Comments on: Using a 50-Yard Sighting Target with Vintage Military Rifles

By: IAC.

IAC. — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 20:42:19 +0000

@Darkwater, Wouldn’t it be easier to account for the Scope’s Height Above Bore when calculating Trajectory ?!

By: DarkWater

DarkWater — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 14:37:24 +0000

If you intend to use this target, to check the adjustments of your riflescope, do not forget to post it upside down.

By: Brad Suhr

Brad Suhr — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 14:34:41 +0000

Very useful feedback. Thank you!

By: Dino C

Dino C — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 03:26:25 +0000

The concept is not hard to replicate for other firearms. If you have an external ballistics program, all you need to do is calculate the trajectory for the additional distances beyond the short one.
The program will usually make the trajectory available in MOA. Within a very insignificant amount, the MOA value an be converted to the value for the short distance with a ratio. For example at 100 yards, those other MOA values will be 1″ per MOA, at 50 yards, it would be 50/100xMOA or half the value of MOA in inches. For the 50 yard example, a 30 MOA come-up would be 15″.

Editor: This is basically correct, but keep in mind that 1 MOA = 1.047″ at 100 yards. This means that a 30 MOA come-up would be 31.41″ at 100 yards, or 15.705″ at 50 yards.

By: Captain Cadillac

Captain Cadillac — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 01:13:42 +0000

I used these targets on my first trip to Camp Perry in 1963. They were used there until the Government stopped supporting the National Matches in 1968.

By: Brad Suhr

Brad Suhr — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:59:03 +0000

“Bryan Litz has recently popularized the short-range zeroing methods once again, reintroducing it to a new generation of shooters that may not have been aware of the old M72 short-range zero target. The same principles apply, and with the advent of the myriad computer ballistics programs and chronographs on the market today, any shooter can rapidly develop his own zero targets to accomplish the same result.”

I was unaware of this aspect of Bryan Litz’s work. Where may I find this information?

Also, I would be very interested in creating this sort of target for a variety of rifles and loads, as mentioned in the article. How is this done?