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Originally Posted by full_time_soldier
well if your planing on getting a ar15 and wanting to swap the optic back and forth between your 22lr and a rifle that is 223 you wont keep the same zero even if placed in same spot number one reason is bullet drop. a 22 drops faster then a 223 because of the power involved with a bigger cartridge.
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^ Exactly!
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Originally Posted by full_time_soldier
however swapping optics back and forth could work. while i was in Afghanistan i worried about my red dot on my m4 losing a zero when i removed it to clean the weapon but when it came time to me shooting the radiator of a car that was speeding towards my convoy i was able to shoot the radiator while moving and i did it accurately. so you should be able to take off your red dot and put it back in same exact spot and not lose zero. make sure to label where you place the red dot.
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First and foremost, thank you for your service.
Yup. If you have a good optic, a good mount, and remount the optic in the same marked spot, you can retain your zero when reinstalling the same optic on the same firearm.