CoolBreeze2shots
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- Jan 31, 2017
- 8
Hello - The Vortex Venom red-dot is the first red dot I have owned as a relatively new shooter. I'm using it on a Ruger 22LR Mark IV and this week I took it to the range to try to zero it in.
I read it should be zeroed at 25yrds, but I have a hard time seeing that far so I attempted to start at 7yrds. The attached picture shows my groupings around the target. I was aiming at the numbers, but most of my groupings were low left. I eventually got the left figured out, but I was still low by about 1" even when I had maxed out the "up" dial on the back of the red dot. As you can see in the target pic I started in the middle, then aimed at various numbers. Top center #9 was the last 5 or so rounds I attempted.
I'm assuming this is just the difference in height between the muzzle and where the red dot aligns and if I'm shooting at 5/10/15yrds, I just need to aim a little high??
I've also attached a picture of how it's mounted and about where I was trying to align the red dot the back of the red dot (at the bottom of the sight). I tried aligning in the middle of the sight and got the same result.
What the heck am I missing?? Any guidance is greatly appreciated!
I read it should be zeroed at 25yrds, but I have a hard time seeing that far so I attempted to start at 7yrds. The attached picture shows my groupings around the target. I was aiming at the numbers, but most of my groupings were low left. I eventually got the left figured out, but I was still low by about 1" even when I had maxed out the "up" dial on the back of the red dot. As you can see in the target pic I started in the middle, then aimed at various numbers. Top center #9 was the last 5 or so rounds I attempted.
I'm assuming this is just the difference in height between the muzzle and where the red dot aligns and if I'm shooting at 5/10/15yrds, I just need to aim a little high??
I've also attached a picture of how it's mounted and about where I was trying to align the red dot the back of the red dot (at the bottom of the sight). I tried aligning in the middle of the sight and got the same result.
What the heck am I missing?? Any guidance is greatly appreciated!
