Whats a good bore sighter?
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ultimate_monkey
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- victoria BC
Place rifle in a steady rest, remove bolt, look down barrel and center target, look threw scope and adjust , confirm by looking down barrel then scope again, shoot and fine adjust scope,
Free, quick and accurate as any store bought bore sighter
Clearly only works for bolt guns, which I assume this is for as its not posted in general
Free, quick and accurate as any store bought bore sighter
Clearly only works for bolt guns, which I assume this is for as its not posted in general
Didnt think you would get that clear a picture down the barrel, depending on caliber its a narrow field of view.
You can't see much, but at 50 yards with a 223 it's no problem. It's not exact, but it gets you on paper.
I have one of those Bushnell magnetic ones that I got as a gift. At first I was pissed about getting such a 'stupid' gift. But it's actually pretty handy. Just stick it on the end and you're ready to go. Handy to have if your gun isn't a bolt action.
Only downside is that it picks up all sorts of stuff when you toss it in your range bag or pocket.
Only downside is that it picks up all sorts of stuff when you toss it in your range bag or pocket.
I use the old Bushnell unit with the three adjustable arbors. If you spend a lot of time at the Fort McMurray range you may have seen me using it to help out people at the range, that were having issues getting on the paper. I have had this unit for close to 30 years, and have used it hundreds of times, usually to help other people, and in almost every case, it gets me on the paper at 100 yards with the first shot. The only exceptions are scopes that are mounted way higher than normal.
Bore sighter is a waste of money. Start at 25 yards. Get point of impact about 1.5" below the center of the bullzeye. You should be able to do that in no more than 3 shots unless your optics do not have enough adjustment. Then move to 100 and fine tune from there.
shatthatkilledelvis
Regular
- Location
- in the bby
Site-lite laser bore sighter. I found it to work extremely well - especially on my guns that you can't look down through the bore. Levers, semis, pistols and bolts - and any caliber except .17.
Got it at cabelas
Got it at cabelas
If you are only going to bore sight a few times in your lifetime, then a boresighter does cost extra money. But if you are like many of us that own many, many rifles over our lifetimes, it can actually save money over starting at 25 yards as you suggest. I have mounted over 100 scopes in my over 40 years of shooting, and I have bore sighted at least that many more that other people mounted. That amounts to over 200 times, that I haven't had to waste ammunition by starting out at 25 yards as you suggest. That three shots that you mention,times 200 amounts to 600 rounds of ammunition wasted at 25 yards. That certainly makes my bore sighter quite a bargain.
rnbra-shooter
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Brunswick
Sighting in a rifle can be done with a single shot.
Put up a target at 100 yards. It should be at least 18" square, and should have a round black aiming mark 4-8" in diameter.
Bore sight your rifle at 100 yards (as described; set it up on rest/bags, aim the bore at your target, move your sights so they also aim at the target, then glance through the bore again to ensure it hasn't moved)
Fire one shot. You'll be within a foot of your point of aim, and oftentimes within an inch or two.
Set up your rifle on rests/bags, and aim your empty rifle at the centre of the target (where you aimed the shot).
Move your scope or sight adjustments until they now point to where the bullet hole is in the paper.
Your rifle is now sighted in at 100 yards.
Put up a target at 100 yards. It should be at least 18" square, and should have a round black aiming mark 4-8" in diameter.
Bore sight your rifle at 100 yards (as described; set it up on rest/bags, aim the bore at your target, move your sights so they also aim at the target, then glance through the bore again to ensure it hasn't moved)
Fire one shot. You'll be within a foot of your point of aim, and oftentimes within an inch or two.
Set up your rifle on rests/bags, and aim your empty rifle at the centre of the target (where you aimed the shot).
Move your scope or sight adjustments until they now point to where the bullet hole is in the paper.
Your rifle is now sighted in at 100 yards.
