Boresighter for M14

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Anyone recommend one that works well with the flash hider. I figure the tube that is normally inserted to the muzzle might be too short because of the flash hider. I saw one in special from Tasco at lebaron.

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This is one of those rare occasions where a chamber-insert laser bore sighter might have an advantage over a muzzle-mounted bore sighter. (This is only because of a potential misalignment of flash suppressor to the bore.) Regardless, I'd still recommend a SiteLite laser bore sighter. Your concern about the stud length doesn't really apply with their products; they are more than long enough to enter the bore, and the suppressor/bore alignment may not be an issue in any case.

http://www.sitelite-lasers.com/sitemap.php
 
actually, i have used the bushnell optical bore with some sucess- the trick is to disregard what the spud says to use and match the spud to the FLASHHIDER- it's about the 35-45 cal hole- the other side of the coin is that a good deal of the scope mounts are so high that the bore sighter is useless anyway
 
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actually, i have used the bushnell optical bore with some sucess- the trick is to disregard what the spud says to use and match the spud to the FLASHHIDER- it's about the 35-45 cal hole- the other side of the coin is that a good deal of the scope mounts are so high that the bore sighter is useless anyway
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Ya, it wasn't perfect match, but it got me on the paper when I installed the scope and mount.

Berger
 
Since the FH and arbors fitting are an issue, will a magnetic boresighter work? Anyone have any experience using that instead of the arbor type. I think the laser will work but I'm trying to aviod anything that requires batteries.
 
I threw my Bushnell Laser bore sighter in the garbage. It was a piece of junk. Should have kept the arbours in retrospect.

Cabela's Laser bore sighter is a much better unit. It's a little on the short side for use with the FH, and just barely contacts the bore with the 30cal arbour. Using larger arbours as suggested didn't work for me at all.

You can get a bore inspection mirror made specifically for the M1/M14 that would probably work if you wanted to bore sight the old fashion way. Got mine on ebay. In fact.. I thing I'll give that a try next Sat as I have to change scopes. My Bushnell 6-24X50AOEG crapped out after 150 rounds.
 
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all your laser types use batteries-the only other option is to use an optical- but the absolute best way is to SHOOT THE FRIGGIN THING- you're not going to get around it and start at 25 yards, get it centered, and then drop back to 100- your bore sight,is good only to get you on the paper- lots of people think just b/c it's boresighted, it's going to be centered when you go to shoot- well, news flash- it AIN'T the way it works- all kinds of things come into plaY- REMEMBER TO TAKE OUT THE SPUD OR BORESIGHTER BEFORE FIRING- there's been more than 1 gun turned into art b/c of this over the last couple of years
 
ton45-II said:
Since the FH and arbors fitting are an issue, will a magnetic boresighter work? Anyone have any experience using that instead of the arbor type. I think the laser will work but I'm trying to aviod anything that requires batteries.
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the ARBOURS are not an issue- you just use the big adjustable one( 35-45 cal) and expand it until it doesn't move - the flashider is just a length of slotted barrel-
 
Ooops, I missed the part about using an optical bore sighter with expanding ARBOUR. Using the oversize ARBOURS did not work with my Laser bore sighter. Worth a try thought!
 
As far as Laser bore sighters are concerned, I imagine the cartridge style would be the most appropriate for the 14. Remember, it's just the first step to getting on paper @25yds and may not be worth the expense considering other options.
 
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