JANES.COM review of our SAR 21 rifle
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Singapore is rearing SAR-21 bullpup rifle for home and export requirement
BY Charles Q Cutshaw
Singapore has for many years equipped its military forces with M16A1 rifles manufactured under license by Chartered Industries of Singapore, now reorganized and renamed Singapore Technologies Kinetics (STKinetics) in keeping with the new directions undertaken by the company.
The M16A1 was a satisfactory infantry rifle for many years, but licensing prohibitions limited Singapore's ability to market the rifle overseas and also restricted the types of rifles that could be produced. These restraints led to the introduction and production of indigenous designs such as the SAR-80 and SR-88.
The SAR-80 and the SR-88 saw only limited service with Singapore's military, as they were intended primarily for export. In the 1990s the Singapore military was faced with a dilemma. The M16A1 rifles that formed the backbone of Singapore's military would reach the end of their effective service life around the turn of the century. The choice was to either upgrade the M16A1 or produce a new rifle.
Singapore opted for the latter choice, but rather than produce a foreign design under license or use a foreign weapon designer, as was done with weapons such as the SAR-80 and Ultimax 100 light machine gun, STKinetics' management decided to develop a new rifle that would be an indigenous project from start to finish.
This new rifle was intended to fully meet Singapore's 21st century military requirements and at the same time be viable in the highly competitive international small arms export market. The result of STKinetics' efforts is the SAR-21 assault rifle, now replacing Singapore's M16A1 rifles in the military forces.
Unique design Although the SAR-21 bears superficial resemblance to other bullpup assault rifles, such as the Steyr AUG and IMI Tavor, it is a unique design that is similar to its cousins only in that it is of bullpup configuration.
There has been a plethora of bullpup rifle designs in recent years, starting with the Steyr AUG and continuing with weapons such as the British SA-80, the French FAMAS, the Chinese Type 95/97, the Israeli Tavor and the South African CR-21, not to mention the US' questionable Objective Individual Combat Weapon. The latter is actually a bullpup semi-automatic grenade launcher with a rifle as secondary weapon.
Bullpup rifles have the advantage of minimizing a rifle's overall length by moving the receiver to the rear and integrating it and the buttstock into a single unit. This allows the use of a full-length barrel in a rifle with the overall external dimensions of a short-barreled carbine. The bullpup configuration is especially advantageous in close combat situations or when soldiers are mounted in vehicles where the design allows for convenient ingress/egress from vehicles and more effective tactical operations.
The disadvantages of the bullpup design include the fact that the receiver is next to the shooter's face, which causes discomfort in the event of a ruptured cartridge or magazine explosion.
Also, since the trigger is perforce well forward of the firing mechanism, any bullpup design must incorporate a long and sometimes cumbersome linkage between the trigger and the rear-mounted fire-control unit.
Needless to say, the bullpup configuration places more demands on small arms design engineers than conventional rifles and it logically follows that some bullpup designs are better than others. Moreover, the untraditional appearance of bullpup rifles gives many shooters an almost 'knee-jerk' adversity to them. Regardless, military rifle designers have introduced far more bullpup designs in recent years than conventional types, indicating a trend towards bullpup configuration. The sole exceptions to the bullpup rule are the conventionally configured Russian AN-94 and German G36.
Overall, we consider the SAR-21 to be an excellent basic design. The rifle is manufactured using modern materials and state-of-the-art facilities. During our visit to STKinetics in preparation for this article, it was noted that the SAR-21 production machinery was almost fully computer numerically controlled to enhance overall quality. The receiver halves are electronically vibration welded together, resulting in an exceptionally strong and virtually seamless surface.
Although the SAR-21 receiver halves are polymer, they are reinforced with steel at critical stress points, whilst the barrels are cold hammer forged. Magazines are polymer, translucent and indexed so the shooter can readily observe how many rounds are remaining. Controls of the SAR-21 are fully ambidextrous, although no provision is made for left-hand ejection of spent cases.
Patented safety system In testing prior to adoption by Singapore's military, the rifles were repeatedly dropped onto concrete surfaces from 1m heights without effect. The optical sight and laser aimer retained their zeros and the rifle functioned flawlessly. Many shooters are wary of bullpup rifles because the receiver and chamber are placed close to the cheekbone, but the SAR-21 has a patented safety system to prevent injuries in the unlikely event of a burst barrel or chamber explosion.
