2006-10-16 12:09:13 · 11 answers · asked by grizzlyadams 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
go to outdoorlife .com or fieldandstream.com and look through archives and you will find several articles on how to do this.
2006-10-16 12:16:42 · answer #1 · answered by bghoundawg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a good rest where the rifle is as stable as possible. Get the shots "on paper". Doesn't do you any good to start shooting at 100 yard targets if you aren't going to hit the paper. Bore sighting is a good idea. Once on paper, take 3 shots - do not adjust anything between these shots. All should be aimed at the center of the target. You will have a group of 3 holes somewhere on the target. Keeping your rifle firmly in the rest and aimed at the center of the target, adjust the reticle so it is centered in that 3 shot group. Take 3 more shots aimed at the center of the target, and go through the same adjustment procedure. If you have to do this too many times then either you aren't securing the weapon well in the rest, the scope isn't mounted properly or is a POS, the gun doesn't like the ammo you are shooting (gpt tp find the load that weapon likes the best), or the gun is a POS.
2006-10-16 18:16:01 · answer #2 · answered by APRock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just sighted my .270 in on Saturday. Generally you sight a rifle in at 100 yards. So set up a target and back off 100 yards. Set up a table and a chair for you to do your shooting on. Bring a bag of corn or a big blanket that you can rest your rifle on while you shoot. The key is to take away any movement that you may cause the gun (i.e. jerking, shaking, etc.) Aim for a mark on the target that you will continue to shoot the entire time. I usually shoot at that mark 3 times, trying to be totally consistent. Then I go check my group. If you were still and consistent, they should be grouped together. Now, you will adjust your scope according to how far your group was from the mark that you were shooting at. There are two dials on the top and side of your scope. Take the caps off. One is for Left to Right and the other is for Up and Down. Say that your group was 2 inches high and 3 inches to the left. You would want to adjust 2 inches down and 3 to the right on your scope. However, you may want to break that down into smaller increments. What I mean is that you would adjust 1 inch down and 1 to the right, take a couple of shots and see how that did. You will just have to play with it and see. The scope dials are usually broken down into 1/4 inch increments. There is also a good feature on most dials that allows you to move an outer ring to mark where you began on the dial, so if you need to reset back to where you began, you can. If you have any more questions, just email me.
2006-10-16 12:27:21 · answer #3 · answered by ima_jabronee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you can buy a bore sight kit or you can sight it right thru the bore with the bolt removed if it's a bolt action or you can do it with a rest and 3 or 4 rounds of ammunition at the most. Just fire a round, adjust the scope, fire again and adjust some more and so on. Hell I once sighted a Winchester M-94 lever action 30-30 with a side mount scope thru the kitchen window of my 3rd story apartment with no ammo of course. Sand bagged her on the kitchen table(huh there's another story that starts like that..well anyway), fixed the iron sights on a spot on a brick building across the street and just adjusted the cross hairs till they were both on that spot. Sumbitch was dead on to. Hope this helps ya.
2006-10-19 12:15:50 · answer #4 · answered by Barry DaLive 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first you need to bore sight the scope (either by looking down the barrel or using a laser bore sight) this will get you on paper at 50 yards then you simply take your time and fine tune
2006-10-16 14:12:03 · answer #5 · answered by mrhump 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
more than a hat rack nailed it pretty good (love that name). Make sure you practice couple times a year at least (and especially just before the hunt) to stay familiar with your rifle. There is no excuse for wounding game when using a high-power rifle.
2006-10-18 09:01:03 · answer #6 · answered by oldseadog54 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bore sight it first then shoot it at a distance of 25 yards with open sight and then the scope... when you get it shot in that way then move to 100 yards... Charles Lubold in PA gameboy@pa.net
2006-10-19 17:16:38 · answer #7 · answered by cdljrl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one of the quickest way will require 2 people or a gun vice of some sort.
fire the first shot at 100 yards. make sure you have a good target that is easy to see through your scope.
step two. without moving the gun, dial the cross hairs to point-of-impact.
step three, shoot another shot. it should be very close since you moved the cross hairs to the point-of-impact. now you can adjust the small increments easily.
good luck.
2006-10-16 13:07:51 · answer #8 · answered by more than a hat rack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
couple really great ways..you can just get it bore sighted..by a gun smith. Or do it your self...(kits at wal-mart..etc...)..Someplace have lazer bore sights that do a nice job. Or take it out...mount it in a padded vise (wood vise)bench rest.
...shoot a target(white cardboard).....using the hole on the target....line the cross hairs..up to the hold...then test shoot...fine tune....quarter..makes a fine adj.tool...if you don't have a screw driver with you.
2006-10-20 06:40:17 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started to answer this question when I read what APRock had to say. I think he has hit the nail on the head. Follow his advice and you won't go wrong.
2006-10-17 12:47:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