Why are you making this so hard? I fire one round and say the round hits high right. I’ll aim at center and adjust my dot the point of impact then shoot a second round and walah my red dot is now zeroed. Then I shoot a group of 3-5 to be sure. And I’ll also use a sandbag rest or something similar.
Shooting for self-defense, I tend to zero in at 10 - 15 yards. Anything farther out, it's either going to be I have time to evade or prepare for the situation, or the threat has been minimized due to distance.
I am subbed to about probably a few hundred so called guntubers. This is my first time coming across this channel. But something about this really drew me in and I enjoyed it 100% even though I have zeroed tons of pistols and rifles. This gentleman is in the upper echelon of "guntubers" that I wanna watch. Well done.
....this is exactly.....EXACTLY how a youtube video is made. Hacks, take notice. Every word has meaning. Very clear. Very prepared. Well done sir. Subbed and Liked
Good and straight forward video. I like 10-15 yard zero for small guns. Hellcat shield 365 kahr. 25 for handguns with a 3.5”ish or longer barrel. 320 m&p glock 19-17 1911/2011
This is exactly how I sight my pistol optics in. I do the same blank target and sharpie for my CQB rifle zero as well not only is it a fine point to aim at its much cheaper than buying targets. Solid grouping! For a second when I opened the video I thought you were Nick Freitas 😂
The thing about TH-cam is you can have a video with the same topic as 50 others and people will still come across yours also. I came here after another video on the same topic and subbed too.
As someone who zeros in red dots as part of my job. Your grouping is very good for free hand. May use your video for a learning guide to customers that "want to make the laser thing make them shoot better " 😅
Definitely honest! I might have edited and shot a little more but the principal is definitely there!,,, and explained well. Great (Real) video! I certainly appreciate your honesty especially when it comes to educating new folks.
There is a difference from zeroing and sighting in a red dot or scope. When you zero a red dot, you have to have support to take as much of the human factor out as possible. When sighting in a red dot, exactly what you did. You are basically sighting in your personal faults as a shooter. For example: If you normally shot low and to the right, you’ll always have to dial in clicks to the left and up! At that point the red dot is sighted in to you and it’s not a true zero! The only way a true zero can be set, is off the bench, period!
@@Richard01234 I get what you are saying. But if you zero the gun and you know the gun is shooting true. All a new shooter needs to do at that point, is practice, practice, practice and they will get better! If you keep dialing in your faults, you'll never get used to holding the gun steady. And every gun that you shoot that is zeroed, you"ll aways be off!
They say that the average shooting battle takes place at 15 feet. I normally practice at about that distance. But given todays mass shootings I think that it would be a good idea to practice at longer distances, and pick an aim point somewhere in between. At least that’s what I plan to do.
After zeroing all 6 of my handguns I can honestly say the distance of zero doesn’t matter so much if you train and know the point of impact at different distances and how much you need to hold over. Real good video my guy! 2A or no way!
I like a 15 yard zero. You do have a small sight offset issue with pistol red dots. If you zero too close you'll be quite high at longer distances such as 25-50 yards. 15 yards is a wee bit farther than most SD scenarios, but not crazily so. So at shorter ranges you'll be a tiny bit low, but not enough to matter and at longer ranges again you'll be a tiny bit high until the bullet starts to drop at around the 50 yard mark. so like a 50/200yard zero for 5.56mm, a 15 yard zero just about hits the sweet spot for pistols. Also (and no body talks about this) if you want to run suppressor height back up sights also you may well find you can't co-witness you irons to your red dot. Most high irons are designed with the front sight too high so you have to take out a file and remove material to the front sight until you get co-witness. If you don't your irons will shoot LOW and when you line them up you may not even be able to see the red dot - it will be below the window in fact. So zero your red dot first and then slowly take a file to your front sight and remove material until you get the dot floating at or just above the front sight when your irons are lined up and then you are GTG.
When it comes to the exact distance that you should zero your red dot, there is only one correct answer. To get full effect of the bullets trajectory and the acceptable range where it hits you need to start with the muzzle velocity, then you need to know the bullet weight. Then you need to know what is the projectiles coefficient. After you have that figured out then you can find the distance at which the apex of the trajectory is and find the rise and fall within the target hit range. But let’s be honest. All that changes depending on the humidity level, temperature and barometric pressure. Or you could just do what he did here and zero it between 10 and 15 yards and you’ll be good. That’s how I roll. Sometimes we can just overthink this stuff.