The first component of the safety system is a molded-in composite plate directly beneath the cheek rest that protects the shooter's face. The second element of the safety system is a vent in the barrel extension to direct any high-pressure gases that might escape in the event of a ruptured primer or cartridge case away from the shooter's face. This system should eliminate safety concerns.
The trigger mechanism is excellent with a relatively light, crisp release - which we estimate to be around 2.3kg -with little creep or backlash. This is accomplished via a stiff sliding plate that links the trigger and fire-control unit, rather than a flexible rod or similar mechanism used in some bullpup designs that result in a heavy and sluggish trigger pull.
The SAR-21 uses what might best be described as a modified Kalashnikov/ Stoner operating system, with a long Kalashnikov-style operating rod in a gas tube over the barrel and a Stoner-style unitary bolt carrier with firing pin, retained cam pin and bolt. This melding of two proven operating systems should be extremely reliable and robust.
The gas port settings are adjustable without tools to compensate for heavy use. Adjustment is accomplished by simply lifting the gas regulator and rotating the adjustment knob to one of its three settings. The bolt itself is of the conventional rotating type, its two massive lugs locking into recesses in the barrel extension. The polymer receiver therefore, receives little stress.
The rifle is select fire, with the selector positioned in the detachable fire-control unit near the shooter's shoulder. The safety is a simple push-push device just forward of the trigger where it can easily be operated by the shooter's trigger finger. The charging handle is fully ambidextrous and easily reached with either hand.
Field stripping the SAR-21 is intuitive and can easily be accomplished without the use of any tools. The upper and lower receivers separate by pressing two retaining pins, which are prevented from dropping away by spring loaded ball and socket mechanisms. Once the upper and lower receivers are separated, the operating rod and bolt group can be withdrawn from the upper receiver. A small lever at the rear of the bolt carrier retains the firing pin, which upon withdrawal releases the bolt cam pin.
Once the cam pin is removed, the bolt can be withdrawn from the carrier.
For routine maintenance, no further disassembly is required. If the user needs to remove the fire-control unit, a third retaining pin just forward of the buttplate can be removed. The fire-control unit can then be withdrawn by pulling it downward. With no practice, the author was able to fully disassemble the SAR-21 in approximately 20sec. Singapore soldiers, who are thoroughly familiar with the rifle, can disassemble and reassemble it even quicker.
Although the data for the rifle states that it is equipped with a 1.5X optical sight with open sight backup, the statistics do not do justice to the outstanding optical sights of the SAR-21. Most notably, the rifle does not require zeroing. This may be heresy to 'old soldiers', but we were given a rifle straight from the production line, handed several magazines of ammunition and offered the opportunity to engage a series of standard silhouettes of varying sizes at 300m.
We loaded the rifle, placed the sight reticle on the first target and dropped the target with the first round. We then proceeded to rapidly engage the entire series of silhouettes of varying sizes at 300m as quickly as we could fire, switch targets and fire again. We achieved over 90% hits scored using extremely rapid semi-automatic fire.
As a former infantry officer who has trained soldiers to zero and effectively use their rifles, the author is impressed with the fact that the SAR-21 dispenses with the lengthy zeroing process. This will save untold training hours as the soldier can take his rifle directly to the range to learn how to use it.
Since Singapore has universal national service of two and a half years for all males from 18 years of age, with up to 40 days mandatory military training annually throughout their adult lives, the benefit of each soldier being issued a rifle that requires no zeroing is obvious.
The reticle of the SAR-21 sight is such that it also leads the shooter's eye naturally to the target, another advantage which will certainly inspire soldier confidence in the rifle because it enables him to quickly acquire and hit targets to the limit of the rifle's effective range.
We were impressed not only with the simplicity of the sighting system, but with the ability to achieve a high percentage of rapid-fire hits at 300m without any zeroing whatsoever. After beginning the day's firing at the 300m line, we moved up to 200 and then to 100m, where we were able to engage targets with even greater speed and accuracy.
The SAR-21 is also equipped with an integral laser-aiming device for use in low-light conditions. The laser operates not only in the visible spectrum, but can be changed to operate in the infrared range, as well. The activating switch for the laser is on the rifle's forearm just beneath the shooter's thumb. Like the optical sight, the laser is pre-zeroed before leaving the factory. The laser- aiming device is powered by a single 'AA' battery, available worldwide.
