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11 years 8 months ago #34856 by OleCowboy
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Headed out to the range with a couple of guns and new copes. Never been to the range and the only place we could get in was on the 100 yd. Could not get paper and a regular basis. But at 100 adjustments were either not enough or too much, don't know...blew off 20 rds and packed it in.

Stopped by a gun store on the way home and picked up one of those lasers to bore sight it. WOW, no wonder I was not getting on paper. I was almost shooting at right angles.

I never thought much about those laser devices, most seem to think they are worthless, but it will get you on paper and from there you can adjust.

Next time I will stay at home and just use my dried up pond to zero...but am a believer in those lasers now

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11 years 8 months ago #34861 by jtallen83
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What kind of laser did you get? I've had a Bushnell and another I can't think of right now and neither one was worth the postage.

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11 years 8 months ago #34864 by SOC
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Poor boy scope alignment.

1. Prepare rifle so you can sight down the bore (Remove bolt from bolt action, pull carrier assembly from AR etc.)

2. Place rifle/upper on rest/bags/pile of rocks with shirt laid on top...

3. Adjust whatever you placed the rifle on tell the bore is aligned with the center of the target and stabilize as best you can.

4. Sight through scope and adjust scope.

5. Repeat 3 and 4 tell your convinced your not getting any closer.

Assemble rifle and fire your first round.

You may be shocked how close you get aligning your scope like this. I am often within 3 inches of the bullseye using just a rangebag or backpack as a rest.
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11 years 8 months ago #34892 by OleCowboy
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So I head out yesterday for some Hog time. Get down to the ranch and set up a target to see the results of my laser sight in the day before.

BINGO I put 2 rds next to each other dead center and to the left. I dial in windage, and send 2 more down range, I move it, the dial in and I got fort 5 rds. walk dow to target and 5= 1 hole (they were all touching). Did my final dial in and dropped to inside the 10 ring.

Take Away: I have never read anything positive about laser sight in. But every store from Wal Mart to Cabela's sells them so somebody is buying, in fact a LOT of people are buying them just by looking at how many models there are.

Worth the $29.95? YES

Do they result in 10 ring shots coming out the chute? NO! But I used it on 2 different guns and scopes (Ruger 5.56 Ranch Rifle, Burris 3x/AR 10T, Trijicon, 3.5x ACOG) and it reduced my zero time by starting out with tight groups on paper, then a few twists of the dial and we 10 ringed...

Just a tool to get you where you need to go quickly.

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11 years 8 months ago #34897 by bipe215
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I always use SOC's method. My neighbor has a large round clock outside over his deck, probably 60 to 70 yards away. I can set up on my kitchen table and bore sight to it. It's round and almost fills the barrel sight picture. I've always been within 3 or 4 inches that way.

Steve

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11 years 8 months ago #34898 by OleCowboy
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bipe215 wrote: I always use SOC's method. My neighbor has a large round clock outside over his deck, probably 60 to 70 yards away. I can set up on my kitchen table and bore sight to it. It's round and almost fills the barrel sight picture. I've always been within 3 or 4 inches that way.

Steve

His system (which I have used a jillion times over the years) works just as good if not better than the laser IMO. I picked up the laser since getting a bore sight on a Ruger Ranch Rifle is certainly more challenging as you cannot get a view down the bbl...

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11 years 8 months ago #34899 by bipe215
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Understand. What brand did you get?

Steve

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11 years 8 months ago #34918 by OleCowboy
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I think its the Busnell IIRC

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11 years 8 months ago - 11 years 8 months ago #34952 by magi
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I usually do a quick Mark one eyeball boresight ..... that usually gets me Within a few inches.....
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11 years 8 months ago #34953 by magi
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SOC wrote: Poor boy scope alignment.

1. Prepare rifle so you can sight down the bore (Remove bolt from bolt action, pull carrier assembly from AR etc.)

2. Place rifle/upper on rest/bags/pile of rocks with shirt laid on top...

3. Adjust whatever you placed the rifle on tell the bore is aligned with the center of the target and stabilize as best you can.

4. Sight through scope and adjust scope.

5. Repeat 3 and 4 tell your convinced your not getting any closer.

Assemble rifle and fire your first round.

You may be shocked how close you get aligning your scope like this. I am often within 3 inches of the bullseye using just a rangebag or backpack as a rest.


Me too.....

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