joewarren Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Once a gun is sited in, will it be the same for each shooter or does it need to be sited in for each shooter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zizzer59 Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 ? from wife I have a 30-30 with a side mount scope for a right handed person and I'm left handed and I can't shoot it for nothin and neither can my dad but somehow it shoots dead on for my little bro who is right handed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 NO..it can vary from each shooter..best she shoots it and dail it in for her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Welcome to the forums. You should be able to get it real close and make fine adjustments for her if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Iron sights usually will be fine and everyone can use them but a scope can be different. My buddy has a BLR .270. He dialed it in to hit dead center. When I shot the gun it hit a completely different spot on the target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 here's my opinion... there's definitely a slight difference but it's negligible. if the fit of the gun or shooting skills aren't in check then you'll probably see more of a difference and cause for concern within hunting ranges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 db.. I must respectfully disagree.....the diff can be more than slight...(Now I shoot left handed, my Ash shoots right)....My daughter Ash will hit at 100 yrds an inch high twelve o clock.......I shoot the gun Im at 11 oclock 6 inches out...that's not minor..Yes indeed check it with the "other " shooter DONT assume it will be right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Difference in cheek weld and eye relief between shooters can change poi. That said, if you get the rifle close, you should need only minor adjustments to get the scope on for your wife. Martin's example of right and left handed shooters really probably does not apply to most typical situations where two right handed shooters are shooting the same scoped rifle. Would seem that more factors would be involved when you have a left handed shooter setting up and shooting a right handed rifle, eye dominance one that probably could make a bit of difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 ? from wife Big difference between people. Im a case in point with guns and bows. People can't shoot my setups for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 I'd agree there will be some difference....everyone shoulders the gun a little different, gun stock on cheek different, etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Common sense would be that the person who will be shooting the gun should be the person sighting it in, but, if everyone who shoots the gun has the scope square to the eye with a full field of view through the scope and the scope and barrel in the same vertical plain there will be no difference in point of impact. In reality, the chance of that happening is slim and depending on how close the scope is mounted to the bore even a slight canting to one side or the other can make a significant difference in point of impact that increases as distance increases. Personally, I sight-in my son and daughter's rifles (I have the time and place) and then we fine tune if needed when they can get the time to do some shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Another thing to consider is the length of stock/length of pull. My first gun was a full size 20ga Mossberg 500....I could shoot it but when I got a Mossberg 500 20ga Super Bantam, the 1" or so shorter in length of stock/LOP made a difference. I can't shoulder the full size gun as well as I can the slightly smaller one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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