How to Zero a Red Dot Sight on a Rifle (The Easy Way) 

Next time, y'all have to use a cowbell. In all honesty, very helpful-and refreshingly light-hearted. Thanks for this!

Dude hitting the steal behind the tree was hilarious 😂

I always use the “2ish inches low at 10 yards method” for 5.56. It’s quick and effective. Then I confirm @ 50.

Having your own sound engineer at the range is next level. 😄

The guy behind the tree with the hammer and the metal plate.... I laughed really loudly at that :))) You guys are funny.

That is really funny when the guy behind the tree hitting the steel plate each time you take a shot😂

The man behind the tree is hilarious. Thanks y'all LOL.

“Pay no attention to the man behind the pine tree”😂 -wizard of oz Thank you. Great vid!

The BEST Layman's explanation of sighting in a rifle (pistol I mean)😅...I have used the same method for decades...great video brother

Little tip about the springs in the red dot adjustment turrets. When you make your adjustments go one or two clicks past your adjustments. Then back it off the one or two clicks. Your adjustments will be truer.

This was so freaking helpful! I never shot an AR in my life ( basically just handguns and long rifles with scopes someone else adjusted for me) my friend gifted me with an ar lower kit this Christmas, and I did the complete assembly myself watching RU-vid videos. I wasn’t even sure whether the gun is gonna fire or blow up in my face. Anyways, I liked the whole process of building an AR by myself,and wanted to “decorate” it with whatever my budget would allow. Got an iron sight’s and found a cheapie red dot online. Thus equipped, I went to an indoor shooting range and started firing. Groups were tight, (using the red dot) but it always was below{2-3 inches) the point of aim. Your video, just gave me an additional ego boost😂😂 that this is how it is supposed to be for longer distances! Thank you! And your friend behind the tree~ level 1 NINJA!😂😂😂

I always bore sight first just to get it in the right ballpark. Tends to save on ammo as well.

You are killing me with your assistant

Love the guy behind the tree. Nice touch.😂😂😂😂

I always used the 25 meter/300 Meter zero in the army and i liked it, but this is better imo

Very helpful video. Now I know how to impress my friends just hide a guy in the woods for the tink 😂😂😂😂

Was a good video and a dude crawling on the ground, showed us you're a real world guy like the rest of us having fun and doing what we love lol.

Brings new meaning to "ringing the steel"

Clear. Concise. Easy. Thank you 🙂

This guy cracks me up and makes something boring fun to watch

I went to the range today with a new red dot on a new upper. I rolled the dice and started at 50 yards. It wasn't on paper, but I could see that I was damn close. I held a few inches high, still not on paper, then held a couple inches left, and a bullet hole appeared on the bottom right of the paper. After that, it was game on. After one mag of adjustments, I was stacking them in a two inch group for the last cease fire.

I've had my two Blue Alpha belts over two years with no complaints. I have not ever tried zeroing from less than 25 yds. I have a new Holosun HE515CM-GR green dot sight, and I'll give that a try..... just because! Thanks and Blessings y'all at Blue Alpha!

I'm a new shooter and you make this simple! Thanks, man! Subbed 🤙 ...and more cowbell! 😂

Appreciate the lighthearted open honest information. Please keep producing the great videos.

The guy behind the tree was hilarious, great video

Staying to the end of this video is GOLDEN!!!!😂😂😂😂

When you have a dot sight sitting high above your bore, it's called hight over bore , if you zero at 10 yards beyond that point of aim your bullet will go up and up and up the farther it travels, at 100 yards you will be 3ft above your point of aim at 10yrds. , this creates a dangerous problem way down range with bullets flying high out pass 4 to 5 hundred yards. And it's all because of high over bore , ZERO as far as possible, 50 to 100 being best , you'll have what's called hold over on shots less than your zero, that is impacts below your point of AIM, but you won't have shots flying high down range , the shot will fly more level until it drops dew to lose of velocity . Any shots less than your 100 zero will reflect your high over bore measurement. My 100 yard Zero at 25yrds is 2.5 inches above point of aim the same as my dot hight over bore , but at the 100yrds zero I'll still be on target out to 250yrds, but low . Some scopes have a ACSS reticle w/BDC = Bullet Drop Compensator which dots don't have, that's why it best to zero them as far out as you can 100 is a great base line distance or 50 .

Awesome!.. I laughed my ass off watching this!! Thank you for the entertainment and tips!

New to shooting and learning on AR great video honestly learned a lot thank you

When he said “as always…” at the end, who else said “have nice day”? FPS Russia is missed. Thanks for posting this though. I learned a few things.

It's too bad you didn't show how to make the adjustments on the red dot sight itself...like how many clicks you were doing to bring it in, that was completely overlooked. Seemed like it was gonna be a simplified tutorial, but it was missing a whole section. Perhaps I searched wrong, next time I'll look up " how to dial in a red dot sight, for the beginner"

These are great general rules.

I subscribed 10sec in for the content and Blue Alpha hardcore vibes, but the awkward victorious kindergartner moment was fking priceless 😅 - more Cowbell! Amazing guys 🙌

Nice video! Especially the sound effect guy crawling away. How about a cow bell LOL. Thanks again. Informativeand entertaining too

🤣🤣🤣🤣 exellent information! you had me crying with the hits-on-target joke 😁 I'm a sub now and thanks!

