How to Zero Your Rifle

[chevbarclay]

thank you!!!!!!!!!

[CCumby007]

Once you find your 25m zero then what? If I am shooting at 100m what do I need to do to hit the center of the target? What about 200m or 300m? Are the adjustments made at that point to the 6/3 or 8/3 dial?

[marvintheboon]

@CCumby007

re; after reaching zero at 25m then what? go to theriflemanchannel, he has a great instructional, gets into exactly what your looking for.

[barccy]

@CCumby007 With the rifle zeroed at 25m for 300m, using the smaller day distance aperture, from point blank to 25m, aim high. Past 25m until about 300, aim low.

The larger night close combat sight is set for 200m.

[jasonzbell]

Here is where you can download this target for those who can't find them anywhere:

bobdbob.com/~deneb/doc/targets­/m16a2-25m-zero.pdf

[agsd619]

I stress this alot to people because most people who own rifles don't know anything about zeroing their rifles ! Great video

[ChiefBanj0]

dude thank you, this target works like a charm

[modex20]

after you're zeroed, pop the ele knob back to 6/3? won't that make your point of impact lower?

[parabellumwarrior]

This was really good thank you DPMS. I always purchase a lot of your items and they have been great. Yes I can afford the high priced stuff but why when you guys make it affordable and the same quality, guess whos pockets id rather fill then ;-)

[thebird1080]

DPMS is a great company. That is all.

[sadeyedangel]

I adjusted mine to zero at 200m because there's a 50yd cross point of impact for a .223 round. Works great.

[FTMproductions1]

this makes me whant to shoot someone :)

[matttowns509]

OK video, poor audio. Come on DPMS you make a great product put out at least a good video. However, that aside, the training was very helpful, thank you.

[Ghostginthree]

Good video and information. Thanks. 

[snowboarddude117]

Where can I get this target

[texascommtech]

OUTSTANDING Instructional Video; every bit of it is totally essential knowledge and skills one needs to develop if one is to become a proficient, effective shooter. I commend you for doing this, and remind all of us to pass on this knowledge, and especially the values expressed in our Constitution, and the reasons why each one is so important. Every day "they" are quietly, continuously whittling these down, diluting them; ground that was won by lives, blood and suffering. God bless the USA!

[strychnine7777]

This is much better tut than the other ones out there. >.>

[lvcsslacker]

This shows me how new I am to shooting with the AR platform... great video!

[MrDarkwolf1995]

@lvcsslacker it can be applied to an AK-74 platform as well

[mwillh]

Great!! Before this vid, I had no clue, but now you've made it perfectly clear. Thanks!!!

[jeeptime]

You made the best instructional video I have every seen on youtube. Simple and with a good voice, not some boring bla bla bla facts and figures. Thanks this will be very helpful

[Crayons64]

how did you get 5 clicks on the windage for only 2 boxs to the right?

[everettvanorden]

@Crayons64

Look at the numbers along the bottom of the zero target. Three clicks per box. as the grouping was towards the right side of the second box you can guesstimate approx 5 clicks. Hope this helped.

[Crayons64]

I thought the windage should always be centered when firing at a target? and the only thing to really zero is the front sight post?

[poptall2012]

thank you becos it's refreshing my skills of know how again.

[semiautoriflelover]

You don't need the damn target just make your own and learn about the clicks.

[gsx1138]

Thank you for this. My daughter decided to use the target I got with my rifle as part of her finger painting project.

[NeedWarForPeace]

wait? the targets at 25 meters though so how can u be of the same accuracy at 300 meters? at 25 meters there is less bullet drop and windage so when u actually shoot at something 300 meters away these things are going to come into play. am i mising something?

[Vandecker]

@NeedWarForPeace Remember that a bullet follows a curved path from the barrel whilst the sight maintains a straight line. This means that the sight will generally 'cross' the path of the bullet twice in its flight time. I believe for the M-16 if you sight the rifle at 25 meters the second 'cross' will be at 300 meters.

[NeedWarForPeace]

@Vandecker hmmm i wonder were my ak rounds will cross if my red dot is sighted in at 25 yards..

[HopllyteAlpha]

If you are shooting from 25 yards the size of the 18 in man sized target on the paper is scaled to the size of a man sized target at 300 yards. The paper target is using perspective manipulation giving the visual impression of shooting 300 yards.

[MosesGoldstien]

ok quick question about the rear sight elevation. you wouldnt happen to know what type of rear sight they use at marine corps basic training in san diego use? everything else seems pretty straight forward though

[bllw69]

Fire 10 rounds to confirm zero at longer range. 3 round groups can be all over the place with poor ammo.

[falafel1860]

where can i get the paper targets thas shown in the start of the video

thank you

[edwardwills]

0:57 to 1:04 I thought it was 8/3 (A2 attachable rear sight) , but it is 8/3 plus 1, for sure?

[mojomar7]

Succinctly presented essential knowledge.  Thank you for your You Tube posting.

[BrownLabs]

Excellent information

[oneclowndown]

excellent video thank you for your time

[famasdan]

So how would i zero a flip up sight that only has windage ? just but the put the target at 25 meters and try to adjust it like the markings on the paper say?

[SuperFuely]

I believe he should of said to bring the rear sight down 2 clicks off the "Z" (zero) setting after you've sighted in at 25M, or maybe I missed that.

[photolarry69]

Is there someplace where I can download this target (25 Meter Zeroing Target) ???

[dpmsinc]

There should be a few actual size 25 meter targets if you do a search in Google images. We don't have anything to download from our site though currently.

[crowhaven2000]

When doing this with my 5.56, at 25 meters, should I be looking thru the small peepsight? Or the large?

[Spelunker0211]

@crowhaven2000 small 

[ArsenalSGL31]

@crowhaven2000 small peep sight

[Conan568]

@dpmsinc

Nice shooting.

I love it when I nail it right off like you did.

I always move back to 100 yards and fine tune it.

I like those holes right on the center line and I'm kind of picky about it..

[FishTheMargins]

@photolarry69

Google "m16a2-25m-zero.pdf"

[AlexSDU]

@FishTheMargins

Thanks for the info.

[thegdin]

excellent video.

[wangnahlnahl2]

text book zeroing method for ar-15/m-16. almost identical to how i was taught in the marine corps.

[mnap128]

Awesome!

Thank you!

[roughneck10000]

Never messed with a AR platform much and was wondering about adjusting the sights on my new one. This video makes me feel stupid which is a good thing since it's so simple. Thanks! =)

[decoder111]

NICE VID!