200 yard Spitfire zero target

[believeraz]

All,

I'm breaking in my new Vortex Spitfire. Is there any recommendation on a zero target for this type of optic (3 MOA dot) at 200 yards?

Thanks!

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[Stlhead]

I would use a 10" black circle painted on a chunk of white cardboard. Then I would follow up with a few 5" circles at 100.

Edited February 2, 2016 by Stlhead

[Maize]

Yesterday I used a 6 o'clock hold on 8 inch white paper plates at 200 and a sheet of copy paper at 250 and 350 all against brown cardboard

[troupe]

I use paper plates, get a lot for a little.

[HRider]

I like a white target against a cardboard or contrasting color background that is light enough to see bullet holes outside of the white. A black target or black background can make seeing bullet holes very hard at 2-300 yds, at least with my spotting scope anyway.

Like Maize, I use paper plates a lot, cheap and readily available.

Hurley

[mike4045]

I set mine @ 3" high @ 100 yds. Then go to plate rack @ 300 to verify. I use a 2 moa dot.

[Lead-Head]

I zero my dot by shooting a piece of 2" tape at 50 yards.

Then I put a 6-8 " piece of steel at 300 yards and re-zero at this distance with a spotter.

Then figure out holds on 6" steel from 100-400 yards. Then check 100, 50 and 7 yard holds on paper.

Done.

[Stlhead]

I like a white target against a cardboard or contrasting color background that is light enough to see bullet holes outside of the white. A black target or black background can make seeing bullet holes very hard at 2-300 yds, at least with my spotting scope anyway.

Like Maize, I use paper plates a lot, cheap and readily available.

Hurley

Exactly the reason I like a black aiming dot on a white backer. I am far more concerned with getting the shots into the black, the ones I need to see are the ones that don't go into the black. And I black spray paint and an unnatural hatred of paper plates.

[PacMan]

All,

I'm breaking in my new Vortex Spitfire. Is there any recommendation on a zero target for this type of optic (3 MOA dot) at 200 yards?

Thanks!

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White side of IPSC target and just center the dot on it.

Edited February 5, 2016 by PacMan

[DocMedic]

I use a 300 yard zero but what I do is set a 12" paper plate on a black painted IPSC metric target. When The center dot completely eclipse the white target I pull the trigger. I hate to say it but I've had some of the tightest 300yard groups because of this vs shooting a scope.

[eric4069]

White paper plates stapled to brown side of metric target. 6" paper plate at 100 yds, 8" paper plate at 200 yd. Easy to center dot on target.

My club and my matches only go to 200 yds so I sight for bullet impact 1.5 inches high at 100 yds which puts me dead center at 200 yds, 5 in low at 300 .

In other words bullet impact is at top edge of dot at 100 yds, center of dot at 200 yds, bottom edge of dot at 300. No opportunity to shoot past 300 here.

Eric

[optimator]

Try http://jerkingthetrigger.com/2015/02/13/zeroing-target-50200-yard-zero-at-10-yards/ this. I use a 50/200 sight in on all my AR's.