Sighting IN your rifle
10-11-2006, 09:41 AM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Texas - BUT NOW in Madison County, NY
Posts: 6,270
RE: Sighting IN your rifle
ORIGINAL: pokerking
When sighting in your rifle do you have it cranked right up to it's highest power or a lower power and why?
When sighting in your rifle do you have it cranked right up to it's highest power or a lower power and why?
10-11-2006, 02:10 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: S.W. Pa.-- Heart in North Central Pa. mountains-
Posts: 2,600
RE: Sighting IN your rifle
I do all my load workups at the highest power. Once I've settled on that, I ALWAYS shoot again at the power I'm Going to hunt with, usually 6X, to check POI. I learned the hard way, many years ago, with a scope that changed POI with magnification change. I hadn't realized it until I missed a nice buck and checked the gun out. Right on @ 12X, 6'' high at 6X. Most of today's scopes seem to have corrected that problem, but I never take a chance anymore.
