Need help with sighting in rifle

[jp1985]

I am taking my father elk hunting this year for costal elk and we picked up a .30-06 and he put a scope on it and now we need help sighting it in to 50-100 yard range.

I am a member at ARPC so we can use the range there to sight it in but I don't have much experience sighting scopes in and was wondering if there was anyone who would be willing to help with this. I'd be willing to pay a little bit for your time if need be.

So lemme know if this is something you could help us with.

Thanks guys

Jp

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[NeoBlackdog]

Start at 25 yards just to be sure you're on the paper. Use a good rest and don't rush your shots.

 

[dude686]

What scope did you buy? That would help. The direction that come with them are usually perfect plus the tools provided. I have one of these:

Amazon.com

for all rifle calibers I own. Pop this sucker in the chamber at home and bore sight your new rifle at the furthest spot you can in your home. This will get you on paper at 25+ yards to start (usually good for 50 yards for me with a decent sized target) and avoid wasting ammo to find the paper lol.

 

[Mikej]

I'll presume this is a bolt gun?

How to Sight in a Rifle: a Step-by-Step Guide | Field & Stre

Knowing how to sight in a rifle is an essential skill for hunters and shooters to have. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to do it.

www.fieldandstream.com

Only I used a bright orange caution cone set on a table at the back of my yard. Rifle rested on a patio table on my deck. I aimed through the bore at the top tip of the cone.

 

[Stomper]

Another thing to do is mechanically "zero" your scope.

Turn your elevation and windage knobs (turrets) all the way to one side, then count how many clicks it takes until it stops in the opposite direction, THEN divide that by half and rotate it back the opposite direction the amount of clicks you calculated.

That should mechanically "zero" the scope so you have enough travel (up & down) to zero the scope to the rifle once it's mounted to the rifle.

Also, mounting your scope should be done with a level so your horizontal crosshair is level with top of the rifle's receiver.

 

[jbett98]

Some scopes shouldn't be rotated all the way to the left and then to the right. You might affect the tension spring.
The easiest way I've found when trying to determine if a scopes reticles (new or used) is set at factory center, is to gently place the scopes ocular lens against a bathroom mirror with a bright light above it.
Place your eye against the objective lens while pressing it against the mirror and see if the crosshairs are centered, if not, you'll see two misaligned sets of crosshairs.
You then adjust the windage and elevation turrets till the two join as one.
You have to relax your eyes a bit, but it really does work.

 

[Member 24198]

Another thing to do is mechanically "zero" your scope.

Turn your elevation and windage knobs (turrets) all the way to one side, then count how many clicks it takes until it stops in the opposite direction, THEN divide that by half and rotate it back the opposite direction the amount of clicks you calculated.

That should mechanically "zero" the scope so you have enough travel (up & down) to zero the scope to the rifle once it's mounted to the rifle.

Also, mounting your scope should be done with a level so your horizontal crosshair is level with top of the rifle's receiver.

If you don't want to count clicks, put a small mirror on the end you look into, and look through the objective. But doing this, you can line up the reticle dead center.

 

[JRuby]

I get the impression that the op might have limited experience. The coast in November can get pretty ugly. I hope they are going with some one more experienced.

 

[jp1985]

I get the impression that the op might have limited experience. The coast in November can get pretty ugly. I hope they are going with some one more experienced.

I hunt the coast every year for elk…. I've spent the night packing them outta the canyons before.
I'm not in experienced in that aspect. I just wanted to get help zeroing a scope for him that has nothing to do with my ability to hunt/survive.

 

[Pepe-lepew]

You might be able to talk me into it. I will be at ARPC Sunday and might be available Friday or Saturday. I will PM my contact info.

 

[Towhead]

At 25 yds you want to be roughly 1-1.5" inches low.
This saves you money, and gets you close enough
to a 100yd zero quickly.

 

[bionic knees]

What scope did you buy? That would help. The direction that come with them are usually perfect plus the tools provided. I have one of these:

Amazon.com

for all rifle calibers I own. Pop this sucker in the chamber at home and bore sight your new rifle at the furthest spot you can in your home. This will get you on paper at 25+ yards to start (usually good for 50 yards for me with a decent sized target) and avoid wasting ammo to find the paper lol.

I bought one of those for my .270 short mag, absolute waste of money.

 

[Vendor Hidden]

I know I am a little late to this party, but I wanted to post a couple of links to some of our posts on the subject, maybe for others looking for this information.

How to zero your rifle scope

How to bore sight your rifle

You'll find other tips on how to get started in our blog.

Blog.

 

[WAYNO]

Also late to this party...

If the need still exists, and of you happened to be traveling North near Canby, I could help get you all zeroed up at Canby Gun Club.