Throughout the morning's shooting, the functioning of the SAR-21 was flawless. There were no stoppages of any sort, regardless of whether we fired semi- or fully automatic. The rifle is extremely controllable under rapid-fire semi-automatic or when firing in full automatic. This is attributable to its 'straight line' design which keeps recoil forces in direct line with the shooter's shoulder.
The rifle also has a natural balance that places the center of gravity just over the shooter's hand so that the rifle can easily be pointed and even fired one-handed if desired. Felt recoil is extremely light. The SAR-21 is among the best handling and easiest rifles to use that the author has ever experienced.
Several variants of the SAR-21 will be offered for export:
* l SAR-21 Light Machine Gun. The SAR-21 LMG differs from the basic rifle in that it fires from the open bolt and is equipped with a heavy barrel and integral folding bipod.
* l SAR-21/40mm Grenade Launcher. The basic SAR-21 equipped with a short barreled 40Â¥46mm grenade launcher. The laser-aiming device is mounted on the launcher mounting quadrant to facilitate quick and accurate target acquisition.
* l SAR-21 P-Rail. This variant of the SAR-21 is fitted with a MIL-STD-1913 rail array in place of the forearm and integrated optical sight.
* l SAR-21 Sharp Shooter. This is intended for designated marksmen who require increased accuracy and the ability to engage point targets more reliably. The 1.5X integrated optical sight is replaced with a 3Â¥ sight in this variant.
It should be noted that given the standard variants of the SAR-21 listed above, others come to mind for use by military organizations with specialized requirements. For example, a heavy barreled rifle could be manufactured using the barrel and bipod of the LMG version and the 3X sight from the Sharp Shooter variant.
Rifles could easily be made with different barrel lengths for specialized users. By purchasing different sub-assemblies, users could easily reconfigure their SAR-21s into any one of several variants. The flexibility of the SAR-21 in this regard is one of its strong points.
Based upon our brief testing, we found the SAR-21 to give every indication of having the potential to be one of the world's best combat rifles. Although STKinetics makes a point of noting that the rifle and its controls are sized for Asian men whose bodies are typically smaller than their western counterparts, we found the rifle to be extremely comfortable to shoot.
The sole feature of the SAR-21 that we found to be objectionable was the positioning of the selector switch between the magazine and buttplate, although STKinetics engineers stated that Singapore's military had no problem with its positioning. Despite this, in order to change from one fire mode to another, the SAR-21 shooter must completely remove one hand from the rifle and grope for the selector button, which is pressed from one side of the buttstock to the other to select full or semi- automatic fire.
The author believe the ability to select between full and semi-automatic fire in combat situations must be virtually instantaneous without the need to reposition either hand, and that STKinetics should move the selector switch forward to a location near the trigger guard for export versions of the SAR-21. Otherwise, the ergonomics of the SAR-21 are superb.
The competition in world small arms markets is presently intense and the SAR-21 joins the ranks of several new weapons competing for essentially limited markets. With the exception of the Heckler & Koch G36 and Izhmash's AN-94, all recently introduced combat rifle designs have been bullpups.
We have not had the opportunity to examine all of the SAR-21's bullpup rivals, but we believe that the SAR-21 will be highly competitive in the small arms market. -
Wow, rave review! I wonder why so many SAF soldiers complain about it...
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Because they're not the ones doing our NS.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
Because they're not the ones doing our NS.
*clap*clap* well said..i do personally don't like the SAR 21 for the selector switch and the lame position of the magazine catch... -
Yeah.It's worth noting that the State of Virginia had DT&E the SAR21 for their local county police departments.
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i sieved out some of the more relevant info.
Originally posted by LazerLordz:
Singapore is rearing SAR-21 bullpup rifle for home and export requirement
BY Charles Q Cutshaw
Overall, we consider the SAR-21 to be an excellent basic design.
Although the SAR-21 receiver halves are polymer, they are reinforced with steel at critical stress points, whilst the barrels are cold hammer forged. Magazines are polymer, translucent and indexed so the shooter can readily observe how many rounds are remaining. Controls of the SAR-21 are fully ambidextrous, although no provision is made for left-hand ejection of spent cases.
In testing prior to adoption by Singapore's military, [b]the rifles were repeatedly dropped onto concrete surfaces from 1m heights without effect. The optical sight and laser aimer retained their zeros and the rifle functioned flawlessly. Many shooters are wary of bullpup rifles because the receiver and chamber are placed close to the cheekbone, but the SAR-21 has a patented safety system to prevent injuries in the unlikely event of a burst barrel or chamber explosion.
