How to Zero a Red Dot (Easy Beginners Guide)

i have a question i have does this method only apply to the ar-15? also i have a sks with no original rear sight but has a rail on it so i put a red dot to replace the missing rear sight. i used this method at 50 yards in a indoor range and for some reason i can not get my sks to zero at all. i used a barrel laser and leveled the rifle to have the laser point dead center at 50 yards and then lined my red dot to the laser. for some reason it still shoot 6" to 1' high. I have been so fustrated with this and even had the range officers help and they couldnt figure out why. The barrel is straight i had that checked. Is there something I am doing wrong

Very well done! MOA at 25 yds is 1/4” versus 1” at 100….golden.

Great video very simple to understand. Thanks

very nice and simply explained thanks for sharing the knowledge.

Thank you .Now I just need a rifle and a red dot. Just perparing for when I get both.

Just bought the trs25 and tried this today. Worked great. Took about 3 tries at 25 yards to get it centered. Almost feels like cheating now though.

Would you have to keep you firearm stationary as you would like a traditional scope when zeroing in a red dot ?

Very helpful. Thank you.

Better to think of an MOA as equaling 1 or 2 or 3 inches Per 100 yards.
1moa @ 300= 3", 3moa @ 300yards = 9" , etc.

I liked your vid. But if 1 MOA is an inch at 100yards with that scope. And one click is 1 inch adjustment. Then wouldn’t going to a 50 yard range with the same scope make the adjustment still 1 click is 1 inch so at the 50 yard range that would halve the clicks not double them.

A+ Thanks. Very easy to understand.

Yes DUH !

So what’s the best distance to sight your red dot for pistol? 25 or 50 yards? If I’m shooting something at 10 yards, I cannot depend on my red dot because it’s already off. Because red dot doesn’t have graduations like regular scopes, how does it work if I’m shooting pests like 20 yards, then 10 yards, then 27 yards, another one at 22 yards? I cannot rely on red dot anymore because I’ll be off since it’s sighted at 25 yards. I’m new at red dot. HELP.

Still don’t get it lol I’m screwed

OUTSTANDING GUMP! Now I understand the MOA. It's just a matter of getting to a range and sling some lead on target. When reading the owner's manual the info may not sink in. Nothing like a video. GOOD STUFF.

Thank you for this video. I just attached my first red dot scope, and this information is very helpful before I go to the range. God bless!

As usual, excellent tutorial…

Excellent video.great job of explaining MOA. 👍😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Just got a Sig Romeo 5 for my AK and can't hit a bull in the ass with a bass fiddle with it & I read the manual…..This video has made it much easier to understand. I'll take it out to my "Out in the back field" range & check out what my feeble mind can remember, but I'm expecting much better results.
Thanks for taking the time to make this useful vid for all the Old Farts like myself. Much appreciation sent your way.
Hell, I may as well subscribe too, because I'm always in need of helpful hints & just got a new, to me, Sig M400 AR to set up hunting season is coming up pretty soon. One or both of those weapons is going out in the woods with me & I like a freezer full of Venison Roasts & assorted cuts to enjoy when Hunting Season is just a memory & I Need Meat on the table.
Thanks Again Kotaboy32 Tactical

Thank you!

Two axis– left/right, up/down are the same as a regular rifle scope.. How about showing the triple axis red dots.. Whole 'nuther ball game. I don''t have a problem doing it since I was trained to use a transit in the Army-Artillery to be exact because we had to know how to survey.

Great video!

Cool video, I was looking for some information on setting sites for noobs!

You did a great job. I am a seasoned shooter and it was a good refresher.

Finally….a simple explanation to what moa means !..thanks !!!

Going to try your calculations this weekend on new Vortex Red Dot and new Saint AR Pistol. I'll let you know how it went. Great video, thanks for sharing……..

Good video, thanks.

Great Video!

So if i have my red dot sighted at 25 yards hitting bulls eye within a 3 inch group would i need to readjust it for 50 and 100?

Ok thanks

Great video sir I believe you could simplify it even more as if you were explaining it to children lol seriously my mind was like if I aim in the middle and the bullet lands low left then I need to move the red dot low left, but NO! STOP! That's not how these things work! You must pretend you are moving the bullet not the red dot! This is by far the most confusing thing about adjusting sights and it is never explained this way and I believe it would be the best explanation for new shooters because logically that's how our minds work. You explained it without pointing out the obvious but explaining this further would help so many people. Thanks

Thanks

Thank you sooo much… I have ALWAYS wondered, and you’ve explained it so well!! 🙏🏻

thank you for explaining this so someone new to sighting in scopes can understand

Very simple and very instructive…. FYI?.. You need new markers or probably use a different color for the camera. Thank you

Great video. Thanks