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<blockquote data-quote="trbii" data-source="post: 843572" data-attributes="member: 2449"><p>The nuts and bolts reality of what your rifle is capable of, in your hands, will be, if your using iron sights, get a zero on the iron sights. I always start benchrested at 25 yds. Using a center hold on the aiming bull, fire three shot slow fire groups, with rear aperture adjusted all the way down, bottomed out. The front sight adjusted up or down to move the point-of-impact, (POI), to around 2" below point-of-aim, (POA). Do yourself a favor, if you don't already have one , buy a AR-15 front sight adjustment tool. Check Brownells.com or Sinclair International for that and related gear. All the AR's I've zeroed seem to be on at 200yds with that POI at 25yds. With the ammo I've used, factory and match reloads. I switch to six o'clock hold on the bull at 100yds and beyond. 77 GR. weight match bullets performed best at distances beyond 200yds. I competed in highpower rifle matches for 14 yrs in civilian service rifle category. Earned expert rating the fourth year and never progressed further. If your rifle will shoot MOA at 100 and 200 yds, meaning about 1" three shot groups at 100yds and 2" groups at 200 yds with SOME kind of ammo, then you could have some idea of your capability with your set up out to competition distances of 200, 300 and 600yds. I suggest you buy some 12" diameter shoot-n-see or dirty bird splatter targets and staple them up with a larger white or buff colored backer at 200yds. to help you see those .224 sized bullet holes thru your spotting scope. People who have'nt competed or fired at distances beyond 200yds may not realize you can't see bullet holes on targets past 200 yds with most spotting scopes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trbii, post: 843572, member: 2449"] The nuts and bolts reality of what your rifle is capable of, in your hands, will be, if your using iron sights, get a zero on the iron sights. I always start benchrested at 25 yds. Using a center hold on the aiming bull, fire three shot slow fire groups, with rear aperture adjusted all the way down, bottomed out. The front sight adjusted up or down to move the point-of-impact, (POI), to around 2" below point-of-aim, (POA). Do yourself a favor, if you don't already have one , buy a AR-15 front sight adjustment tool. Check Brownells.com or Sinclair International for that and related gear. All the AR's I've zeroed seem to be on at 200yds with that POI at 25yds. With the ammo I've used, factory and match reloads. I switch to six o'clock hold on the bull at 100yds and beyond. 77 GR. weight match bullets performed best at distances beyond 200yds. I competed in highpower rifle matches for 14 yrs in civilian service rifle category. Earned expert rating the fourth year and never progressed further. If your rifle will shoot MOA at 100 and 200 yds, meaning about 1" three shot groups at 100yds and 2" groups at 200 yds with SOME kind of ammo, then you could have some idea of your capability with your set up out to competition distances of 200, 300 and 600yds. I suggest you buy some 12" diameter shoot-n-see or dirty bird splatter targets and staple them up with a larger white or buff colored backer at 200yds. to help you see those .224 sized bullet holes thru your spotting scope. People who have'nt competed or fired at distances beyond 200yds may not realize you can't see bullet holes on targets past 200 yds with most spotting scopes. [/QUOTE]
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