by Jack
This is a little tip on how to sight in your rifle the fastest, easiest and most accurate way possible with just one shot. Here we go:
1. Step one you must at least bore sight your rifle so you can hit a big 2 foot square paper at 25 yards.
2. Place the weapon in a secure bench rest until it’s steady. Get the crosshairs right on the bull’s-eye….and fire.
3. Now go down range and see where the bullet struck the paper. Mark it with black ink so you can see the hole when you get back to your bench rest. Doesn’t matter if your rifle moved after firing because you are going to re-adjust it anyway.
4. Re-adjust your rifle so the crosshairs back on the bulls eye. Do not make any scope adjustments to do this!!!! Just move your rifle using the bench rest or adjust it in sand bags to align those cross hairs back on the B E.
5. Once the crosshairs are dead center on the B-E and the rifle is secure (very important it doesn’t move) now you (or with the help of a friend, while you look through the scope) can gently adjust your scope until your cross hairs have moved over to the center of bullet hole. Just be sure keep your rifle absolutely still while you are moving the cross hairs.
That’s it. Simple, huh? Okay, good ahead and take another shot to prove it works…ka-pow, and just like magic the bullet flies thru the bulls-eye!
I suggest you try shooting at 100 yards. Then make any fine adjustments (if necessary) to bring your scope to absolute dead center. It generally only takes a couple of clicks to do this and get a perfect zero at 100 yards, that is, if you have done the above correctly. The secret is not allowing your rifle to move while adjusting the scope.
Yup, this is a good way to save on ammo. However, I have a few suggestions.
“2. Place the weapon in a bench rest, or sand bag it, until it’s steady. Get the crosshairs right on the bull’s-eye….and fire.”
I recommend firing a second shot to confirm the first, just to make sure nothing is amiss (loose scope mounts, etc.).
“4. Re-adjust your rifle so the crosshairs are now on the hole, not the bulls eye.”
I think you will find this compounds your error. The correct technique is to aim at the bulls eye again. Then turn the windage and elevation knobs on the scope to track over to the bullet holes. Some times this is easier with an assistant. The shooter holds the rifle steady while aiming at the bulls eye and watches the cross hairs track while the assistant gently turns the adjustment knobs.
RHT, thanks for tip. You’re right, a second shot is best just to make sure you are not flinching or something.
RHT…OMG, must be the cold medicine I’m on!!! You’re right, that is compounding – wow, I had to re-read the original article. It turns out I misread it and I have corrected my error so it reads right. Thanks for catching this one…boy did I blow it.
Seems like a good spot to drop a safety plug. These guys got complacent, and then thankfully got lucky. No one was hurt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUzTIKAbI3k
Safety first. When at the range with a group, make sure everyone understands that anyone has the authority to call “CEASE FIRE!” at any time.
“We are ever confronted with two kinds of pain: the pain of discipline, and the pain of regret. You can avoid one, but never both.”
Good link RHT.
For you NRA members you may be interested in this article about NRA board member Grover Norquist.
The Message Glenn Beck Got in the Middle of His Special on Grover Norquist That Will Affect the Rest of the Week:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/03/25/the-message-glenn-beck-got-in-the-middle-of-his-special-on-grover-norquist-that-will-affect-the-rest-of-the-week/