibers. For a BDC scope you need to zero based on the makers preferred method which is usually a 100y zero for 5.56/7.62 and 200y for a magnum rifle round (Burris/Vortex/Bushnell are what I am familiar with). Either way 100-200 yards is pretty close for most rifles. I know with my Burris 1-4x24 MTAC scope and a 100y zero I found I could hit targets at 400y without ever having shot the distance in practice so the 400y dot is right on for NATO 5.56 (in my case I was using WM .223 100 rd. value packs). What they are saying is also true in reverse so if your sight has no close range marks using the 300y mark for 25-30y shooting works.
Your results might vary if you are setting it up for say hunting.

Minuteman · Dec 9, 2015

Awesome. With so many frequent questions on this topic, when I found it, knew I needed to share. Just like elementary school.

platoonDaddy said:
based on the time of your post, assume 3rd shift was boring. :-)

Thanks for the post.

Ha! I don't sleep, I wait.

MikeTF · Dec 9, 2015

photoracer said:
Depends on the sights used. The Army method is I notice using the Matech rear sight which is graduated like a BDC scope with marks from 100-600 yards. If you are using a scope with a BDC reticle you can throw out the normal 200 yard zero methed for most calibers. For a BDC scope you need to zero based on the makers preferred method which is usually a 100y zero for 5.56/7.62 and 200y for a magnum rifle round (Burris/Vortex/Bushnell are what I am familiar with). Either way 100-200 yards is pretty close for most rifles. I know with my Burris 1-4x24 MTAC scope and a 100y zero I found I could hit targets at 400y without ever having shot the distance in practice so the 400y dot is right on for NATO 5.56 (in my case I was using WM .223 100 rd. value packs). What they are saying is also true in reverse so if your sight has no close range marks using the 300y mark for 25-30y shooting works.
Your results might vary if you are setting it up for say hunting.

Thank you!

cotman68 · Dec 9, 2015

Thanks op. Cool video

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porscheguy · Dec 10, 2015

That really simplifies the process which is good. I remember buying a couple of those targets back in 2000 when I got my first AR15.

Lou45 · Dec 10, 2015

Did anybody notice this was filmed at Ft. Benning (Army) and not once was there a reference made to "AR", all references, except one, were made to a specific weapon system, either the M4 or the M16. Once was the word "gun" mentioned to address a specific subject that any type gun would need to be effective.

windyhill · Dec 11, 2015

I was surprised he didn't mention a NCH hold, for consistency.

platoonDaddy · Dec 12, 2015

Lou45 said:
Did anybody notice this was filmed at Ft. Benning (Army) and not once was there a reference made to "AR", all references, except one, were made to a specific weapon system, either the M4 or the M16. Once was the word "gun" mentioned to address a specific subject that any type gun would need to be effective.

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