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Old 06-24-2013, 08:02 AM
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bugsNbows
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Originally Posted by tealboy
I have two guns both with scopes but the one w/ the lesser scope is my favorite gun so i am considering swapping scopes but I still need and want both guns to shoot accurately. If i do the scope swap, will it be necessary to have both guns bore sighted and then taken to the range to sight them in? I'm sure the answer is yes but I'm wondering how "close" the guns will be to being "on paper" if i swap the scopes and don't bore sight. Any idea?

Yes. Any subsequent changes require re-sighting to confirm POI and tracking when mounted on a new weapon. They may or may not be "close". No guessing or estimating... you MUST check it.
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