Sighting in
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gunasauras
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Dude, you NEED to shoot it yourself to sight it in. A "Smith can do it for you, but you at least need to CONFIRM it by shooting the rifle.....
Best thing you can do is look at ballistic tables.
Find out where your first line of sight of is and go from there. For example:
I know that the the first line of sight for a Hornady 168 gr SST .308 wil zero at 25 yds. Zero at 100yds is the same. Just search for range tables.
When you look at range tables you will notice that there are 2 points of impact . Some guys like to set up zero at 25 yds and adjust, others set up at a longer range. All of my long guns were first zeroed at 25 yds. That's the way I was taught. If you have good range tables, no matter what you zero at a couple of clicks here or there will put you on target.
Just re-read your post. If you aren't that familiar with a 30-06 I would most definetly get a good g-smith to set it up. A good smith will zero the rifle in his shop without firing a shot.
Find out where your first line of sight of is and go from there. For example:
I know that the the first line of sight for a Hornady 168 gr SST .308 wil zero at 25 yds. Zero at 100yds is the same. Just search for range tables.
When you look at range tables you will notice that there are 2 points of impact . Some guys like to set up zero at 25 yds and adjust, others set up at a longer range. All of my long guns were first zeroed at 25 yds. That's the way I was taught. If you have good range tables, no matter what you zero at a couple of clicks here or there will put you on target.
Just re-read your post. If you aren't that familiar with a 30-06 I would most definetly get a good g-smith to set it up. A good smith will zero the rifle in his shop without firing a shot.
Speed of Bullet (fps) Sight in Range
2200 fps 20 yards
2500 fps 23 yards
2800 fps 25 yards
3000 fps 27 yards
3400 fps 30 yards
Speed of Bullet (fps) Point Blank Range
2000 and under 125 yards
2000 - 2400 150 yards
2400 - 2600 200 yards
2600 - 2800 250 yards
2800 - 3000 300 yards
2200 fps 20 yards
2500 fps 23 yards
2800 fps 25 yards
3000 fps 27 yards
3400 fps 30 yards
Speed of Bullet (fps) Point Blank Range
2000 and under 125 yards
2000 - 2400 150 yards
2400 - 2600 200 yards
2600 - 2800 250 yards
2800 - 3000 300 yards
My dad said something about burning the barrel in. I have already ran a box through it, not really sighting in just getting some rounds put through it. I may have found some spare time, so I will probly put two boxes of Winchester 180 gr through it.
Yes it is good to work in the barrel. It is recommended to clean the rifle often within the first 100 rounds. different people have difference ideas of how often. For me, i wasn't too strict, but for the first 30 or so rounds I cleaned it every 10 shots, after that i widened it to about every 20. Also make sure that when you bring it home from the range give it a good soaking with copper solvent as it will likely have built up in the rifle. This really will only be noticable in the first 50-60 rounds as the rifle gets worked in. I just used hoppes #9 and left it in the barrel for about 20-30 minutes with a brush then wiped it through with patches. If green shows up that is copper buildup. I only had that at first and now i don't get any as I have now fired over 100 rounds through mine.
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We clean all of our guns after we use them, we clean the new ones before we take them out to the range. I am going to go out and buy 2 boxes of ammo today and will be going to the range on the weekend so hopefully it will sight in.
Do it yourself...
There you go... it's the only way.. you need to shoot it yourself. I had a friend who bought a rifle/scope and sent it to be sighted.. well, the gunsmith did an awfull job, the scope screws were not tight, the cross wasn't level.. and he couldn't touch the target at 100yds... and he tought he was ready for hunting without trying it first... bad mistake.
For myself.... I NEVER rely on others to sight my rifles, by doing it yourself, you learn about your rifle and will feel way more confident when the time comes to pull the trigger on your game. I find it's a lot more fun to do it yourself.
Good luck
lcpaintballer said:
There you go... it's the only way.. you need to shoot it yourself. I had a friend who bought a rifle/scope and sent it to be sighted.. well, the gunsmith did an awfull job, the scope screws were not tight, the cross wasn't level.. and he couldn't touch the target at 100yds... and he tought he was ready for hunting without trying it first... bad mistake.
For myself.... I NEVER rely on others to sight my rifles, by doing it yourself, you learn about your rifle and will feel way more confident when the time comes to pull the trigger on your game. I find it's a lot more fun to do it yourself.
Good luck
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Part of breaking in the barrel is not letting it get too hot, so shoot a few and let it cool down, magnums start heating the barrels up fast (2 rounds) so take it slow and clean it.
I took out my new 300 mag and cleaned it and then took it out for some shooting. Fired a grand total of 5 bullets and cleaned it again.
Perhaps some more breakin shooting this week, then I'll get serious about sighting in the new scope, throw off the crappy simmons with those crap rings and then mount the bushnell elite 3200 with steel rings.
I took out my new 300 mag and cleaned it and then took it out for some shooting. Fired a grand total of 5 bullets and cleaned it again.
Perhaps some more breakin shooting this week, then I'll get serious about sighting in the new scope, throw off the crappy simmons with those crap rings and then mount the bushnell elite 3200 with steel rings.
Bore sight it first ...not too sure what a "rutger" is , but assuming it is a bolt action, it is a simple matter to remove the bolt and sight through the barrel at a distant (25 yds.)aiming point and, without moving the rifle, adjust the cross-hairs onto the aiming point .That way you will be very close to being on paper at 25 yds. Once you get a good sand-bagged group on your aiming point(at 25 yds.) you should(theoretically) be roughly 3 inches high at 100 yds. Shoot another group at 100 yds., adjust the scope as necessary and you should be good to go....at least the gun is shooting on target . Now all you gotta do is work on your shooting skills ...kneeling , sitting, standing, etc. shots.
Have fun .
Have fun .
3 inches might be a bit high - that'll likely put you dead on at around 250 yards. If you're planning on shooting out to around 300 yards or beyond, a 3 inch zero at 100 yards would be appropriate, if you're expecting to keep shots within 200 yards, 2 inches high at 100 yards would probably work better. That'll put you dead on at 200 yards.. (all above assuming you're shooting 150 gr bullets.)
Bottom line is don't trust ballistic tables - figure out what ranges you will most likely be shooting at, sight in between 2 to 3 inces high at 100, then shoot at the longer ranges to find out where the bullet is going
Bottom line is don't trust ballistic tables - figure out what ranges you will most likely be shooting at, sight in between 2 to 3 inces high at 100, then shoot at the longer ranges to find out where the bullet is going
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- WMU247 near Edmonton
good choice of factory ammo IMHO
now what ranges will you be hunting at?
2" high at 100yds is a good rule of thumb for most rifles. Unless your shooting varmits at 400yds but a 30-06 with 180s dosn't sound like your after varmits
now what ranges will you be hunting at?
2" high at 100yds is a good rule of thumb for most rifles. Unless your shooting varmits at 400yds but a 30-06 with 180s dosn't sound like your after varmits