I like where your head is at however, those aforementioned areas deal more with rifle and long-distance precision shooting. Most pistol engagements won't be more than 25-30 ft varying upon objects and terrain.
"That little guy? I wouldn't worry about that little guy." LOL Dude snuck in a Super Troopers reference and I'm here for it! Subbed for facts and details presented efficiently with a touch of humor to keep it fresh. Well done, man. I'm about to sight my Holosun in and thought I would see if there are any tips or tricks. Pretty straightforward, but this was still amusing to watch.
Batman would be jealous of that utility belt. With the large variable being his shot, how could you be certain without removing “said” variable and locking the pistol in a fixed position to accurately zero it in?
Genuine question here. Does the dot HAVE to line up with the irons? Or is it two independent sighting systems? does the reticle have to lollipop the front sight and line up with rear sights?
I think it is important to note think that 90 plus % of shooters can't do this without stabilizing the pistol and taking human error completely out of the equation. He is a great shot so he can get away with it but most can't.
Agreed. Was really surprised that he didn't stabilize. Many newbies, myself included, would mess this up without (which is exactly what happened the first time I tried to zero my Holosun SCS). No matter how good you think you are, stabilize and remove the human element.
Serious question from an inexperienced shooter. Doesn’t this allow to compensate for poor shooting? If I’m off target because of grip, trigger finger placement, etc does this just out the dot where I’m shooting instead of allowing me to learn how to shoot better?
If you're shooting a tight enough group that you can properly zero your pistol, you're off to a good start. If your impacts shift as you become more skilled then you can just make zero adjustments.
Im still confused on where youre holding the dot in the window. Are you trying to just keep it dead center or having it rest on the top on the front post? The tiniest movement throws the impact way off (hence why there is iron sights for windage/elevation)
As long as I can see my front site I don't need anything else in combat shooting the arms are straight out and you're just looking over your front side and placing it over your target . This is as long as it's not way off .
There are a ton of different red dots so it would be difficult to cover all the different models. Your best option is to check your user manual or look up videos specific to your dot.
Wouldn't you need a stand to set your gun on to stabilize when shooting. That way your pulling the gun when pull the trigger. Oh by the way I loved the "suckers" bit...😅😅
It does which means the shooter must have ZERO movement which is 99.99% impossible. When you zero, the gun or rifle needs to be resting or locked in a mount so that it does not "move" when you pull the trigger as it "will" when you do it free hand
@@BlueAlphaBelts Oh, OK, but I bet that there is some counter intuitive stuff about turning screws clockwise when you want the dot to move to the right, or if you're shooting down and to the left then you move the dot down and to the left??
"If I were a better shot this would be more impressive." Is the most accurate, funny Truth Bomb ever! You guys need to put this on a shirt!
That's a classic line🔥
I'm still LMAO!!! And it holds true for so many of us.
Stray or not, the person would’ve still been hit.
😂😂Love it👍👏
I would buy this shirt.
"If I was a better shot, this would be much more impressive." Awesome! Great channel.
Why are you making this so hard? I fire one round and say the round hits high right. I’ll aim at center and adjust my dot the point of impact then shoot a second round and walah my red dot is now zeroed. Then I shoot a group of 3-5 to be sure. And I’ll also use a sandbag rest or something similar.
Shooting for self-defense, I tend to zero in at 10 - 15 yards. Anything farther out, it's either going to be I have time to evade or prepare for the situation, or the threat has been minimized due to distance.
I am subbed to about probably a few hundred so called guntubers. This is my first time coming across this channel. But something about this really drew me in and I enjoyed it 100% even though I have zeroed tons of pistols and rifles.
This gentleman is in the upper echelon of "guntubers" that I wanna watch. Well done.
....this is exactly.....EXACTLY how a youtube video is made. Hacks, take notice. Every word has meaning. Very clear. Very prepared. Well done sir. Subbed and Liked
Completely agree. No bullshit just straight to the point and actually does what the title of the video says
Respect for not editing out misses like the tacticool gun tubers. 🇺🇸🦅💪
😂 That was awesome👉🏾 no loud ridiculous intro music, straight to the point, funny(Super Troopers!😍), and super helpful 🙌🏾
Good and straight forward video.
