Need help - Beginner with a rifle and scope

DanScarps

DanScarps

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Hi everyone,

I purchased my first rifle the other day from dutybelt1, great guy, and it has been a great learning experience. Savage 110 @ 300win mag, equipped with a Bushnell 3-9x40 scope, packs a freakin wallop!

Anyways, I went to the range and I was having the hardest time trying to sight this thing in. It came bore sighted from the seller, and was putting shots on paper from the first trigger pull @ 40 meters.

I took some lessons from a guy (that had a properly sighted rifle w/ scope) and he showed me how to stop flinch shooting. I was making dead accurate shots with his gun, so I'm just putting it out there. I'm not flinching and screwing up my shots.

Can someone please point me in the right direction with this? I have a good idea of how the adjustments work on top of the scope. The knobs read "1 tick 1/4 inch 100 yards." So this means at 50 yards it's an 1/8th inch. And the knob directions are UP and RIGHT, so turning the knob in the direction of the arrow moves the reticule in that direction.

Any help would be appreciated...

Thanks in advance!
 
That's pretty much standard for scope adjustments.
There are different routines, but look at your group on the paper. Measure how much vertical and horizontal correction is needed. Wind these onto the 'scope. Next group should be pretty close. Set your target at a longer range, and fine tune the adjustment. With a .300WM, if the group forms a couple of inches above the point of aim at 100, you should be good to go at any reasonable hunting range.
 
If the scope isn't the issue, could be you aren't letting your barrel cool down enough or are shooting with too warm a barrel.
Juniors Stevens 200 in 308win is deadly for the first three shots and then starts to scatter a bit.
Pull the bolt and stand the rifle up with the barrel pointing upwards.
Couple of pennies...............
 
One of the things I see newbies do often is start adjusting the scope after just one shot. Shoot at least groups of 3 before adjusting your scope until you know a) the scope's adjustments are marked correctly (not always the case, esp for cheaper scopes). b) the rifle is shooting accurately and the nut behind the butt is also shooting accurately.
 
If your shots are all over the paper, then one of 3 things is wrong, the scope is broken, the scope is not properly tightened to the rifle, or you are not shooting well. A 300wm has a tendency to knock screws and scopes loose. So locktite those things. If its grouping but off point of aim, just adjust until hitting where you aim.
 
Turning the knob does not move the reticle in that direction. It does the opposite. It moves the point of impact in that direction.
 
take it to your local gun store, buy a box of shells & ask them to bore sight your scope.most will do it for free or $ 10.00 .either way its cheaper than the wasted ammo.any good smith will also check the screws .this will get you on paper @ 100 yrds.then its just a matter of fine tuning.
most people dont realize that turning the windage & elavation screws dosn't have an emmediate effect on the point of impact of "less expensive " scopes.sometimes it will takes a shot to "set" the new inputs.so if you adjust after every shot you never get it right.once on paper at 100yds fire groups of 3 ,allow adequate cool down,if you see someone with a lead sled explain what your trying to do and ask if you can borrow for a couple shots.this will deffinatly determine weather its you or the set up.
 
Learned a lot today.

1st, found out one of my mounts were convex style on a flat receiver. Fixed that issue for $10.

2nd, learned how to bore sight myself @ 50 yards. Put it on paper.

3rd, had an old school gun guru show me the ropes on using the elevation and horizontal adjustments. Putting it in bull's eye after that.

4th, 25 rounds on a 300WM with a light wooden stock hurts.

Thanks everyone, your advice helped a lot and I now love my rifle.
 
Hope you didn't develop a flinch.
Twenty five rounds is a lot for that caliber in a row.
Save up and invest in a Caldwell's Lead Sled.
Great investment and pound away the ammo.
Easy on the shoulder and makes tight groups fun.
Glad you have it figured out.
Looky.
 
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