The first component of the safety system is a molded-in composite plate directly beneath the cheek rest that protects the shooter's face. The second element of the safety system is a vent in the barrel extension to direct any high-pressure gases that might escape in the event of a ruptured primer or cartridge case away from the shooter's face. This system should eliminate safety concerns.
The trigger mechanism is excellent with a relatively light, crisp release - which we estimate to be around 2.3kg -with little creep or backlash. This is accomplished via a stiff sliding plate that links the trigger and fire-control unit, rather than a flexible rod or similar mechanism used in some bullpup designs that result in a heavy and sluggish trigger pull.
The SAR-21 uses what might best be described as a modified Kalashnikov/ Stoner operating system, with a long Kalashnikov-style operating rod in a gas tube over the barrel and a Stoner-style unitary bolt carrier with firing pin, retained cam pin and bolt. This melding of two proven operating systems should be extremely reliable and robust.
The gas port settings are adjustable without tools to compensate for heavy use. Adjustment is accomplished by simply lifting the gas regulator and rotating the adjustment knob to one of its three settings. The bolt itself is of the conventional rotating type, its two massive lugs locking into recesses in the barrel extension. The polymer receiver therefore, receives little stress.
The rifle is select fire, with the selector positioned in the detachable fire-control unit near the shooter's shoulder. The safety is a simple push-push device just forward of the trigger where it can easily be operated by the shooter's trigger finger. The charging handle is fully ambidextrous and easily reached with either hand.
Field stripping the SAR-21 is intuitive and can easily be accomplished without the use of any tools. The upper and lower receivers separate by pressing two retaining pins, which are prevented from dropping away by spring loaded ball and socket mechanisms. Once the upper and lower receivers are separated, the operating rod and bolt group can be withdrawn from the upper receiver. A small lever at the rear of the bolt carrier retains the firing pin, which upon withdrawal releases the bolt cam pin. Once the cam pin is removed, the bolt can be withdrawn from the carrier.
For routine maintenance, no further disassembly is required. If the user needs to remove the fire-control unit, a third retaining pin just forward of the buttplate can be removed. The fire-control unit can then be withdrawn by pulling it downward. With no practice, the author was able to fully disassemble the SAR-21 in approximately 20sec. Singapore soldiers, who are thoroughly familiar with the rifle, can disassemble and reassemble it even quicker.
Although the data for the rifle states that it is equipped with a 1.5X optical sight with open sight backup, the statistics do not do justice to the outstanding optical sights of the SAR-21. Most notably, the rifle does not require zeroing. This may be heresy to 'old soldiers', but we were given a rifle straight from the production line, handed several magazines of ammunition and offered the opportunity to engage a series of standard silhouettes of varying sizes at 300m.
The reticle of the SAR-21 sight is such that it also leads the shooter's eye naturally to the target, another advantage which will certainly inspire soldier confidence in the rifle because it enables him to quickly acquire and hit targets to the limit of the rifle's effective range.
The SAR-21 is also equipped with an integral laser-aiming device for use in low-light conditions. The laser operates not only in the visible spectrum, but can be changed to operate in the infrared range, as well. The activating switch for the laser is on the rifle's forearm just beneath the shooter's thumb. Like the optical sight, the laser is pre-zeroed before leaving the factory. The laser- aiming device is powered by a single 'AA' battery, available worldwide.
The rifle also has a natural balance that places the center of gravity just over the shooter's hand so that the rifle can easily be pointed and even fired one-handed if desired. Felt recoil is extremely light. The SAR-21 is among the best handling and easiest rifles to use that the author has ever experienced.
Several variants of the SAR-21 will be offered for export:
* l SAR-21 Light Machine Gun. The SAR-21 LMG differs from the basic rifle in that it fires from the open bolt and is equipped with a heavy barrel and integral folding bipod.
* l SAR-21/40mm Grenade Launcher. The basic SAR-21 equipped with a short barreled 40Â¥46mm grenade launcher. The laser-aiming device is mounted on the launcher mounting quadrant to facilitate quick and accurate target acquisition.
* l SAR-21 P-Rail. This variant of the SAR-21 is fitted with a MIL-STD-1913 rail array in place of the forearm and integrated optical sight.
