ORIGINAL: deroche117
When sighting in a new riflescope, should the scope be on the highest power, the lowest power or somewhere in the middle? I'm look'in at about 100 yrds.
To sight in a rifle, i shoot 3 shot groups, not fire a shot or two. Having said that, some folks shoot better groups NOT knowing where the previous shot went in the group. For them,using a lower power is better... Some folks like myself, use the higher powerswhen shooting groups to sight in.
I ALWAYS check my scopes at different powers to see if the groups move around with power changes. Some do, most don't. I feel this is a "MUST" test on any new scope!
I don't call shooting groups wasteing ammo, i call it getting some practise in with that rifle/ammo combo.
DM