I'm going in to my 2nd season for WT and still building up in the "accessories" department. One particular item I'm looking at is the cartridge style laser bore sighter that fits right in the action. Problem is twofold, I do not know how accurate they are, and cannot find a 308 style anywhere. Plenty of 300 WSM's but no 308. Any of you feel like some passing on some hands on experience with these sighters?
laser bore sighters
- Thread starter Mrwired
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I've had great success with the Rec-T-Fire cartridge style laser boresighter. Made right here in Canada, they are available in a wide variety of calibers, including I suspect, .308. I've used them in .300 WinMag, .338 Mag. and even 12 gauge shotshell. Very simple to use, plus accurate. This product works as advertised.
Follow the instructions and you will have no problems. At 100 yd/m, I am generally within 2-3" of the target center; requiring only minor adjustment to fine tune bullet point of impact.
Worth a look.
Follow the instructions and you will have no problems. At 100 yd/m, I am generally within 2-3" of the target center; requiring only minor adjustment to fine tune bullet point of impact.
Worth a look.
Seriously, how hard is it to bore sight with your eyes and then fire a couple extra shots to get sighted? For the amount of rounds I fire finding a bullet/load combo that works, confirming trajectory and test driving a new rifle from field positions I would much rather have the money for more ammo than a widget that does what my eyes already do.
Just my $0.02.
Mark
Just my $0.02.
Mark
and if you absolutely , positively , must have a laser bore sighter, get one in green, not red. Red is nearly invisible in daylight. You'll have to do your bore-sighting in low light conditions so you can see the red dot. I have one of the cartridge laser boresighters, and don't ever use it now. Pain in the arse if you ask me. I have 2 other boresighters, one with arbors for each caliber class, and I even have the magnetic one that sticks on the end of the barrel. I only use these on guns that I can't look down the bore of and sight it in the original way, such as my Remington 7600 pump, and some of my semi-automatics.
If you have a bolt, just set the gun in a steady rest, remove the bolt, LOOK down the bore and find an object in the center of the sight picture, and without moving the rifle at all, adjust the scope reticles to meet up with the "object" at the center of your sight picture when you looked down the barrel. This will get you "On target" as well or better than a bore sighter. They are not the be-all, end-all manufacturers seem to say they are.
If you have a bolt, just set the gun in a steady rest, remove the bolt, LOOK down the bore and find an object in the center of the sight picture, and without moving the rifle at all, adjust the scope reticles to meet up with the "object" at the center of your sight picture when you looked down the barrel. This will get you "On target" as well or better than a bore sighter. They are not the be-all, end-all manufacturers seem to say they are.
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That is certainly true with a bolt gun or a falling block single shot, but a pump action, gas gun, or a lever action doesn't allow you to peer down the bore. I still use the arbor style optical bore sighter, and if used carefully, I have found it sufficiently repeatable that prior to confirming my zero at the range, I can use it to bring my scopes back to their previous zero after removing them.
funny, i had the rec-t- fire; and it's somewhere in my JUNK BOX- waay overpriced and too darned DIM , even on a blackened range- with their fancy REFLECTIVE target( another 10 bucks)
first, you need at least 25 feet to use it; second, it's too darned faint- both my brother and i couldn't see the dot at 25 yards, even with FRESH batteries and a 4x12 scope-
3) since it takes 25 feet to use it, which means going to the range pretty well, why not just FIRE A FEW ROUNDS AND SIGHT IT IN CONVEnTIONALLY- you're already there
in short, i found the BUSHNELL OPTICAL to be a far SMARTER set-up, and i've had one for years , no batteries, no length requirement, and i can use it anywhere- the ONLY reason i bought the rect-t-fire was it was reviewed in the nfa magazine, and THEY said it was good- well , LESSON LEARNED- to the tune of 150 bucks, with another 10 for fresh battery and target
first, you need at least 25 feet to use it; second, it's too darned faint- both my brother and i couldn't see the dot at 25 yards, even with FRESH batteries and a 4x12 scope-
3) since it takes 25 feet to use it, which means going to the range pretty well, why not just FIRE A FEW ROUNDS AND SIGHT IT IN CONVEnTIONALLY- you're already there
in short, i found the BUSHNELL OPTICAL to be a far SMARTER set-up, and i've had one for years , no batteries, no length requirement, and i can use it anywhere- the ONLY reason i bought the rect-t-fire was it was reviewed in the nfa magazine, and THEY said it was good- well , LESSON LEARNED- to the tune of 150 bucks, with another 10 for fresh battery and target
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- Calgary, AB
I bought one of those Bushnell magnetic bore sighters. Biggest pain in the a**. It would flip sideways when attached to the muzzle. The only bore sighter that seems to work half decent is the arbor version.
If its a must have, I would recommend getting the style where the laser is a .223 bullet, and snaps into larger sized cases. I did it this way for my semi auto's.
If you have doubts about doing it the old fashion way, just place a huge piece of cardboard behind your papers. Remember, on a first sight-in, you don't have to fire a 3 shot group when you can see your first hole is 10+ inches away from the 10 ring.
If you have doubts about doing it the old fashion way, just place a huge piece of cardboard behind your papers. Remember, on a first sight-in, you don't have to fire a 3 shot group when you can see your first hole is 10+ inches away from the 10 ring.
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- Haliburton County, Central Ontario
Checked out all the latest (and ridiculously expensive in many cases) laser bore sighters last week and ended up with a cheap Bushnell red laser with arbors for all the gauges. Bore sighting with the eyeball generally beats any laser device designed for this purpose IMO, but when you can't see down the bore (without a total tear down) I now believe they can be a useful item. I sighted in a lever gun on the weekend at 30 yards and had no trouble finding paper at 100 yards as a result. I consider this to we well worth the $35 I spent. I have several lever guns.....
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- Calgary, AB
Yeah, I seen those at WS. Looks almost the same as the much more expensive Lasersyte one. Might have to pick one up for my lever actions.
a lot of good sound advice based on experience. I did neglect to point out I'm using a BLR so conventional sighting with the bolt out is not an option. Green vs red also something for me to remember so thanks guy's, much appreciated.
Enjoy the upcoming seasons.
Enjoy the upcoming seasons.
For boltguns & singleshots, I use the "look down the bore" system.
For other action types, I use a Laserlyte with arbors, and it works just great.
I have enough length in my basement to do it there, and have never been off paper yet.
Eagleye.
For other action types, I use a Laserlyte with arbors, and it works just great.
I have enough length in my basement to do it there, and have never been off paper yet.
Eagleye.
I bought one when I got my Remington 750 and found out it's longer than the chamber, it won't let the bolt close and so won't seat properly, hence I have a wide series of concentric semi-circles on my wall instead of a red dot. If you buy one, measure it to make sure their machinging specs were correct.
