Correct Way to Sight in a Deer Rifle?

[cflhunter]

Hope you don't mind this post in this forum. I am curious...has anyone found as easy and accurate method to sight in your hunting rifle? If you do a search on the web you can usually bring up many different opinions. I'm tired of going through several rounds before finally getting pretty close.

[Texan_Til_I_Die]

I don't know of any way to truly sight in a weapon without going through AT LEAST several rounds.

The best thing I've ever tried as far as bore sighting goes, are those laser inserts that shine through the barrel onto the target. I can set my rifle on the bench in a vise, shine the laser onto a target at 50 yards, and move my scope to match the laser's point of aim. Then I'm usually within an inch or so at 50 yards, slightly more at longer ranges. But I always follow up with several shots to fine tune the adjustment.

Only once in my entire life have I ever bore sighted a weapon and then not have to move the sights. My .17 HMR was dead on from the gun shop at 50 yards, and I haven't touched the adjustments on the Leupold VX-II since I've owned it. But even then, I shot several (actually about 20 because it's fun to shoot) rounds through it for verification.

[davetucker]

Thats the only true way i know how to do it effectivly!!I don't want to trust my shot at a trophy deer,elk,moose whatever it may be to a piece of technology!!

[wtnhunt]

Usually when mounting a new scope on any rifle I remove the bolt and line the bore up on a close target(50 yards) with the gun setting in a rest. Usually get pretty close. Next step is to fire a few rounds at the target, I like to use 3 or 4 shot groups. Make any adjustments needed fire a few more rounds and make certain that it is on. Then move out to 100 yards fire a group and see if any adjustments are needed.

[Jeramie]

There is actually a QUICK and easy way gang! You will need a gun vise.

Lock the gun down and take a shot. Say the bullet hits high left and you were aiming at the center. Place the cross hairs back on the bulls-eye. However, nothing has changed. The barrel is still techincally aiming high left of center.

Now, with the gun locked down so it cant move, adjust the crosshairs until they actually meet the POI (point of impact). Your next shot should be close to dead on. Two shots..... Easy!

[rookieee]

Usually when mounting a new scope on any rifle I remove the bolt and line the bore up on a close target(50 yards) with the gun setting in a rest. Usually get pretty close. Next step is to fire a few rounds at the target, I like to use 3 or 4 shot groups. Make any adjustments needed fire a few more rounds and make certain that it is on. Then move out to 100 yards fire a group and see if any adjustments are needed.

ditto,have done it that way for many years

[Tominator]

There is actually a QUICK and easy way gang! You will need a gun vise.

Lock the gun down and take a shot. Say the bullet hits high left and you were aiming at the center. Place the cross hairs back on the bulls-eye. However, nothing has changed. The barrel is still techincally aiming high left of center.

Now, with the gun locked down so it cant move, adjust the crosshairs until they actually meet the POI (point of impact). Your next shot should be close to dead on. Two shots..... Easy!

That's the way Nikon suggested sighting in my BDC scope I put on my Encore. Worked like a charm. 3 shots at 15 yards almost through the same hole, then 3 shots touching each other at 100.

The next time that gun was shot my son put a hole in a button buck's heart at 80 yards.