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fixdeluxe1 |
Sighting in my scope....
Dec 12 2010, 9:38 PM EST
The basic method I use is pretty simple,pick the average range that you will engage targets at an aim the center of your cross-hairs in the scope at the bulls-eye(You should have a large,archery style target 1.2m x 1.2 m with colored rings) and take a shot.Ensuring that the rifle is as still as possible,adjust the wind and elevation knobs until the cross-hairs are centered on the recently manufactured bullet hole.If it's too far away use a ******* Spotting scope.Laser sighting tools are also useful,in terms of bore sighting.Basically there is a high powered laser that you fit into the muzzle and then adjust your optics so that the cross-hairs or recticles are zeroed in. Do you find this valuable? |
brandon_a_boyer |
1. RE: Sighting in my scope....
Dec 12 2010, 9:43 PM EST
a vise that you can lock the rifle into makes the process substantially easier, you can usually pick one up for about $100. Fire more than one shot too, get a consistent group of three before you sight in.
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cas13f |
2. RE: Sighting in my scope....
Dec 12 2010, 10:03 PM EST
Yep, gotta make sure it can hit the same spot and that the sight is reliable enough (or in some cases tightened down enough) to do so as well.
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LJ126 |
3. RE: Sighting in my scope....
Dec 13 2010, 1:20 AM EST
I sight in kinda differently... might seem almost barbaric but I'll share.I use an MTM "Shoulder-Gard" rest, in which the little box is filled with a few pounds of steel shot in a ziplock bag. It's pretty stable, but it's not perfect... I'd love to upgrade to something nicer. However, if care is taken while shooting, the rest is stable enough to zero in optics. I use the old boresight method - remove the bolt, look down through the barrel and line up on a target (by adjusting the rest) at 50 yards, shoot 3 rounds... adjust scope accordingly. Move target to 100 yards, shoot from scope, then adjust accordingly. I zero my rifle optics to dead-center POI at 100 yards. Then again, I hate to admit this, but because times have been tough recently, I'm down to ONE scoped rifle..... maybe after Christmas that number will improve. Do you find this valuable? |
demsmine |
4. RE: Sighting in my scope....
Dec 13 2010, 5:44 AM EST
"I sight in kinda differently... might seem almost barbaric but I'll share.I'm pretty damn close to you, but i do my first sight at 25 yds. Then I take it out to 100yds. Then if I'm hunting elk I'll go out to 200yds for my zero. That puts me at about 1.25 inches high with my 7mm rem mag at 100yrds with a 175 grain bullet, and about 6 to 7 inches low at 300. Do you find this valuable? |