* l SAR-21 Sharp Shooter. This is intended for designated marksmen who require increased accuracy and the ability to engage point targets more reliably. The 1.5X integrated optical sight is replaced with a 3Â¥ sight in this variant.
The sole feature of the SAR-21 that we found to be objectionable was the positioning of the selector switch between the magazine and buttplate, although STKinetics engineers stated that Singapore's military had no problem with its positioning. Despite this, in order to change from one fire mode to another, the SAR-21 shooter must completely remove one hand from the rifle and grope for the selector button, which is pressed from one side of the buttstock to the other to select full or semi- automatic fire.
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Seems like everyone who tested the SAR21 really, really liked it...
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everyone can be a marksman with the SAR21.
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you shot with the weapon before ? tell u, the zeroing for the LAD is not accurate...Originally posted by Gordonator:everyone can be a marksman with the SAR21. -
Don't trust the LAD.Originally posted by one-niner:you shot with the weapon before ? tell u, the zeroing for the LAD is not accurate...
That time during ATP night shoot.... I aimed using my LAD.
I aimed the laser accurately at the target... but nearly all my shots went off-course. I was bewildered. My encik, who saw me shooting, was also bewildered. He ordered me to hand over my weapon to him.
He did some fiddling, some checking, and...... aha.... the LAD's loose. The thing is, I tightened my LAD just prior to drawing the ammo.
Needless to say, I used my scope in the reshoot..... and I got nearly every target.
Another time.... the blasted LAD battery popped out while I was shooting. That happened several times regardless of how tightly I screwed the cap to the battery compartment.
If the LAD can't withstand the vibrations during shooting.... something is seriously wrong. -
Well,actually as with all LAD sights,they can only be set effectively to a ceratin range.Say example the range is set at say 300m,it will only be most effectively zeroed if the target is between 250m-350m.Anyway,the use of the LAD is only recommended in FIBUA conditions where fast target acqusition and trigger squeeze means the difference between life and death.
Anyway,so far I had the opportunity to handle the SAR21 a number of times,below are some of the things which I find that STKinetics should improve on in the design of the SAR21:
-Selector Switch position should be move to the front where changing of firing modes can take place without the hands having to move away from the firing position.An M16 or MP5 style of fire selection would be good.
-replacement of the magazine release catch
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-be able to attach on a bayonet for bayonet fighting purpose -
i've never fired either sar21 or m16, but i prefer the sar21 much much more. it's just so damn comfortable to hold. cocking is also so much easier.
i think the main problem with the selector level is that the trigger mech is all the way at the back. so there's no way to have it at the front, short of doing some internal gymnastics like for the trigger. -
Zzzzzzz........ ATP with SAR21
all your target are halved
Zzzzzz......
SOC with SAR21
weapon is heavier...
if u are not careful, the scope will kanna your back
esp when u jump the low wall
wah... very pain sia
Outfield with SAR21
hehee.... need less rifle cleaning
wont rust easily
parade with SAR21
simpler and easier drill
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I don't noe where did u get the information regarding the 250m and 350m zeroing thing from, but my fren was the conducting officer for the ATP, so the 3 PCs had to mule over the training doctrines for the SAR 21 from the S3 Branch to teach the men.Originally posted by SpecOps87:Well,actually as with all LAD sights,they can only be set effectively to a ceratin range.Say example the range is set at say 300m,it will only be most effectively zeroed if the target is between 250m-350m.Anyway,the use of the LAD is only recommended in FIBUA conditions where fast target acqusition and trigger squeeze means the difference between life and death.
Anyway,so far I had the opportunity to handle the SAR21 a number of times,below are some of the things which I find that STKinetics should improve on in the design of the SAR21:
-Selector Switch position should be move to the front where changing of firing modes can take place without the hands having to move away from the firing position.An M16 or MP5 style of fire selection would be good.
-replacement of the magazine release catch
and lastly
-be able to attach on a bayonet for bayonet fighting purpose
Inside the book, the LAD is supposed to be accurate up to 300m regardless of day or night shooting, and surprising enough they said that if the shots didn't land on target, we are supposed to use a new type of canandian bull and instructions for us to zero the LAD.
There wasn't any warning regarding the LAD not to be factory zeroed properly.
with regards to the term used by you "ALL LAD sights" we used to bore sight the LADs on our M16s that was zeroed during range and we went for night shoot with IR mode, the M16s didn't miss a target at all.
