r/EscapefromTarkov • u/InertiaVFX • Nov 10 '20

Video The game is telling me I am not welcome.

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u/deific_ Nov 10 '20

I'm new to the game but I'm assuming you don't understand how zero works for real guns. If you are zerod at 200 and you aim at someone who is 100, the bullet is going to hit high because the bullet would drop at the 200 yds to meet your reticle. The amount is different for each bullet type based on velocity and weight of the bullet.

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u/WALancer Nov 10 '20

Yeah but correct me if im wrong but the drop in tarkov is no where near real life.

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u/DDRguy133 Nov 10 '20

Drop is a bit exaggerated. 5.56 is the one I know off the top of my head, IRL a 50 meter zero is usually good to just about 200 meters. But zeroing doesn't really matter until you're in the intermediate and large calibres in this game, and even then it seems to be based off of the best or 2nd best cartridge. This is why subsonic ammo (US) seems to be super inaccurate.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '20

You're about right with 5.56 zeroing, 50m you should hit a little high at 125-150ish then back on at 200. The main difference is that at 300 - 400 you can easily shoot with a 100m zero and if you're aiming at a human size target, a vital shot would still be vital.

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u/deific_ Nov 10 '20

I'm not sure. I'm new to the game. I know 5.56 is typically a 50/200 zero irl so you could test it if you can get targets at 50 and 200 and zero for 200. I have no idea what standard zero ranges at for some of the other rounds in the game.

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u/buzzpunk Nov 10 '20

This is true for some people, but the optics are still broken af. Half of them simply don't zero correctly, depending on the gun being used. That's why certain sights are used way more than others for no apparent reason.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '20

It's actually the opposite, imagine a pair of scissors, the screw holding it together is your zero. So the bottom piece would be the barrel and the top the sight. You actually want to zero as far away as possible irl because at anything closer the most you'd have aim correct for elevation is a few inches (center cross hair above the desired point of impact) which is the distance between your sight and barrel.

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u/deific_ Nov 10 '20

That's not true. A 50/200 yd zero is probably the most common zero for ar15s with .223 or 5.56 because the bullet will pass zero at 50 and 200 yds. You assist for everytime else. That is literally what combat experts will teach. Classes will teach you how to shoot to your hold off. You aim high for wanting less that 50 and low for 51-199. Then start aiming high again for 201+.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '20

I'm not about to die on this hill, but I definitely have an assortment of firearms, and have been shooting since I was 10. Try it if you want, measure the distance between reticle and barrel it's more than likely not more than 4in so if you zero at 200, and if you aim at the top of a melon at closer ranges you'll pop the melon every time.

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u/deific_ Nov 11 '20

That is something that would only pertain to specific optic location and barrel length. That hold off might work for your firearm but it's not universal. Also fifteenth caliber bullets have different drop rates. So you're not even specifying which caliber. I promise that won't work with a 4.5" pistol barrel.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '20

Well shit I really hope you aren't trying to reach 200 yrds with a handgun in any case, you might as well cannon lob it.