zeroing

[mally hutch 0]

Hi guys, when you zero a scope, just say at 10 mtrs where do you take the actual measurement from?. Is it from the scope, end of barrel or you yourself?. Cheers Mally

[secretagentmole 1,701]

I would say the end of the barrel, as I seem to remember that when shooting on a range in a competition there is a line that the barrel of the gun must not cross!

[hunter1989 91]

hi paL

 

yep the end of the barrel matey,

 

atb steve

[mally hutch 0]

thnx alot lads cheers

[rossi_j 99]

I thaught the line is where the trigger must not cross??

Interesting question though, looks like muzzle is favorate, iv never realy thaught about it to be honest, will be interesting to see what others think.

.atb. .ste.

[zini 1,939]

I believe (but not 100% positive)that the correct answer is the scope turrets as that is where all changes are made in relation to zero.

 

However i always do it from the back of my rifle (the butt) as that’s where i would hold the LRF to lase a target.

 

Why do i do this ?

 

Well most LRF's are only accurate to +/- 1 metre in most cases and dont give accuracy down to 10cm's etc.

 

Most rifles with a silencer fitted unless really carbine are over 1 metre in length.

 

If you measure from the muzzle of your rifle then the LRF is potentially +/- 1 metre out for its lase distance and 1 metre out due to the length of your rifle from where you measured from.

 

In summary, it doesn’t really matter though where you measure from as the difference is very small in terms of pellet trajectory.

 

Si.

[ghillies 209]

doesnt matter which really as long as you know the difference... i tend to do it from where i'm stood...then 've learned the other actual on the ret patch's, but, it still works with chairguns figures.(bar a little teek on the mag if needs be)

 

but at ten yards you'll be pissing n the wind at 40 yards mate.... try it some time, count the clicks to move the ret at 10 yards, then zero at the preverbial 30 and count the clicks, if that doesnt prove anything to you try again at 50 yards........ a metoforic 68 clicks per inch at 10, and 8 clicks at thirty.(that means your secondry zero point will be some where....ermmmm some where?..lol with in a few yards.)

 

if your going for gold your zero point (the further away one) is actualy dead center of your feild of veiw...as in where the scopes angled/shimmed to.

Edited January 31, 2011 by ghillies

[ghillies 209]

a little addage on lazers, if i set one up to chairgun when on the barrel nearest to the silencer its ok, but if i sling from the scope with an 8 ring it seems out all the time...so that meter seems to make a difference... just a though, never bothered to find out why though.

Edited January 31, 2011 by ghillies

[19powell90 89]

The zero ranges i have been to are measured from the back of scope (eyepiece)

 

atb

 

scott

[Alan Clark 7]

Technically it should be from the muzzle as that is where gravity takes over and you have trajectory rather than a lump of lead being squeezed down a metal pipe. I guess if we took it to n'th degree we could come up with a very long equation to correct for the scope being nearly 1m away.

[ghillies 209]

i think its from the turrets where the ret is... because thats the point that the aim points are at. but, for estimating a distance you'll be seeing it first from your head/ body, so you'll be shooting one zero that'll be from you and your gues, the gun will be set from the barrel or turret or whatever and you'll automaticaly adjust to any varience without realising.

 

so unless theres any miler shooters who know the answer... dunno hehehe.

Edited February 2, 2011 by ghillies