I like 10-15 yard zero for small guns. Hellcat shield 365 kahr. 25 for handguns with a 3.5”ish or longer barrel. 320 m&p glock 19-17 1911/2011
Thanks for the video and self deprecating humor...had me laughing.
Very good, clear concise how-to video on sighting a red dot.
This is exactly how I sight my pistol optics in. I do the same blank target and sharpie for my CQB rifle zero as well not only is it a fine point to aim at its much cheaper than buying targets. Solid grouping! For a second when I opened the video I thought you were Nick Freitas 😂
The thing about TH-cam is you can have a video with the same topic as 50 others and people will still come across yours also. I came here after another video on the same topic and subbed too.
As someone who zeros in red dots as part of my job. Your grouping is very good for free hand. May use your video for a learning guide to customers that "want to make the laser thing make them shoot better " 😅
Completely agree. Excellent. Precise and to the point. Just got my Holson 407c for my equalizer and needed this. Thanks!!
Definitely honest! I might have edited and shot a little more but the principal is definitely there!,,, and explained well. Great (Real) video! I certainly appreciate your honesty especially when it comes to educating new folks.
Well done. Simple and correct
"If I were a better shot this would be more impressive." That just got a sub......I enjoy no non sense, real videos.....
This was a great video man. Good job!
Great vid for a begginer like me. This was very helpful. Thank you.
This was excellent! Love your humour too.
There is a difference from zeroing and sighting in a red dot or scope. When you zero a red dot, you have to have support to take as much of the human factor out as possible. When sighting in a red dot, exactly what you did. You are basically sighting in your personal faults as a shooter. For example: If you normally shot low and to the right, you’ll always have to dial in clicks to the left and up! At that point the red dot is sighted in to you and it’s not a true zero! The only way a true zero can be set, is off the bench, period!
Agree, and you will be denied the ability to improve if you do it this way. Especially new shooters who have to correct some bugs.
@@Richard01234 I get what you are saying. But if you zero the gun and you know the gun is shooting true. All a new shooter needs to do at that point, is practice, practice, practice and they will get better! If you keep dialing in your faults, you'll never get used to holding the gun steady. And every gun that you shoot that is zeroed, you"ll aways be off!
@@DexQuin I was agreeing with you, I think you missed what I was saying. I as saying exactly hat you said in your reply.
We need This Cat To Have That iconic 1940’s-50,s announcer’s Voice.. great work My Dude
They say that the average shooting battle takes place at 15 feet. I normally practice at about that distance. But given todays mass shootings I think that it would be a good idea to practice at longer distances, and pick an aim point somewhere in between. At least that’s what I plan to do.
After zeroing all 6 of my handguns I can honestly say the distance of zero doesn’t matter so much if you train and know the point of impact at different distances and how much you need to hold over. Real good video my guy! 2A or no way!
I like a 15 yard zero. You do have a small sight offset issue with pistol red dots. If you zero too close you'll be quite high at longer distances such as 25-50 yards. 15 yards is a wee bit farther than most SD scenarios, but not crazily so. So at shorter ranges you'll be a tiny bit low, but not enough to matter and at longer ranges again you'll be a tiny bit high until the bullet starts to drop at around the 50 yard mark. so like a 50/200yard zero for 5.56mm, a 15 yard zero just about hits the sweet spot for pistols.
Also (and no body talks about this) if you want to run suppressor height back up sights also you may well find you can't co-witness you irons to your red dot. Most high irons are designed with the front sight too high so you have to take out a file and remove material to the front sight until you get co-witness. If you don't your irons will shoot LOW and when you line them up you may not even be able to see the red dot - it will be below the window in fact.
So zero your red dot first and then slowly take a file to your front sight and remove material until you get the dot floating at or just above the front sight when your irons are lined up and then you are GTG.
Thanks for your edumancation on how to site in a red dot. GOD Bless and stay safe!
I just bought my first optic and then using this as a guide. Thank you so much.
This really helps me. I appreciate you making this video. Thanks.
Really simple and informative video!
Great video. I have slot of experience with iron sights, but just got into green dot (with circle) sights.
