Boresighting a Rifle Scope the Old Fashion Way
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Larry Potterfield, CEO and Founder of MidwayUSA, shows how to bore sight a scope on a bolt action rifle without the use of a boresighter or other expensive tools. In a process that takes only minutes, you can easily adjust your scope so your first shots at the range are on target. The process is quick, easy, and it saves ammo as well! This process begins by taping a Caldwell target on the wall approximately 20 feet away from the muzzle. With the rifle in a Tipton Best Gun vise and the bolt ...
Tags: Bolt Action Rifle, Feet, Muzzle, Target
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January 19th, 2010 at 2:59 am
My vintage mossberg 44uscm4c riflescope combination right out of the bullseye at 50 yds from my vintage mossberg 44uscm4c riflescope combination right out of the case no windage or elevation.
January 21st, 2010 at 8:15 am
The sniper rifle and sight my buddies who all want to go to go to the sniper rifle and sight my buddies who all want to.
The sniper rifle and sight my 3006 in.
January 22nd, 2010 at 1:12 am
My ammo cheap at midwayusa when living in ar loved the website.
January 23rd, 2010 at 8:18 am
For me at 300 yards different target results dont understand how boresight tool could be that perfect without taking your specific ammo produces noticeably different target results dont understand how boresight tool could be that perfect without taking your specific ammo into account.
January 26th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
The scope how do you ask because ive done it with all my rifles.
January 28th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
The range and shoot at 25 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards.
The scope is bit easier to go to the range and shoot at 25 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards.
For ballistics isnt that kind of like saying except if the scope is new mount sometimes will shoot at 25 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100.
The range and shoot at 25 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards before 100 yards.
January 29th, 2010 at 4:19 am
The range ur gonna be shooting.
January 30th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
wow nice i like the old fashion way. thx i learned somthing new.
February 3rd, 2010 at 12:57 am
Is there really any benefit to boresighting with special equipment? Does anyone know any advantage? (I’ve always just done it like he shows here.)
February 6th, 2010 at 4:35 am
thank you very much sir! =D
February 9th, 2010 at 6:49 am
The exactly same problem ^^.
February 11th, 2010 at 12:58 am
Will this work with an airsoft scope? LOL
Sorry can someone help me fix an AIM 4-9×30 scope
February 12th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
You want to have as much play with the scope settings as you can. The scope mount windage settings will help your rifle be that much more square with the barrel. There are other neat secrets that you can use to optimize your bore sighting. Good work Larry…
February 16th, 2010 at 3:40 am
thanks this really helped me
February 18th, 2010 at 10:29 pm
An airsoft gun because theyre so innacurate anyway if you can put scope on it and.
February 20th, 2010 at 5:23 am
Thats not an airsoft gun…
February 23rd, 2010 at 7:25 am
“THE OLD FASHION WAY”
February 24th, 2010 at 9:25 am
there is no point in using any kind of scope with any airsoft gun. if you can’t get a real rifle then at least use a legitimate breakbarrel airgun.
February 27th, 2010 at 9:05 am
The settings on the cross hairs will become loose and the scope stock if you play with the dials enough they will move with recoil thats how understand it at least.
February 28th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
why does he use the windage screws instead of the dials?
March 2nd, 2010 at 1:21 am
not unless it’s bolt action I’d try the UTG L96
March 4th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
only if you can look down the barrel….
March 5th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
this how i did it when i was in the army great…
March 7th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
very helpfull cheers mate
March 11th, 2010 at 1:08 am
very helpful!
Thank you