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GREAT TIPS for LONG RANGE shooting accuracy!
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<blockquote data-quote="scottls" data-source="post: 219061" data-attributes="member: 12206"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">TIPS for LONG RANGE shooting accuracy!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Ever notice that you are dead on at 100yds, but right or left at 300yds...!? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">light bulbI now get GREAT centered groups at 500yds..., after I finally figured out how!?- MT's #1 gunsmith & Leupold techs, put me onto my solution! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">-I just took my Caribou at 489yds!- Tikka T3 .338mag (Federal Premium), Swarovski TDS scope (100 to 500 yd marks), Leica range finder (a rangefinder, is a MUST!).</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Here is the problem!- </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">1. Your scope has to be "!perfectly!" aligned to bore (1" dowel..., doesn't do it!)!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">2. Then your windage crosshairs have to be "!perfectly!" vertical to bore (tip!- level your rifle when shooting long distance!). </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">My ultimate FIX!-</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Notes!: This is MUCH easier with 2 people!- one to hold gun steady/sight down scope..., while tightening screws! </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Blue loctite ALL screws (stock to action also!)!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">1. Center your scope to bore "!perfectly!" - Put your rifle in a gun vise, and put a laser full chamber/bore dot (I used Cabela's...), on a far wall...</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">a. Now center your windage crosshairs to dot- total stop-to-stop turns, divided by 2... </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">b. Turn screws on rear ring mount, and "!perfectly!" center on dot .</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">2. Level your crosshairs "!perfectly!"...!-</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Note: I've tried "several" crosshair leveler tools..., and finally got the GREAT/easy one my gunsmith uses!- "EXD ENGINEERING VERTICAL RETICLE INSTRUMENT" (leveler too!) (Brownells)). </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />Want to check your scope alignment?- Level your rifle, hang a plumb-bob string on far wall..., and see if vertical crosshair is "!perfect!"!?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3. Now go range, & fine tune! </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">ENJOY! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scottls, post: 219061, member: 12206"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]TIPS for LONG RANGE shooting accuracy![/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Ever notice that you are dead on at 100yds, but right or left at 300yds...!? :confused:[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]light bulbI now get GREAT centered groups at 500yds..., after I finally figured out how!?- MT’s #1 gunsmith & Leupold techs, put me onto my solution! ;)[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]-I just took my Caribou at 489yds!- Tikka T3 .338mag (Federal Premium), Swarovski TDS scope (100 to 500 yd marks), Leica range finder (a rangefinder, is a MUST!).[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Here is the problem!- [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]1. Your scope has to be “!perfectly!” aligned to bore (1” dowel..., doesn’t do it!)![/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]2. Then your windage crosshairs have to be “!perfectly!” vertical to bore (tip!- level your rifle when shooting long distance!). [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]My ultimate FIX!-[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Notes!: This is MUCH easier with 2 people!- one to hold gun steady/sight down scope..., while tightening screws! [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Blue loctite ALL screws (stock to action also!)![/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]1. Center your scope to bore “!perfectly!” - Put your rifle in a gun vise, and put a laser full chamber/bore dot (I used Cabela's...), on a far wall...[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]a. Now center your windage crosshairs to dot- total stop-to-stop turns, divided by 2... [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]b. Turn screws on rear ring mount, and “!perfectly!” center on dot .[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]2. Level your crosshairs “!perfectly!”...!-[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Note: I’ve tried “several” crosshair leveler tools..., and finally got the GREAT/easy one my gunsmith uses!- “EXD ENGINEERING VERTICAL RETICLE INSTRUMENT" (leveler too!) (Brownells)). [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]:cool:Want to check your scope alignment?- Level your rifle, hang a plumb-bob string on far wall..., and see if vertical crosshair is “!perfect!”!?[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]3. Now go range, & fine tune! [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]ENJOY! :D[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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