This is great. Sans a target, you can even adjust using a paper plate. It works. Love your channel, very informative and very funny.
Came for the red dot tips, stayed for the Super Troopers reference.
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Shouldn't you use a rest of some sort in the zeroing processing???
That would have more impact sighting in a rifle at further distances. But you can certainly do what would be most comfortable for you.
Great video man super easy process
Quick, to the point, and as an added bonus…funny!
I would like to see a video on if the red dot needs to be in the center of the glass. I it necessary? Thanks again!
Check out the Sage Dynamics channel, I think he covers that in one of his videos. He's definitely a subject matter expert.
Great Video, Thank You. It was great to verify what I thought I already new!
When it comes to the exact distance that you should zero your red dot, there is only one correct answer. To get full effect of the bullets trajectory and the acceptable range where it hits you need to start with the muzzle velocity, then you need to know the bullet weight. Then you need to know what is the projectiles coefficient. After you have that figured out then you can find the distance at which the apex of the trajectory is and find the rise and fall within the target hit range. But let’s be honest. All that changes depending on the humidity level, temperature and barometric pressure. Or you could just do what he did here and zero it between 10 and 15 yards and you’ll be good. That’s how I roll. Sometimes we can just overthink this stuff.
I like where your head is at however, those aforementioned areas deal more with rifle and long-distance precision shooting. Most pistol engagements won't be more than 25-30 ft varying upon objects and terrain.
What you described goes along with rifle shooting. Distances greater than 100 yards.. Pistol not so much….
i think he was being sarcastic guys lol
@@bublyspark-h4jBingo! I thought my very last sentence made that clear.
@@bublyspark-h4jBINGO!! You get it. 👍🏻 Which is why I put “sometimes we can just overthink this stuff.”
Well he said it the optic can be perfect you gotta just be able to shoot an his phrase I'm ah man super good content 👌
Exactly how I do it….so it must be the best way 👏👏👍 great vid
"That little guy? I wouldn't worry about that little guy." LOL Dude snuck in a Super Troopers reference and I'm here for it! Subbed for facts and details presented efficiently with a touch of humor to keep it fresh. Well done, man. I'm about to sight my Holosun in and thought I would see if there are any tips or tricks. Pretty straightforward, but this was still amusing to watch.
Great video! Thank you. Subbed.
Thank you for sharing this
Good information
Do you have any tips for shooting a scoped rifle with both eyes open ?
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Excellent Job..Thank you
Excellent job. 👌
But, but, but, but….
Short and simple. Well done. 👍
This was super helpful.
Great video man thank you ! Subscribed
great video!
Hey friend on one point 2:05 i could hear you f@rt😅was it a meaty one?
Great video! Thanks!
Does having a co-witness iron sights help zeroing a red dot?
So using a bore laser ant sighting red dot over tht green dot coming out the center of the barrel isn’t effective?
It's a good start but you still want to confirm with live fire
4:08 was that little guy a super troopers reference?
Where in the sight window are putting the dot? Are you holding the dot in the center or right on top of the front sight post?
Thanks, very helpful
Great video. Does this also work with green dots? If not, could you do another video. 🤣
Great video thank you, question tho….. For self defense how much distance in your opinion should you set the dot to? 12ft for example?
@@bettercallhag 10-25 yard zeros are all viable for self defense. I personally do a 25 yard zero.
@@BlueAlphaBelts thank you
Batman would be jealous of that utility belt. With the large variable being his shot, how could you be certain without removing “said” variable and locking the pistol in a fixed position to accurately zero it in?
Genuine question here. Does the dot HAVE to line up with the irons? Or is it two independent sighting systems? does the reticle have to lollipop the front sight and line up with rear sights?
If I remember correctly, I think this video will be very helpful for you. th-cam.com/video/tpkb0Lyr9RM/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
Do i need the gold calculator watch, or can I use my phone?
@@thedamnyankee1 Gold Calculator Watch Preferred
Tyler is so swole. ❤
I think it is important to note think that 90 plus % of shooters can't do this without stabilizing the pistol and taking human error completely out of the equation. He is a great shot so he can get away with it but most can't.
Agreed. Was really surprised that he didn't stabilize. Many newbies, myself included, would mess this up without (which is exactly what happened the first time I tried to zero my Holosun SCS). No matter how good you think you are, stabilize and remove the human element.