I get good results using a laser bore sight to start the process.

Beginner's question: I aim my Red Dot at the center, but the shot goes 1cm down and 1cm to the left. Do I now have to adjust / turn downwards and to the left, or in the opposite direction?

On the weeks edition , Tyler makes his little dot again. Next week he’ll try a square. 😂

lmao i like how you kept your friend bear crawling in the back lol

The sound of the PING, Ping-Ping is awesome.

🤣🤣🤣🤣y’all are funny the guy behind the tree lmaoo

LOL!!!! Love the steal targets! Coffee came out my nose!

Great info

Thank you for all the information I think I can do it now.👍👍

Thanks for the tips and thanks for making me spit my drink out at the end.

I sure that the guy that showed up in the back was shooting at 10yrs, to cover you. Lol😂😂😂😂

Great video brother, it was well explained. God bless.

Thank you for this great video. I still cant seem to zero in my holosun green dot. Still shooting low at about 15 yards in my indoor range

Is a vortex strike 2 a good sight for a ar15

Yep, just now viewing this video. Great video, and to the point instruction. One thing I might add, it might just be me, but the tone of the bullet impacts on the steel targets.., didn’t quite sound like I recall lead hitting AR500 target steel. It sounded to me like some steel object striking a piece of steel…, “just sayin”.

Great video sir, very helpfull

lol yes they were all hits. 😂😂😂 lookin like me out there. Happy new year brother

Great vid bro ty. Even enjoyed the light humor 🤙

I zero at 36yrds. I only shoot 2 rounds to get on zero. I sight the target dot and shoot one round. I then place my sight back on the target dot and adjust the sight to the first rounds impact point. The second round hits dead center on the targeted point.

Thanks! Very helpful.

"as you can see those were all hits". - That's some Monty Python stuff right there!

T-Bone looking good

That riser is huge!

Would like to have seen close up of doing the adjustments and how much adjustment

The end was so funny 😅

I thought this was for someone that has never set up a sight, I still have no idea what he did or what direction to turn the knows or which knobs do what, I guess I need to keep looking for a beginner videos because this confused me even more.

Very insightful thank you

Tyler being serious lol

Don't hit the dog in the back😂

i like your swag your hilarious bro nice video and some damn fine shooting

This video presumes you already know how much each click of adjustment translates into offset on target for the distance to the target. I'm not sure this video is teaching anything. You shoot, you see you're off, and you adjust it. Really? That's not unique to a red dot, that's how any optic is adjusted.

When zeroing at 10 yards, your group should be inch in below point of aim to hit from 50 yards?

Common theme in sighting in videos: not showing the clickies and tickies. I know it says "Up" and "R" but is that point of impact? Is that the red dot that is moving to the right and up? I'm looking for clarification so I'm not chasing it all day.

THX FOR THIS EXPLANATION...DOES THE HEIGHT OF THE OPTIC MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Very good video ,thanks

You Did good.

Hog Saddle was my nickname in high school

Great Video ❤

How much for your sweat infused tee?...asking for a friend.

Bruh the ending had me crying

Easy explanation

Thank you for the video

Pardon my ignorance, but why would you want your groupings below the target at 10 yards out compared to 50 yards out?

That's funny this just made my day lol

😂 great job guys

Does it also hold up on a 12 cal shotgun? thanks in advance for your attention

Real question, if bullets drop and I want to zero in 100 yards but I only have 10 wouldn’t I want my shots to register higher than the point?

Using a m16, does the red light has to aligned with the front sight?

😅🤣😂😆😅 Love the end lol

Didnt show any adjustments or explain///

Pro Tip: watch this video on 1.5 speed. You're welcome.

Why does it look like your optic is about to get a nose bleed from being so high on the air?

Where are you adjusting the dot to????

So you're aiming low to simulate the drop on a longer shot?

Okay but whose backyard can I use to zero my red dot? Lol I see all these guys on youtube just shooting outside. Like you dont got neighbors? Its like damn. I live in a townhouse. Help me.

Some good info but for some that have no clue how to zero, you never provided any info showing "closely" how to turn the adjustments and where they are located. You never showed a view looking through the optic as to how the adjustments look from that position. Maybe make a redo and include this! Your giving info that proficient shooters already know.

What would the holds be for a 16 inch 9mm PCC?

7:09 what’s he doing behind u😂

you didn't show the clickies and the tickies. isn't that the point of an instructional video on sighting in a red dot?

No bore sighting. Just adjusting your optic. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Are you able to do this using a bore sight?

😂at the end😂 🇺🇲

What is your comfortable on target range for suppressed SBR?

Looks like everybody missed it ESPECIALLY Mr. Blue Alpha. At 2.45 sec this "thumbalena" banged his rifle down on the table, did anybody notice the safety was was OFF? If he was at an indoor range he could have killed someone on an upper floor! Keep your safe on unless you're ready to pull the trigger and don't ever bang your rifle down against the but stock, a really dumb thing to do.

I'm so confused, I'm new to sighting in. But why would you want it hitting low at 10 yards? I always thought it was supposed to hit a little high at 10 yards which in return would compensate for distance when the bullet drop🤔