sighting in tips?
- Thread starter cdnaufan
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both of these will work great for you^^^^
I usually do chase the shot, until it's pretty close to the bullseye. Then I do a 5 shot groups and adjust accordingly.
For ammo testing I just fire 5 round groups and then sight for the best one afterwards.
To start:
Put your rifle in a good rest, front bag with back bag etc. If you can sight in and do your ammo tests indoors this will get rid of the wind variable which is huge with a .22LR. With a bolt action pull out the bolt and line up the bore with the bullseye on the target. Then adjust the scope so you're looking at the same target. This is a poor man's bore sighting which should at least get you on paper and require less adjustments/ammo to sight in.
Keep in mind most scopes use 1/4 moa at 100 yards (roughtly 1" at 100 yards) adjustments. So if you're at 25 and want to adjust for 1" you'll need 16 clicks instead of 4.
For ammo testing I just fire 5 round groups and then sight for the best one afterwards.
To start:
Put your rifle in a good rest, front bag with back bag etc. If you can sight in and do your ammo tests indoors this will get rid of the wind variable which is huge with a .22LR. With a bolt action pull out the bolt and line up the bore with the bullseye on the target. Then adjust the scope so you're looking at the same target. This is a poor man's bore sighting which should at least get you on paper and require less adjustments/ammo to sight in.
Keep in mind most scopes use 1/4 moa at 100 yards (roughtly 1" at 100 yards) adjustments. So if you're at 25 and want to adjust for 1" you'll need 16 clicks instead of 4.
you can sight in with anything as long as it's similar in weight and velocity to what you'll ultimatly be using. even then, you should be able to switch to a lighter or heavier ammo, while remaining "relativly" sighted in.
it doesn't matter what you use to get on the paper, only the groups may not be there with the particular ammo you're using. once you know where you're hitting the paper, you can play with ammo.
it doesn't matter what you use to get on the paper, only the groups may not be there with the particular ammo you're using. once you know where you're hitting the paper, you can play with ammo.
If you clean the barrel, the first shot or two will change point of impact. This also happens if you shoot different ammo through the gun, the point of impact will move and eventually stabilize at a new point of impact. I notice this with my 22's, one of which is a CZ bolt action. If you don't realize this, it can have you chasing ghosts for a while with scope adjustments.
Also, check the tightness of all the screws after you shoot it for a bit. First time out, things can loosen up and before you know it, the scope has slid on you.
Also, check the tightness of all the screws after you shoot it for a bit. First time out, things can loosen up and before you know it, the scope has slid on you.
Forgive my ignorance, what's 'chasing'?
Polar Man
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Don't set your scope on where the last bullet hit, one at a time you need to adjust your scope to where the bullets tend to go in a group, making the best guess of where the center of the group is.
