guys i am a bit confused on the concept behind bore sighting your rifle with a scope.. why do people do it. i do think that zeroing your rifle would be sufficient since you are adjusting your reticle to the center of your target! is there anything am missing here?
bore sighting question...anyone?
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boresighting gets you on paper sooner....that's all
Its mostly for semi, the ones you can't see through the barrel.
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Does your semi have iron sights? For my M1A I sight with the irons and then mount the scope being careful not to move the rifle. I then adjust the scope to line up where the irons were pointing. One shot and I'm on paper. Second shot and I'm zeroed. Same as bore sighting really and an answer to your question.
I think Gunneegoogoo answered my question. and yes i got savage Mark II F which has iron sights (which as u said can eliminate bore sighting step). even if i have no iron sights. i think mounting the scope, shooting a paper on 25m (increasing the chance of getting it on paper). adjust the scope then shoot again.
I know i can easily remove the bolt but i was curious why do they keep saying bore sight your rifle everywhere, i find it to be not necessary.
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It's not necessary, but it makes life easier.. You can start at 10 yards and work out to 100. When you're shooting .22 or .17 that's ok. When you're shooting .338LM or carefully crafted hand loads shooting off the plywood gets old real fast.
I got the wheeler green laser. I can see it on a bright day out to 25 or 30 yards, and very faintly at 100 at dusk.
I got the wheeler green laser. I can see it on a bright day out to 25 or 30 yards, and very faintly at 100 at dusk.
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I install my scopes at home, laser boresight to 50 yards. Then, when i take it to the range, it'll be very close at 100. Saves ammo, and that whole "i shot 3 shots, but didn't find where any of them hit" problem. Instead of boresighting, you can start shooting at 10m, and walk back to 25m, then 50, then 100. Just to tune it up.
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Happy shooting (on paper)
Also a massive time saver if no spotter available. It's easy to make adjustments when someone is calling out your gots and giving you corrections. It's another when you have to take 3 shots walk down range to verify, rinse and repeat till your zeroed. I don't shoot high power scopes either I shoot red dots or 1-4's can easily shoot the 200 yard mark with red dot and 400+ with 1-4x but the scope needs to start at zeroed for me to do that and know I hit exactly where intended without having to verify.
If your using a 14x scope and shooting 50-100m yes it's a lot easier to adjust without the walk. Or if you have a higher end spotting scope you also want to carry that day. Bore sighted is light and fits in your pocket.
If your using a 14x scope and shooting 50-100m yes it's a lot easier to adjust without the walk. Or if you have a higher end spotting scope you also want to carry that day. Bore sighted is light and fits in your pocket.
