TassieTiger wrote:About 200 to start with and then and ongoing....because I second guess myself every bloody shot - was that me? was that the wind?...maybe that shot had weak neck tension?, was the barrel fouled after that shot? Was I really concentrating reloading last night? I flinched, I’m sure I flinched..s**t.? The trigger felt different that shot, shouldn’t have broke the trigger - bugger?...and so on...there’s always room for improving lol.
Oldbloke wrote:bigfellascott wrote:Stand in front of a Mirror and look through your scope, you will see 2 images of crosshairs, adjust the turrets so they are both overlapping, now your Xhairs are centred,
I should only take 2 shots as Duncan said, then maybe a 3rd to confirm.
I gotta try that .
xDom wrote:Putting a new scope on any particular rifle, how many rounds would you expect it take to sight in?
xDom wrote:duncan61 wrote:Exactly 2 take a shot then wind the scope to the POI.You have to have the rifle securely mounted
Would you consider Caldwell bags front and rear to be secure or are you talking about one of those expensive looking front stands!?!
TassieTiger wrote:A friend has proven to me that with his Leupold QD rings - he can remove his scope, shoot it in another rifle, put it back in his 222 and be within an inch of original - I was gobsmacked.
TassieTiger wrote:Might be virtually impossible but given a .4 or 5mm tightening / alignment difference could result in a 2 inch x 100m difference, it does impress my small brain nonetheless....
xDom wrote:I would understand a cheaper scope not having the optical clarity of a top notch one.
Would you think that a cheap scope would lose its cross hair position?
xDom wrote:Putting a new scope on any particular rifle, how many rounds would you expect it take to sight in?
solarpak wrote:.no need to be ignorant and look stupid.....
CK
solarpak wrote:Use as many as you need - provided you know what your doing - and get it on paper at 25m first - then out to 100.
Its amazing how many newbies you see who havent got one iota of an idea of how a riflescope works ie turrets .....plenty of information on the net and in printed media....no need to be ignorant and look stupid.....
CK
Stix wrote:Be ignorant & look stupid...
Wow...!
Being new to shooting & setting up a scope/getting sighted in can be intimidating...especially if on a range for the first time with all those "officials" over your shoulder, & no matter how much youve studied the subject on the net.
I think some people forget, or have no idea how intimidating it can be for some people.
How many people have never returned to a club/range because officials make newbees feel stupid...??!!
Stix wrote:solarpak wrote:Use as many as you need - provided you know what your doing - and get it on paper at 25m first - then out to 100.
Its amazing how many newbies you see who havent got one iota of an idea of how a riflescope works ie turrets .....plenty of information on the net and in printed media....no need to be ignorant and look stupid.....
CK
Be ignorant & look stupid...
Wow...!
Being new to shooting & setting up a scope/getting sighted in can be intimidating...especially if on a range for the first time with all those "officials" over your shoulder, & no matter how much youve studied the subject on the net.
I think some people forget, or have no idea how intimidating it can be for some people.
How many people have never returned to a club/range because officials make newbees feel stupid...??!!
Hahaha...
Cant say how many times ive seen club officials self professed experts, or firearm instructor's guide newbees in sighting a rifle, when they CLEARLY have no idea themselves...
I remember (relatively recently) seeing an official firearms instructor nurturing a newbee adult shooter to sight their rifle...
The rifle was couple inches off at 50m..they were having problems working out how many clicks to move it...i said well if its a 1/4" /click @100yds scope, come over 14 clicks & see where that lands...you should get on in 3 groups unless something is wrong...
Nope...!
The instructor said we dont things like that here...we'll do it the proper way...
He made them shoot groups & come 2 clicks at a time...
20 mins later & the poor fellow still wasnt sighted in...had walked accross the target 3/4 of the way to the bull...
This clown had no idea what he was doing--absolutely none...!!!...!!!
Hhmmm...
xDom wrote:Would you put off sighting a .223 in on a windy day? How much effect would it have over about 100m? Not talking about cyclonic weather, just a gusty winter's day.