well I went to sight in the old rifle today and had a heck of a time. I learned some valuable lessons. Thought i'd share and maybe you could too.

Here's what i did wrong today.

My rest consisted of sandbags on top of 2 bullet boxes. First problem is -two bullets boxes stacked on top of each other are NOT sturdy. So make sure your rest is sturdy. It felt sturdy but when i shot they shifted all over. Which i didn't notice at first unitl my friend said something. Take the time to be comfortable and abosulutly steady.

2nd thing. If your using a 4 power only scope. Don't buy the targets that are a real big orange circle. I figured it'd be better to shoot with but in reality its no. Why? cause with a four power scope, all you see is a big blob of orange at 100 yards. No definition as to where the bullseye is other than the fact that you know its somewhere in the middle. I found that even though i thought i was holding in the middle. Most of the time i wasn't. It seemed ok but in reality i was maybe 2 inches high and 2inches right. So i ajust for that but next time i was the opposite without ever knowing.

Solution - Draw big crosshairs through the orange circle so u can depict the middle of the circle.

3rd problem - Take your time, make every shot count. Today my friend was running late. we didn't get to the range until maybe 15 minutes before dark. I was rushing shots. Tuhs making bad shots.

All that combined to give me some pretty wack results and a lot of frustration.

In the end i wasted a box of bullets and really didn't get any where.

I'll be headed out saterday, a little more organized and ready.

Feels free to post your blunders or tips