shooting distance for AR?

[IM_Lugger]

What distance do you guys shoot your ARs (NO optics) from? 25m? 50m? 100m? 200m? farther?

don't forget to mention the calibre and the barrel length.

 

[esquif]

50, 100, 200 and then there is no more range ... i use 223 in 11.5 and 16 inch

 

[.45colt]

Usually 50 with iron sights. .223 throught a 16" barrel
Sometimes as far at 200

 

[kirill]

I shoot 5-shot groups at an 18" gong at 300m (or is it yards? don't remember) with irons.
From the standing position I can hit 3 rounds out of 5, rarely getting 4/5 on a good group and always 5/5 when prone shooting at a 14" gong.

I shoot with a 16" A2-pattern AR15 (A stock Armalite LE M15A2).

 

[beltfed]

Colt AR 20" 1:7 HB -out to 500m.

 

[Ardent]

I shoot 200 yards with irons because I run out of range, but 600 yards is common with irons too.

 

[G37]

I was just shooting my 20" AR-15 at the 200m targets on Saturday with the “Iron Sights”.

The targets are very small and difficult to see, however I was able to get multiple 8" groups (5 shots) which I was very happy with (windage and elevation were perfect); I was sitting of course with sandbags and using factory American Eagle 55gr ammunition.

I had sighted in my rifle at 50m with -4 under the 6/3 setting and the small aperture. For 200m shooting I set the elevation to the 6/3 setting and switched to the large aperture; coincidently it still shoots POA at 50m with these settings (which is now where I will leave it 99% of the time).

I'd like to shoot farther but our range is limited to 200m; the trajectory is very flat with my 20" AR... as I said all targets up to and including 200m are "bang on" with no compensating.

 

[NavyShooter]

Iron sights out to 500m.

Usually use optics now though.

Used C-7, C-7A1, AR-15 (A1 sights and A2 sights.)

NS

 

[echo4lima]

We used to qualify on the KD course at 200, 300, 500 and sometimes for fun 800m

 

[willwagspal]

ar distance

At the U.S. National Matches at Camp Perry they shoot them out to 600 yards.

 

[lookout]

I .

I had sighted in my rifle at 50m with -4 under the 6/3 setting and the small aperture. For 200m shooting I set the elevation to the 6/3 setting and switched to the large aperture; coincidently it still shoots POA at 50m with these settings (which is now where I will leave it 99% of the time).

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why would you use the large aperture for long range and the small aperture for short range? Should be the other way around unless you're using a method strange to me....

 

[kirill]

The large aperture on the AR is good up to 200m, the small one is for 300-800m. I believe you have to use the small aperture to sight it in and then shoot as directed.

 

[IDPACONVERT]

Colt AR 20" 1:7 HB -out to 500m.

X2 but with A2 profile barrel, and issue IVI, I shot a precision match with the same rifle one year, and scored 40 out of 50 at 800, but that was with a 6x scope and issue IVI.

 

[kirill]

X2 but with A2 profile barrel, and issue IVI, I shot a precision match with the same rifle one year, and scored 40 out of 50 at 800, but that was with a 6x scope and issue IVI.

I wish I could shoot some real 5.56...

 

[Savage]

AR 15 HBAR match w/optics 800m if using Irons 400m

 

[sparrow]

20" or 14.5" 1/9" twist rifle or carbine out to 500m for service conditions, out to 100m for tac rifle, Colt 3x scope, Elcan and Leupold 3.5-10x40 LRT have been utilized. I have had the highest scores with the Elcan.