Boresighter?
 

I am looking at buying a boresighter.
I need one that will work on different calibers.


When boresighting a variable scope, do you use the lowest, mid level or highestpower when boresighting?

thanks

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I have a BSA bore sighter that has all the different arbors for each caliber. It's okay but not the greatest out there. Normally, you crank the scope up to the max power when using the bore sighter, so you can clearly see the grid chart and make proper alignment.

My BSA bore sighter wiggles a little bit when trying to bore sight. It's a pain in the a.$.$. to use and I sometimes will ask my wife to help steady the rifle and/or bore sighter with me, so I can check it.

The laser type bore sighters are supposed to be pretty neat, but I don't know how accurate they truely are. The arbor type grid chart bore sighters are the best to use though.

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I don't think I would stick anything into my muzzle. You stand the chanceof damaging thebore.If you need to check zero,put rounds down range. If you are mounting a scope, put the gun on sand bags and look through the bore and adjust the scope to get you on paper. Then put rounds down range!!

I don't know about laser boresighters but I think they are all just a gimick.

You didn't state why you needed one but I think you would be better off spending the money on ammo, to put down range.

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Check out the newer magnetic one from Leupold. They sell for about 70.00 in Cabelas, they do more than just a standard boresighter. It can check your scope for alignment if you feel you've bumped it.

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TC, the LEUPOLD ZERO POINT is the boresighter I have been considering.
It appears to be easy to use and can be used in the field for quick confirmation that the scope has not moved, if it did move you can zero it back in using predetermined notes.

Ripstop, I like taking my scopes off my guns when cleaning (using quick release mounts) and have it in the back of my mind the scope has been moved.
Shooting means recleaning, especially black powder.
Thanks for the feedback.

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your wasting your money, set youself up a 25 yard target ,put three on the paper and adjust your crosshairs in the center of that group. then move your target accordingly for whatever yardage zero you want probably 100. now you can do this for the price of 6 shells and 2 targets. bore sighting wont help you with point of impact with watever round you shoot.;)

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I think you should save your money and learn to boresight your rifles without a boresighter. It is NOT hard to do WITHOUT a boresighter.

I personally believe boresighters are one of the biggest wastes of time and money. In fact, I venture to say boresighters cause hundreds, maybe thousands of deer to be lost every year from people who rely on them.

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I ordered one a couple years ago when I was deployed to Kosovo. I called Midway and told them what I wanted. Somebody mentioned that they would not put anything in their muzzle. This has a piece that goes in the chamber area that provides the laser light, and a piece that goes in the muzzle. It is a universal kit that will fit everthing from .22 up to I think .450 ro somehting like that. larger than I will ever need. Anyhow, the piece that goes in the muzzle is slighlt smaller than your barrel. It is plastic, and has o Rings for each caliber to snug it up so you don't scratch your barrel. It works well. I have used in on every rifle that I own.
Sure, you can just go out and put lead down range, or you can get right on paper at 100 and save some rounds for real shooting. In my case. Bullets for my .338 are just under $100 a box. It makes sense sometimes.
Wish I could remember what brand it is, but if you look at the midway webpage, I am sure you can find it. It was less than $100. It works, well, or at least it did for me.



Good luck to you

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Totally useless.... i think it has its place. It is not any good outside 25 yrds anyways. A boresighter will put you on paper right away at 25 yrds if you are mounting a scope. Everything people are saying here is right. You can easily scope it in yourself. Using a one shot sight technic is the fasted, just as 4patches has said and how i posted in a bit more depth on a previous post of "sighting in".

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What happens if you don't hit paper and your mounts came drilled wrong from the factory ? Let's say you go to the range by yourself and no one can spot where your hits are going? Boresighter properly done will put you on paper everytime. If someone depended on a boresighter to make their gun exactly on the money and ready for huntingthey are a very bigfool . It's purpose is to save ammo. I have both laser and reglular boresighter and I'll take the regular one any day of the week. I have tried the remove the bolt and look down the bore method and it only may put you on paper and probably less then a boresighter. WHat happens if you have a pump,auto ..how do you look down the bore?

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I bought a $40 universal boresighter at Walmart this year. I used it for a scope on a .223 and also a.50 MLer. My first shot from both were about 3-4" high and within 2" left to right at 100 yards. I did not use the supplied paper "target" to adjust. I adjusted mine at night. Aimed it at an object about 100 yards away and just dialed the scope so the crosshairs hit the red laser dot. Could not be easier. Took <5 minutes the second time I did it. I was pretty sceptical when I bought it, but I am now a believer.

As has been said before, if someone does not actually do the final adjusting by shooting ammo.........well, shame on them. Just because some people misuse them, doesn't mean they are worthless for what they are intended.

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I picked up a BSA boresighter from Natchezss.comfor $19.99,and it's paid for itself already.

Don't listen to nay-sayers, they are worth the money.
I use mine for rechecking zero. As far as wiggling, I wrapped the spud with electrical tape and it's snug.

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i agree with others, save your money. if you have a bolt action bore sight it with your eye's. bore sighters have never impressed me. the last 2 rifles i bought were "professionally" bore sighted by 2 different gun shops and neither one was even close. i wasn't even on paper, it took a box of shells to get them on paper. i've never had a scope out of the box as far off as the 2 rifles i had "bore sighted".

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You're assuming everyone has a range to use at moments notice and the time to go.
The place Ishoot is an hour away,and I can only get out onselect weekends to hunt/shoot.

When I was sighting in my muzzleloader, I had a misfire and I was uncertain what the problem was.
The breech plug was frozen and required a vise to remove, thus ending my day.

With the boresighter I was able to check things out between a couple shots, and determine a baseline, especially before makingcrosshair adjustments.

This all happened a week before opening day of gun, and it rained on Sunday...I would have been screwed big time w/o the boresighter.

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In the past, Ihaveremoving the breech plug to sight my scopes, itgets you "somewhere in the neighborhood".

With a boresighter, you're true with barrel at an imaginary 100 yards.
Yes, you still have to shoot, but it does cut the time in half,not to mention half the ammo spent.

Sideways is shooting a muzzleloader, with lead, powder, and caps, he'sspendingaround $2.00 per shot.

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I agree... I have a WMA with a range 45 minutes from my house. I have tried to go there many times on a weekend, only to find the parking lot packed beyond capacity, and there is even aline of other rifle shooters waiting their turn! [&:]

There is always a running joke around town too. "Wanna go to _______ WMA and do some target shooting? Pffft... yeah right... pack alunch!!" :eek:

A bore sighter can be a handy tool to use to double check your zero. But I agree with others, you have to get your rifle sighted on paper at 100 yards. A bore sighter will get you "on paper", but it won't get you in the 10 ring right from the start.