Zeroing

Check Safety for how to avoid:

• Dangerous inaccuracy: likely after (re-)mounting sights.

• Expensive inaccuracy: in addition likely due to using wrong method of calculation.

See Document Structure for how to comment and suggest changes.

Contents:

• Getting started
  • Aiming
  • Initial sight adjustment
    • Technique
    • Calibrating the sights
    • Adjusting for the 1st shot at a new distance
    • Adjusting in general
• Zeroing - Technical Reference
  • Safety
  • Confusing Ideas & Terminology
    • Zeroing
    • Drop Distance & Angle
    • Units
    • Sight Adjustment Knob Labelling
    • Gallery
  • Initial Sighting-in
    • Bore Sighting
    • Barrel Sighting
    • Spotting
  • Adjusting for Distance & Conditions
    • Operation of Sights
      • Using Published Charts for Initial Sight Adjustment after changing Target Distance or Ammunition
    • Using Experience: Adjusting for Small Changes
      • Forces
        • Wind
        • Gravity
        • Air Resistance
        • Effect of Mass (or Weight) of Bullet
          • Effect on the Wind Calculation
          • Effect on the Gravity Calculation
          • Effect on the Air Resistance Calculation
  • Fine Adjustment for Earth Rotation
  • Very Long Range
    • Safety
    • Sight Usage
    • Aiming Strategy
  • Useful Checks
  • Trajectory Calculator
  • Document Structure
    • Safety
    • Technical Details of Sight Adjustment
    • Checklists & Tools
    • Jargon
    • Yet to be Completed
    • Length
• Indices and tables

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page