tommorow im taking my rifle to get the scope boresighted. my question is when they do that will it be right on the dot? or do i have to make modifications to it?
Bore sighting is only to get you on paper at close range, usually 25 yards. After bore sighting you must take your gun to a range or other safe place and finish sighting it in, by fireing it! If you don't understand how to finish sighting in your rifle, by all means ask someone for help who knows how it's done.
When get the rifle bore sighted, the job has just begun. Sight in the rifle as previously mentioned and when the rifles has been sighted in depending if you get good groups, stick with that same type of bullet and manufacture because the POI will change with different ammo...
Bore sighting is just intended to save you ammo by getting you generally within 6 inches of the bullseye at 25 yards. Now I have had it done a time or two where I was only a few clicks off at 100 yards, but usually it is just within a couple of inches. Trying to site in a scope without bore siteing is a big guessing game if you dont hit the paper with the first shot. It can be dangerous too. Hopefully you have somebody available to you to help you out when you try to put the final touches on siteing in your rifle. Good luck and have fun.
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Well, it depends, some of the best bore sights I've ever seen can get you on paper, needless to say, you should go to the range after words and make a few modifications to get a good zero. You shouldn't trust a bore sight and then go to the field, you should always make a few final adjustments to get zeroed.
After I verified it was on the paper I would aim the gun at the exact same place I did first time and make sure it stays there and then movethe scope adjustments until the crosshairswere on or very close to the first hole and u will be damn near on the money in 2 shots if done correctly.
If you have a bolt action it is simple to bore sight yourself.
1. Remove bolt.
2. Place rifle on some sort of steady suport.
3. Looking thru barrel line up the barrel on some recognizable point about 25 yards away.
4. Without moving rifle adjust scope to same point.
This should get you reasonably close at 25 yards. Then finish off you sighting in at the range as mention already.
If you are not sure how to sight your gun in yourself a lot of ranges will do it for you for a small fee. Then you can shoot the gun yourself to get familar with it.
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