What is everyone's method for sighting in a scope. Just curious
If you can't use a flashlight, or a laser to bore sight just start with a single round @ 25y and adjust.Shoot a group of 3 and go from there.
Given current ammo prices, bore sighting before hand is a plus.
I did that for a guy who was on his second box trying to sight in. Shot one at a big target at 50 yards, realigned on bull, moved cross hairs to first impact and rang a ten inch gong at 300 yards with the second roundDon’t usually do it this way but you can save some ammo like this. With your rifle locked down fire first shot. Hopefully it’s on paper. Adjust your optic without moving the rifle to the hit then fire second shot. Should be together. Then go back to X and fire three more. This will get you close.
This is similar to how my AK friends do it; get on paper at 25, make the silhouette down at 100 yards ring once and call it good.I did that for a guy who was on his second box trying to sight in. Shot one at a big target at 50 yards, realigned on bull, moved cross hairs to first impact and rang a ten inch gong at 300 yards with the second round
We did put it on paper with a couple rounds but I just needed to be a smartalek and hit that gong. I just had to.This is similar to how my AK friends do it; get on paper at 25, make the silhouette down at 100 yards ring once and call it good.
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The Jim Carmichael method.Don’t usually do it this way but you can save some ammo like this. With your rifle locked down fire first shot. Hopefully it’s on paper. Adjust your optic without moving the rifle to the hit then fire second shot. Should be together. Then go back to X and fire three more. This will get you close.
That was my old way before I bought laser bore sighters.1. Put the rifle on sandbags and pull the bolt.
2. Look through the bore and center on 25 yd splatter target.
3. Without moving the rifle, adjust the scope reticle to the center of the target. Check through the bore again to make sure I didn't bump the rifle.
4. Fire one shot. Put in the clicks to adjust POI to 1 1/2 - 2" low.
5. Fire second shot at 25 yds. S/b 1 1/2-2" low.
6. Fire third shot at 100 yds.
7. Put in clicks to zero the rifle - dead center for tactical scoped rifles, 1 1/2 high for hunting rifles/scope.
8. Fourth shot to confirm, fine clicks... then fire for group. (hunting rifle I fire a 3 round group, tactical I fire 4 5 round groups then overlay using app like Ballistic X)
(for my 16" AR's with red dots, same thing except 50 yard zero instead of 100 yards)
I just sighted in an AR-15 in 6.5Grendel.i was not just on paper, but I was in the bullseye at 25 yards before firing the first shot
I used a laser bore sighting brass cartridge.
I've gotten on paper without firing a shot with a bolt gun or AR platform by literally sighting down the barrel and the sights.
I strapped an upper down and looked through the bore. I then moved the cross hairs to the barrel sighting and viola.
With a bolt gun you simply pull the bolt and look down the barrel.
Bore sighter cartridges are too easy though.