Lastly with regards to the FIBUA fighting, yes you have a valid point regarding the LAD red dot effect where the physological feeling of a red dot in btw your balls can be quite effective.
Remember if your fighting at nite you can't expect your men to see where the target is, so the LAD is a gd source of target indication along with the tracer rnds.
Have they fitted the IR LAD to the commander's SAR 21 yet ? it seems not to be happening and have they issued quick release Y Slings for the SAR 21 yet ? it was my final WITS project before i ORD.. last heard my understudy did win some award for the idea and it was supposed to be implemented ... -
Originally posted by fudgester:
your LAD battery cover is spoilt, pretty common problem, either your screwthreads were soiled and didn't sit properly or the threads broke.
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Don't trust the LAD.
That time during ATP night shoot.... I aimed using my LAD.
I aimed the laser accurately at the target... but nearly all my shots went off-course. I was bewildered. My encik, who saw me shooting, was also bewildered. He ordered me to hand over my weapon to him.
He did some fiddling, some checking, and...... aha.... the LAD's loose. The thing is, I tightened my LAD just prior to drawing the ammo.
Needless to say, I used my scope in the reshoot..... and I got nearly every target.
Another time.... the blasted LAD battery popped out while I was shooting. That happened several times regardless of how tightly I screwed the cap to the battery compartment.
If the LAD can't withstand the vibrations during shooting.... something is seriously wrong.[/b] -
I've trained with both weapons, the SAR is not problem free, but I'll prefer it to the M16 anytime.
Oh yah, the LAD problem still needs to be fixed, in our famshoot, a portion of of the SARs had their LAD aiming heywired, ST needs to do something about it, but the concept works and is hardly a bad idea. -
careful not to drop your SAR21. or else LENS broken, LAD spoiled, jia lat...
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the LADs were all zeroed at the factory what, saw them doing it, their method so much more relax than ours. but then it's past thru so many hands liao, everyone zero and re-zero again. bound to cock up somewhere.
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thats the bore sighter your refering to ? thats for use for LADs for the SAWs, M16s etc ...Originally posted by nismoS132:the LADs were all zeroed at the factory what, saw them doing it, their method so much more relax than ours. but then it's past thru so many hands liao, everyone zero and re-zero again. bound to cock up somewhere.
are you guys issued with the laser pointer to stick in your barrel for zeroing when you go for live firing? -
What they do at the factory is "parallel-zero" at 10 metres to the barrel bore. It means that the LAD is supposedly applicable to all ranges as a laser travels in straight line as far as the naked eye can see.
You will however need to take into account the trajectory of your round. I'm not familiar with the SAR-21's trajectory path. If it is similar to M-16, the path of the round is parabolic (sp?) intersecting the barrel bore at 25 and 250 metres. That is to say, aim high for 300 and low for 100.
Note. When you attempt to zero the LAD at the firing range, you do it as an "intersection-zero". It means that it is extremely accurate for the range at which you set it for but the accuracy might be less at the ranges before or after. In the case where you wish to have maximal flexibility, the "parallel-zero" serves best, which means downtime at the factory. -
it's 10m but the LAD and the scope are not focused on the same spot. otherwise you'd need to go to a large field everytime you zero your weapons.Originally posted by Si Geena:What they do at the factory is "parallel-zero" at 10 metres to the barrel bore. It means that the LAD is supposedly applicable to all ranges as a laser travels in straight line as far as the naked eye can see. -
no matter how good the SAF give some ppl will just say no good.
never blame the gun for not hitting the target, blame the shooter.
Looks like the training thinking soldier had fail in SAF again as no one seem to be doing the thinking at all. -
somehow I dun find the scope accurate..
Target on the crosshairs, but the rounds fly too low and hits the ground..
I doubt it's my technique.. -
Perhaps Tranche 3 (the Modular MMS Rail model in the 3G Army concept)should feature the floating red-dot reflex sight as standard.
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That's what I said. They are not. They are parallel zero. The scope and the LAD are a distance apart. Their Point of Aim should also be the equivalent distance apart. Thus "parallel zero" The factory has a chart with the designated points on it to reference.Originally posted by nismoS132:it's 10m but the LAD and the scope are not focused on the same spot. otherwise you'd need to go to a large field everytime you zero your weapons.
Using the large field, open range is the way to zero if you lack the factory facilities. However, this form of zero is only good for the range at which it has been set. It is not as flexible in application as the parallel zero.