Bore Sighting Recommendations

[JAYgs8163]

Remove the bolt, look down the bore and center the target in your bore, adjust elevation and windage while not moving your rifle. Go to work! Works every time.

 

[Turpentine21]

I think most of us will have funny stories. My first rifle, was used and had a scope. Second rifle, new, bought scope, so called expert mounted for me. Went to range, figured out he had it 90 degrees off, L-R was elevations and vise versa. Never let anyone mount a scope for me since.

I love the ones the gun store folks mount that have the turrets or caps almost touching the rings on one end or the other. Haven't gotten one with the vertical on the side though. Yet

 

[Turpentine21]

I had a buddy who forgot to take the boresighter out of the barrel.
Cost him a trip to the gunsmith to cut 2" off the muzzle because of a bulge.
Just not worth it.

Seen that! Sheriff did it on a brand new rifle!

 

[LRNut]

Yep, I had those and used them in the past, they are OK.
But once I got good at sighting by looking through the bore at 30-50 meters (near zero), then just shooting at far zero (the actual zeroing intended, in my case at 100 meters), I can do that with 3 shots, way faster (in minutes), for any caliber, anywhere, with no need of extra gear.
I sighted for many friends, and taught them, so they can replicate whenever and wherever they want.

As I said earlier, with the Bushnell Bore Sighter, I can switch scopes on a rifle and hit my 20" gong at 500 yards on the first shot - that isn't going to happen with the "look through the bore" method (I have tried that) but recording your shot with a phone on your spotter typically results in only one wasted bullet.

 

[416bull]

I just stick to the pull the bolt, put my rifle in a stand,have a 3" circle at 25 yards in my front yard, and adjust my scope. Besides the funny looks from my neighbors , it works really well. Always on paper first shot or two, and don't usually have cops show up

 

[Dendro]

Put a large piece of paper with one shoot n see at 50 yards, correct for windage & make your point of impact 2"s low at 50. Move back to 100 and you'll be all over the bullseye obviously minor tweaks will be needed at 100. 8-10 rnds and you should be blowing out the center dot.

 

[isaaccarlson]

I have always sighted down the bore with my eye. Always been pretty close. Most of the scopes I have seen installed by others have been WAY off level/plumb. I did some work on a friend's deer rifle and noticed his scope was crooked, so I fixed it for him. He didn't even notice. Another friend of mine had a gun shop years ago, and he still sells a few items from hos home now that he is retired. I don't think I have ever seen one of his scopes end up level. I would quietly fix them and put them back on the rack. One day he asked me why I kept fiddling with the scopes, so I told him they were crooked. Next time I went over he had 5-6 on the bench waiting for me to mount them.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Just make sure that you have the scope mounted in the right orientation. My FIL worked at bass Pro years ago and some of the idiots working in the Firearm Dept have put the Scope on Backwards then Bore Sighted for the customers. Then the Customer came in and said that they can't hit the target.
My FIL told them maybe they should take up Golf if they didn't know which end of the Scope to look through.
Gives you a different perspective!

We use our eye through a Bolt Rifle and for others we use a Wheeler Magnet Bore Laser Sighter. Attaches on the end of your barrel. Make sure you remove before shooting!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dendro]

It's scary to think they're among us & operating motor vehicles on the same roads our families travel daily for work, school, groceries, etc.

 

[demarpaint]

I use an outside light on a pole about 30 yards from the house. I take the bolt out of my rifle, level it, and line up the crosshairs with the bottom of the bulb. I put the rifle in a gun vise on my dining room table when it's dark out and the light is on. I've been doing this for years and it gets me on paper then I do a little tweaking at the range which gets it dialed in nicely.

 

[MustangMike]

I've reached the point where I believe a bore sighter is needed. I have no experience with any of them
Can any member offer a brand/model based on actual experience?
Thx in advance for any suggestions.

With a bolt action, I just remove the bolt, put the gun in a vice (with wood or carboard to protect it), shine a light through the bore at a dark wall about 20' away, then line up the scope about and 1" high. I put a yellow sticky on the wall where the light hits.

Gets me on the paper at 25 yds every time, often very close to the bullseye.

At 25 yds adjust it for the bullet to be a bit low, and you will be on the paper at 100 yds.