Red dot sighting question

[bburnette252]

My red dot is spot on out to 15 yards.. Anything over it shoots high left every time.

So I guess my question is, should I be more concerned about long range accuracy than short range?

Or how could I make it accurate at both?

It's a bushnell trs-25


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[jbarchitect68]

It’s probably shooting a little to the left at 15 yards but you don’t notice it at that short of a range.
I’d get the windage correct at 25 or 50 yards then move the elevation to whatever distance you shoot most often.

 

[RedNeck Jim]

You have it mounted to the upper or to the hand guard?

 

[bburnette252]

You have it mounted to the upper or to the hand guard?

Upper.


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[ChattanoogaPhil]

With typical HV .22LR...

If you have it zeroed at 15yds it will shoot higher at longer distances... MUCH HIGHER. At 70-80 yards you'll be close 4 inches high. You won't hit zero again until around 110 yds.

As far as making a left hand turn past 15 yards... your barrel sounds like it might be curved. (just kidding)

ShootersCalculator.com | Ballistic Trajectory Calculator

If you would like a closer bullet path in relation to line of sight for particular distances, push your zero out further "Zero Range:" while keeping in mind the distances you'll be shooting most often. The only info you'll need to manually put in is the "Sight Height:". Depending on how you have your red dot mounted it's probably close to 2.5in. Set the "Wind Speed:" to zero. The calculator will take all the mystery out of it.

 

[bburnette252]

With typical HV .22LR...

If you have it zeroed at 15yds it will shoot higher at longer distances... MUCH HIGHER. At 70-80 yards you'll be close 4 inches high. You won't hit zero again until around 110 yds.

As far as making a left hand turn past 15 yards... your barrel sounds like it might be curved. (just kidding)

ShootersCalculator.com | Ballistic Trajectory Calculator

If you would like a closer bullet path in relation to line of sight for particular distances, push your zero out further "Zero Range:" while keeping in mind the distances you'll be shooting most often. The only info you'll need to manually put in is the "Sight Height:". Depending on how you have your red dot mounted it's probably close to 2.5in. Set the "Wind Speed:" to zero. The calculator will take all the mystery out of it.

You always have the answers! I truly appreciate it.


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[Concept1]

This is more of a personal thing IMO. Are you looking to hit a 1" bullseye up close or hitting an 12" steel plate at 100 yards. If you tune your sights for one, you'll have to compensate for the other. I guess it all comes down to how you plan on using your 15-22. A tight grouping up close is just as cool as a long shot if you ask me. I would think that sighted in for 100 yards would be better at both rather than sighted in at 15 yard trying to compensate at 100 yards.

 

[photoracer]

Correct. If shooting steel plates sight it in for 25 yards. It will still hit plates from 15-40 yards. Unless your plates are very small in which case you sight it in for the distance of the smallest plate you have to shoot. This is how you do it for Steel Challenge and Rimfire Challenge, both pistols and rifles.