Just curious… is it normal for my shot to end up about a inch below of where my red dot is?
@@general9631 For example, if you are zeroed at 25 yards and you are shooting at 10 yards then your round will impact slightly low.
@@BlueAlphaBelts thanks for reaching out bro!
Thanks, good advice
It would be helpful to show what you actually do to the sight itself to make the adjustment
@@LiLRotum That will change depending on the model of red dot you have. Refer to your user manual for that info.
Serious question from an inexperienced shooter. Doesn’t this allow to compensate for poor shooting? If I’m off target because of grip, trigger finger placement, etc does this just out the dot where I’m shooting instead of allowing me to learn how to shoot better?
If you're shooting a tight enough group that you can properly zero your pistol, you're off to a good start. If your impacts shift as you become more skilled then you can just make zero adjustments.
Why not sandbag/clamp and do a 2-3 shot zero like a carbine/Rifle?
@@shinenwga7784 We wanted to show how to do it without extra equipment.
If I correctly understand, zeroing could be only done by some experienced shooter?
Nope, anyone can do it
Things for referring me to Cowan for the business about not trying to co-witness to my sights.
Great video
Im still confused on where youre holding the dot in the window. Are you trying to just keep it dead center or having it rest on the top on the front post? The tiniest movement throws the impact way off (hence why there is iron sights for windage/elevation)
@@ThurgoodJenkinz Put the dot on what you want to hit, iron sights are not involved.
As long as I can see my front site I don't need anything else in combat shooting the arms are straight out and you're just looking over your front side and placing it over your target . This is as long as it's not way off .
Well Done!
I got a question if I zero at 10 will I be on at 25
For those who find this difficult, just use a bench! Doing so, will eliminate some of the user error.
5 star video
I use a two inch stick on target on a full target
please discuss where to adjust windage and elevation in your red dot
There are a ton of different red dots so it would be difficult to cover all the different models. Your best option is to check your user manual or look up videos specific to your dot.
How do I know how many clicks I have to make?
That will depend on your red dot. You can either read the user manual or just make adjustments on the fly until you get the desired results.
@@BlueAlphaBelts trijicon SRO
Wouldn't you need a stand to set your gun on to stabilize when shooting. That way your pulling the gun when pull the trigger. Oh by the way I loved the "suckers" bit...😅😅
This video was solid gold 🤣
I’m guessing the optic was not co-witnessed to the irons?
Correct, co-witnessing a pistol RDS is not recommended for multiple reasons
@@BlueAlphaBelts I love to hear your reasons why it's not recommended?
@@urbantactical148 th-cam.com/video/tpkb0Lyr9RM/w-d-xo.html
@@urbantactical148 there are a lot of shooters who don’t recommend co-witness when setting up an optic
@@julianp4008 Ok sure but there are also a lot who do so that's why i'm curious to hear your reasons why.
No bench rest???
Bring the sight down to move your grouping up. Bring your sight up to move your grouping down.
I don’t get how you can zero your red dot if your shooting is not accurate?
why not shoot off a bench rest for stability??
"if I were a better shot".... Wish my 10-yard groups looked that good!
I thought you were donut operator when I saw the video thumbnail
What, that little guy? I wouldn’t worry about that little guy 😂
Wouldn't the easy way be getting a bore/barrel laser or something like that
NICE
As a mathematician, I am stealing the phrase "dissect and bisect"
You know I can teach him to shoot that thing right?
Didn't show actual adjustments on the red dot
doesn't this rely on the shooter's own accuracy for zeroing?
The more stable you can be the better. Nothing wrong with using a rest if you have one!
It does which means the shooter must have ZERO movement which is 99.99% impossible.
When you zero, the gun or rifle needs to be resting or locked in a mount so that it does not "move" when you pull the trigger as it "will" when you do it free hand
Sighting in by shooting off hand??????
You missed out the most important bit ... about how the adjustment screws work!!
That is specific to each different optic so we didn't cover it. Each person should read about adjusting their specific optic.
@@BlueAlphaBelts Oh, OK, but I bet that there is some counter intuitive stuff about turning screws clockwise when you want the dot to move to the right, or if you're shooting down and to the left then you move the dot down and to the left??
if i was a better shot this would be more impressive . that had me crackin up