Alright. I want to zero in several guns at 50 yards. The problem is, I don't have a range finder. I've been zeroing them in at what I've been told is around 30 yards, but this was measured out by the man through walking. I know the guns are functional with the zeros they have, but I don't know what they're actually zeroed at, and I have no idea what my holds are. I know live in a rural place where I have what appears to be possible 60 yards, but how would I know, I don't have a proper intuitive understanding of what different distances look like. Since I don't have a range finder, the only thing I can think of would be to measure out by hand 50 yards of nylon ("paracord") rope. This would take a while, but I'm not even sure if the spool I have is a true 100 meters, as stated on aliexpress. It would be plenty if true. What should I do, anons?
>Alright. I want to zero in several guns at 50 yards.
If you have a 30 yard range, why do you want to zero at 50? Zero at 25 and confirm zero at 200/300 by going to a decent range. Math is a good way to get a general idea but I don't trust math zeros until they are confirmed.
>If you have a 30 yard range
I believe I now have access to a range that's around 60 yards. I just wish I had a range finder, but I'm not spending that money. I'm wondering if anybody's tried using actual rope that they've measured out.
a number of rudimentary yet effective solutions present themselves. to portion some into your gaping maw with this here spoon:
* 50ft tape measures are common. there are three feet in a yard, thus measuring a straight line with the tape measure fully extended three times will result in a line of 50 yards in length
* a pace count can be obtained by walking a known 100 yard distance several times while step counting, the average of this taken, halved, and that number of paces walked to measure out 50 yards
more concerning is this stupid basement dwelling subhuman non grass toucher doesn't instinctively know what a football field looks like and know has a gun
Does that work the same for meters? Can I zero an eotech at 25m and be good at 200/300?
It's going to be a bit different for meters.
>Since I don't have a range finder, the only thing I can think of would be to measure out by hand 50 yards of nylon ("paracord") rope. This would take a while, but I'm not even sure if the spool I have is a true 100 meters,
Measure it against a tape measure
I'm seriously considering using actual rope, but it's going to take forever to measure out, unless you anons know of some quicker methods.
>unless you anons know of some quicker methods.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveyor%27s_wheel
You can get cheap ones at a hardware or farm & feed store.
There are also long tape measures like picrel. You can also use orienteering & math (you know, the compass and map shit you should have learned in boy scouts).
You can also just measure it out on Google and get a pretty accurate reading, no tools required, but I think OP is too moronic to figure that out.
Thanks, anon. I just learned something new. The entire range is 110 meters long, but there is a convenient natural marker for 50 meters.
Alright. I've figured out what a good marker for 50 yards would be. The question is... Should I do a 50 yard zero... or a 50 meter zero?
my man, is this bait? I refuse someone is that fricking moronic and unable to measure 50 yards without the help of electronic equipment.
how are you not able to figure out how to measure distance? didn't you go to school?
Do the math. If a rifle zeroed at 60 yards is supposed to impact 1" high at 50, then...
>blacked
Take a tape measure and walk in dirt. Measure the distance between your tracks. Use math. Pace your target.
homie you can get chink 165ft measure tape at Amazon for like 10 bucks.
I mean sure, i wouldnt build a house with these, but i doubt it will be more than few inches off.
Do what every boomer does, measure it using your feet. If you know your shoe size (and I hope you do) you can get a fairly close estimate of any distance. If you want to be even more particular, use a yard stick and figure out what kind of stride you would need to get as precise of a measurement.
Basically do as your forebears did, use your body to conduct measurements.
I don't think his forebears did a lot of math
>OP's pic
😀
that’s fricking fantastic
Cant visualise
>a base path
>half a football field
>a track length
Youre the reason we why we still have landnav courses at night where they give examples of people sucking hard
Generically, if you take a long step, that's about a yard. Do it 50 times and it's probably close enough for anything within 150 yards. Test your stride using a yard stick. Put the yard stick on the ground. See how far apart your feet are. Take 50 steps of that length. Call it close enough.
Method two, buy a 100' of string. Measure it out once. Fold it in half. Measure it again, this time folded.
Method three, buy a 50' length of rope. Measure it out 3 times.
Method four, take a 25' garden hose, measure it out 6 times.
Method five, buy a range finder.
Method six, sneak onto a football field in the middle of the night, shoot from the 50 yard line.
Method seven, go to a city and cut down 15 backetball hoops, posts and all. Line them up on the ground rim to rim.
Method eight, go to international waters off the coast of Australia, find a giant siphonophore, shoot the length of it.
Method Nine, guess.
Method ten, print of this target and shoot it at a 25 yard range.
if you don't have a range finder and don't know what 50 yards looks like then it doesn't matter what your zero is because you won't be able to tell how far away your target is to calculate your holdover
By the way, I've already figured out what to do thanks to this anon.
Google maps tells me what the distances are.