Dream Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 question for the 50 yrd zero's. do you have problems with the head shots up close? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 It's going to make a huge difference whether we're talking about iron sights (close to the bore axis) or red dots (farther from the bore axis), as well as the caliber/muzzle velocity. A .38 super with iron sights is going to have a pretty flat trajectory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 Assuming a flat bullet trajectory out to 50 metres(yards) then the difference for a close target will be the difference from the centre of the bore to the dot. With a C-More this can be quite substantial, sometimes close to two inches depending on the type of mount. So when shooting close targets such as an upper A/B zone it would be necessary to put the dot at the top edge of the target. If you are shooting a Docter scope (or Optima) then the problem is still present though not as severe; The dot on my Docter scope is about 5/8 of an inch from the centre of the bore. To all intents this means that the bullet goes practically point of aim from 0 - 40 metres (the scope is parallax free to 40 metres, so that it the distance I sight in at). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdragon Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 25 Yards with open and limited, you never know when those pesky 50 yard standards will show up. Ivan SCS Vegas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg G Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Standard zero at 50m, makes sure that I know it will hit where I aim it up to any distance... as the sights are so close to the bore there is very little change in impact from 10m to 50m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctabako Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 25 meters for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I'm happy if I've got the sights adjusted to a point where I can put a ten round group in the upper A zone at 100 yards....... ......eh, that should read ten yards. Bill was right --- we shoot so many partials or heads at ten yards these days that it seemed to make sense to zero here. I managed to keep all my rounds on paper at the 50 at recent Bianchi matches. I figure that as I improve, I'll take another look at sightin distance --- but for now this seems to work, as long as I do my part.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I'm very happy with my fixed sights on my production gun. From 2 - 40 meters I know POA = POI. I practice mostly at 15 - 25 meters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtm Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 I run a 50 yard zero on all my pistols that go under 1100 feet per second. For a 40 S&W that puts it about 1.5 inches high at 25yds, for a .45 about 2 inches. KURTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 iuse the 15 yard zero, as it will keep the all with in a couple of inchs or less from 1 to 30. and this covers 99% of all matchs around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrazilianShooter Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 15 Meters in my Standard Gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVC9MAJ Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Limited & Open at 20 yards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soligen Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Wow, nice ballistics tool! I just played with all my data - shooting production (minor) 124 gr FMJ, it appears the optimal for me is 43 yard zero, which is also a 7 yard zero. This setting projects to be within .5 inches out to 50 yard. More accurate than me. My sights are .5 inches above the center of the bore. Now, if I could just shot accurately enough to be sure this was reqally my zero setting, I'd be set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kline Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I zero my guns at 25 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFD Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 I zero my .45 L-10 gun at 15 yards. With this zero I can hold dead on at any target I've encountered so far. Same thing goes for my IDPA .38 Super ESP gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srf Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Zero @ 25yds with my 40. Confirm POI @ 50 yds for 8" plates (which one of my local clubs always do at the beginning of the season - 'to keep us honest'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 I just ran the numbers on my load (165gr @1050 fps) and figured out that a 15 yard zero gives me -.2 inches from 6-30 yards and -1.7 inches at 50 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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