Posted: 12/25/2016 10:03:06 PM EDT
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I have a new Strike Eagle 1x6. It sounds like the recommended distance to get it zeroed is 50 yards. Am I correct that I should use the 6x magnification for the zeroing? I'll be taking it to a much longer range next month, where I can verify the longer distances.
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I have a new Strike Eagle 1x6. It sounds like the recommended distance to get it zeroed is 50 yards. Am I correct that I should use the 6x magnification for the zeroing? I'll be taking it to a much longer range next month, where I can verify the longer distances. Thanks Where you will need to be careful is that the Strike Eagle is second focal plane, so the BDC drops are only accurate at 6x. Let me know if that makes sense or you have any other questions I can help with. Thanks! |
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Glad I stumbled into this!
I've got a 1-6x SE on a 5.56 AR. I read the manual before zeroing. It states that you should use the "first crosshair". Now, I'm not an expert, but when I cross some hairs, I get a "+", not a "|". If I use the 50/200 technique, then the first crosshair (at 50) should be close at 200. Obviously, tune it at a real 200, not an extrapolated. It's good to know that the top of the post would then be 100. Wish it were in the manual. I had always just figured that the top of flight, using a 50/200 zero, would keep the rounds hitting at 100 inside the thickness of reticle. |
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Glad I stumbled into this! I've got a 1-6x SE on a 5.56 AR. I read the manual before zeroing. It states that you should use the "first crosshair". Now, I'm not an expert, but when I cross some hairs, I get a "+", not a "|". If I use the 50/200 technique, then the first crosshair (at 50) should be close at 200. Obviously, tune it at a real 200, not an extrapolated. It's good to know that the top of the post would then be 100. Wish it were in the manual. I had always just figured that the top of flight, using a 50/200 zero, would keep the rounds hitting at 100 inside the thickness of reticle. |
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Just checked the manual - It reads that you should do a 50/200 yard zero on the center crosshair and that the top of the post = 100 yards. Hope this helps! Riflescope Adjustments Using the Reticle for Bullet Drop Compensation Standard BDC Technique Most rifles will work well zeroed in at 50 yards using the center crosshair. Consult the riflescope owner’s manual for sight-in techniques. For most popular 5.56mm / .223 loads, the center crosshair will then provide good accuracy from 20 to 200 yards. For most popular 7.62mm / .308 loads, the center crosshair will provide good accuracy from 20 to 150 yards. At further distances, the lower hashmarks can be used as aiming points at the corresponding aiming points listed on page 3. So, I don't know which manual you're referencing, but looking at the online version (link: http://www.vortexoptics.com/uploads/M-00128-0 ) I don't see anything referencing the top of the sight post. Of course, sitting on my butt typing about this doesn't do a thing. I'll get a chance to shoot it next week. I'll see if using the top post at 100 and the first cross at 50 and 200 works. Edited to add: This is nitpicking. It's what I do when I can't shoot. ;) Seriously, I'm only harping on this because nothing about the post-top is in the manual...as far as I could find. (What does that say about the Strike Eagle 1-8x and it's reticle, which uses a single dot in the center for 50/200?) |
