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Bore sights
Looking at bore sights and seeing some pretty big price discrepancies, I was wondering if anyone had some advice or recommendations on purchasing one.
I only have one firearm with optics on it now. That is my .30-06 with a Redfield 2X-X7 1" tube. Oops my CVA has optics as well...
But, anyway, I would like to put some optics on some of my other rifles, shotguns, and maybe a handgun or two. And imagine the bore sight will be a big time saver for getting on paper.
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For a bolt gun, it is easy to just pull the bolt while it is cinched down in a rest (you don't want it jiggling around.), sight down the bore at your target, then dial your optics to the same spot on the target. You can start at 25 or 50 yards depending on how good your eyes are. If you start at 25, you will more than likely be high at 100 but still on paper. Then just walk it in. I prefer the 1 inch grid targets for sighting.
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I have a Bushnell boresighter. I'm not sure if I would recommend them or not. It will get you on the paper in a single shot but that is about it's limit. It is just as easy to lock your gun into a solid work rest and sight in like Sarky said. If you are using Weaver style rings, you can even site in with your iron sites and then mount and dial the scope to where the irons were aiming. With the Leupold style mounts, it would be hard to keep your gun from moving around in the rest when you installed them.
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The key to a boresighter is to by the better set that has the adjustable barrel spuds. they center the grid better and will allow you to really dial in the scope.
I have used the adjustable spuds and had the first shot within one inch of target @100 many times. I used to use it in the shop at hunting season and many customers took deer at extended rnages with guns that were ONLY boresighted and never fired at paper. I told them not to but they wouold do it anyway.
The cheap spuds with the spring retention will not secure in the bore as well and will only get you on paper, which is still a big timesaver.
When I really appriciate mine is when I am messing around with several rifles and get a wild hair and swap a half dozen scopes out and have to go to the range and zero all of them in again.
I have boresighted using the look through the bore method and had the scope dead on @ 100 also, so the old fasioned way works too. It is just impossible when using semiauto or pump guns.
Most kits now come with both a .50 spud and a 20ga spud. That is really handy.
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I have a Bushnell boresighter, as well. Paid about $40 bucks for it and at over a buck a shot, mostly, saves a lot of money.
Very useful to get ON PAPER, but I would never suggest using it INSTEAD of shooting and using the "Walk in" method.
Also keep in mind that you want the First shot to be in the bull, not after the barrel is warmed up.
Takes a little time, but when that first shot counts.....you don't need any more.
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