My question: are rifle zeros still recorded? In the Army of distant past (70's and 80's), after a soldier zeroed his rifle, he then went through a process of counting the number of clicks necessary to go from bottomed-out sights back to his zero. That number was usually posted on a large board in the arms room, and was a subject of intense interest during IG inspections. (When did you last zero? What is your zero? Ah, it doesn't seem to match the number I just got from the arms room. Gotcha!!!). The problem with all of this was that getting to the point of having a zeroed rifle (A1 version) could be difficult in the best of times. More than a bit of luck was involved. One click could have no apparent effect. The next click applied could have a significant effect. No rhyme or reason. Then, after the rifle/soldier were on target, we demanded that he screw with it once more by moving the sights to count the clicks. No telling how many good zeros were damaged or destroyed in the process.
Is this something the Army still does and checks?
Is this something the Army still does and checks?
