I have a cheap red dot($50 truglo on sale for $20 at dicks) on my 15-22 and I zeroed it at about 30 yards. But when I'm shooting at 5 yards I have to put my red dot about 4 inches above my target and anything beyond 40 I have to aim below my target I haven't shot it enough to know how much below at what distance and where it levels back out. Anywho is there a way to correct that especially at 5 yards or is that just the diff between the height of my scope in relation to the barrel(or the cheap scope)? Would a regular 3x9 scope be any different? Also does anyone make a dove tail rear sight. I can't hit anything with a peep sight, thus the red dot, I am used to the sights on a marlin 60. Any insight would be appreciated. I've read several forums and people have touched on sighting in red dots and having different base heights and what not but I never found where anybody completely answered my question. I used base that came with scope and don't know really anything about it.
the Red Dot sits about 1.5" above the barrel... and when you shoot a .22lr it continues to climb, past 75yds
So at 5yds you would be aiming High....
Try Zero at 25yds..... it should be about about 1" high at 50yds
Does the Red Dot stay consistant at whatever distance you shoot?
If it stays the same... well it is what it is.... For a .22lr 5yds to 50yds the Bullet changes quite a bit... so may be tuff ta stay on bullseye till you figure it out
I was going to say 5yds is aweful close. 25yds min to zero in.
Iirc 25 and 75yds should be the same for most 22s.
Velocity and bullet weight effect this as everyone knows.
Yeah I zeroed it at 30 yards. And it is consistent at the closer ranges. I havent shot passed 30 yards very much. I shoot a lot of snakes with it in the lake behind my house, that's where the 5 yards comes in. I shot it a lot at that distance to make sure I knew where I needed to aim. I had never used a red dot scope before now. I was thinking about buying a little tactical scope with mildot Recticle but I didn't know if it would help any at closer ranges or it would be the same way the red dot is.
If it's mounted at the same height as the red dot, the POI would be the same. It's not the type of scope, it's just physics. Would do the same with iron sights.
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