Which of the following is NOT a method of zeroing the patrol rifle?

• A. Individual zeroing method = used if you are assigned your own rifle, no one else will be using/carrying your rifle
• B. Team zeroing method = If agency issues a rifle to a vehicle, which is shared by one/more officers. The major difference is that all of the adjustments will be made on the rear aperture for the team zero.
• C. Zeroing the rifle in a standard pistol range where no rifle is used
• D. Team zeroing method = No adjustments required

Answer: (C)

Zeroing a patrol rifle means adjusting its sights so your point of aim matches the point of impact at a standard distance. The valid methods here are: personal zeroing when you’re the sole user of your rifle and handle the sight adjustments yourself; team zeroing when a rifle is issued to a vehicle and shared by several officers, with the adjustments coordinated so the group shares a common zero (often focusing adjustments on the rear aperture); and a variant where the rifle is already zeroed and no further adjustments are needed, still functioning as a team-based setup.

The method that isn’t appropriate is zeroing in a standard pistol range where no rifle is used. Pistol ranges are not set up for rifle zeroing—they lack rifle-specific distances, targets, and equipment necessary to establish an accurate rifle zero.