Scope mounting and sighting in Toronto

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Ok, so I have a nice scope for my rifle courtesy of a good deal from a board brother, and would like the name of a competent and reliable person/smith to mount and sight it for me. I'm in Toronto and have been referred to Epps in Orilia and Tactical Ordinance in Newmarket, but both are difficult to schedule time to go to. Is there anyone in Toronto who can do a good job on this?

I've got a Zeiss Conquet 4.5-14x44, Talley Ultralight rings and a Sako A7.

Doesn't have to be a business, just someone who really knows their stuff.

Thx
 
I'm in Etobicoke. I have a bore sighter and the rifle rest. If you're in the area, PM me. We can have a coffee, get 'er done in about 5 min. and we're good. Let me know.
 
LawrenceN said:
I'm in Etobicoke. I have a bore sighter and the rifle rest. If you're in the area, PM me. We can have a coffee, get 'er done in about 5 min. and we're good. Let me know.
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It will still be necessary to fire the gun yourself. A bore sighter should get you on the paper, sometimes centred, sometimes not. I've had a bore sighter for years and have switched many scopes so this is the basis for my comment.

Jim
 
Why not do it your self? You wouldnt go to foot locker to get some one to tire your shoes for you, would you? All you need is a screw driver a level and a Box of shells

It's pretty simple stuff
Put your rifle in a cradle or gun vise mount your bases/rings.
Level your rifle off the flat spot on your base or receiver
Place scope in rings and level the the scope off the top turret and snug the tops of the rings down tight.
Bore site by lookin through the bore at some thing 100 yards away
Start at 25 to make sure your on paper and work out from there.

It helps if you know where you need to set the scope for eye relief so you don't have to fiddle and move the rifle/scope out of alinement.
 
I'm guilty of playing "musical scopes" between my guns a lot, just to find that perfect match. There's no way I would trust someone else to do it for me, and I definitely spend more than 5 minutes making sure everything is straight, level and stress-free. And, as stated, you absolutely MUST shoot it yourself to do the final sighting-in.

If this is going to be your one and only scope mounting job, maybe take it somewhere to have done. If you think you might be doing it occasionally in the future, a kit that includes lapping tools and materials, scope alignment bars and a torque wrench would be a good idea. Do it yourself and know it's right.
 
The wheeler kit is nice if you don't mind spending the one time price. Good to lap your rings for anything larger than 22 caliber. Bonus is no marks on your scope tube in case you're anal or want to sell it to someone anal.

sighting is really easy if you can look through the barrel (bolt gun) or have bore laser. Three shot (one at 50m, two at 100m) is enough to do on range sighting adjustment.
 
second vote for the wheeler kit. easy to use and effective, comes with cd. I got mine at Bass Pro in Vaughn Mills. Once you buy it, you are set for any future requriements and can even give your buddies a hand.
 
If you are interested in mounting that scope yourself, check out "midway usa" on youtube. Larry Potterfield has some great tips and pointers for all things firearm.
 
Thanks for the input gentlemen. I had a coffee with the man, and I had the scope mounted and bore sighted in about 45 min. Of course he'll have to do the final sight-in when he gets to the range, but at least he'll be cutting paper and not chasing the bull BTW, he's a great guy to deal with and it was a very pleasurable time.
 
Bore sighting is the biggest waste of ammo there ever is. level the scope with your gun. I don't even do this anymore on guns I don't intend to shoot over 500 yards. I level by eye. Shoot at 25 yards, use a big target, after the windage is good, make sure the elevation is set low 2" to 3". Go to a 100 yards...
 
noneck180 said:
Bore sighting is the biggest waste of ammo there ever is. level the scope with your gun. I don't even do this anymore on guns I don't intend to shoot over 500 yards. I level by eye. Shoot at 25 yards, use a big target, after the windage is good, make sure the elevation is set low 2" to 3". Go to a 100 yards...
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Each to their own. The last time I bore sighted my buddy's .308 he was 3/4" off the bull at 100 m. Personally, I'd hardly call that a waste of time, but as I said, each to their own.
 
noneck180 said:
Bore sighting is the biggest waste of ammo there ever is. level the scope with your gun. I don't even do this anymore on guns I don't intend to shoot over 500 yards. I level by eye. Shoot at 25 yards, use a big target, after the windage is good, make sure the elevation is set low 2" to 3". Go to a 100 yards...
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Bore sighting doesn't waste ammo...in fact, it doesn't even use any ammo at all. Do you even know what it is, or is this post supposed to be a joke?

Careful boresighting almost always puts me on paper at 50 yards with the first shot. Pretty much impossible to use much less ammo than that.
 
Why? People think it is the be all end all and start shooting at 100 yards.It is easier and less money to do it my way. People pay someone to do it..wrong, could have bought ammo. People buy these stupid contraptions.. wrong, could have bought more ammo. I can have a gun shooting bulls at 100 in 5 shots my way. It sure won't be done with that bore sighting bullsh!t.
You know how many times I have to fix those f-ups at the range..Well I just had it bore sighted?
 
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"Boresighting" means looking through the bore at the target to compare with the view through the scope. You adjust the scope so that it is looking at the same point at which the barrel is pointing. You don't spend a dime...you don't fire a shot...you can do it sitting in your living room looking out the window. If you do it carefully, with the rifle in a solid rest, your first shot will be on paper, sometimes even within inches of the bull. It will even alert you to gross errors in the alignment of scope and barrel, which are not uncommon on inexpensive rifles with poorly aligned scope mounting holes.

There is NO downside.
 
I agree that there is no substitute for doing something yourself. However, never having mounted a scope and rings, I felt it would be a good idea to get someone more knowledgeable than myself to show me how it is done. And I will absolutely be going to the range to complete the setup. My hope is to have installed the scope properly and to make minor adjustments, not requiring anything more than a click or two.

I have seen and heard many stories about people showing up to shoot and having their equipment not functioning as it should. In fact last weekend a couple of the RO's were commenting on several setups being so improperly configured that it was necessary to do everything from the beginning just to hit paper, let alone be able to get close to the target. That is not the case here, as LawrenceN knows his stuff, and was not shy about explaining the whole process, step by step.

The sharing of knowledge is never a bad thing and is something that is becoming done less frequently these days.
 
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