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Post by hacker54 on Nov 13, 2021 18:15:22 GMT -5
OK guys how many use the shoot a group of three adjust shoot three adjust shoot three and so on? With the climate of today with ammo even rimfire can get pricey at the range. So after redoing the rings on the squirrel gun and having to sight in again I didn't want to go through the same as I did before. So with my son-in-law as spotter I would shoot one and see where it hit and if I shot two more those would hit in the same area. So I adjusted and shot one again and so on till I got to where I needed to be and then shot two more then adjusted for that group and would shoot three again to get my group on target where I wanted. I actually used less ammo this way as I did the first time sighting in the 22lr barrel.
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bob
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Post by bob on Nov 13, 2021 20:16:17 GMT -5
Gary, I too shoot one at a time and look at each impact then adjust after 3 shots and it may take 15-20 minutes for each 3 shot group trying for at least a cool barrel between shots. This is very similar to your method.
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poohzilla
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Post by poohzilla on Nov 14, 2021 9:19:08 GMT -5
Sounds a lot like what I do when starting from scratch with a new rifle or sight change. If you're shooting one to get a rough idea, call your shot carefully, and you should be in the neighborhood. My innate New Hamster sense of frugality recoils at a lot of groups to establish a rough zero. Sounds like that holds in PA and PRK, as well !
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bob
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Post by bob on Nov 14, 2021 11:24:34 GMT -5
Pooh, for me it's both frugality with the monolithic bullets,@ $ 0.65-$1.00, that we have to hunt with and pain control with my .300 and .325 magnums. The lack of supply has also had an impact however once zeroed I will fire the balance for confidence .
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SnapShot
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Post by SnapShot on Nov 14, 2021 13:08:55 GMT -5
My methods may have varied over the years but the fact that I ALWAYS follow Bob’s method of “once zeroed I will fire the balance for confidence” tends to make the trip to the range worthwhile.
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Post by gws on Nov 14, 2021 19:42:21 GMT -5
If I have a new gun (or new scope) and I can take the bolt out and look through the bore, I set the gun on rests and center the bore on the target. Then without moving the piece, I adjust the cross hairs or sight to the target.Then I replace bolt and fire one shot being careful not to move the rifle. That usually gets me within 3 to 5 inches of zero.
Then it's easy to get back on the sand bags with the sights on the center of the same target.....THEN without moving the rifle, adjust the sights so they line up with the first hole you put in the target. That will get you real close to center....then fire 3 more and find the center of the group and readjust the sights one more time. A whole four shots.
If you can't see down the bore....then a laser bore sight with have to do......but don't leave it in the bore.....or bad things happen! 
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Post by hacker54 on Nov 16, 2021 12:46:41 GMT -5
Greg this is my 22lr over 410 bore and hence a break action. I do use your method when sighting a bolt action. Now if a squirrel will come into the cross hairs then I'll know that it is at minute of squirrel. The bushy tails have not been cooperating this year so far.
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My daughter came from Missouri, my son and grand son, my wife and I had a nice dinner of grilled "porter house" pork chops, corn on the cobb, my son, G'son and I share 10/5. G'son is 4 minutes early though @ 10/4.
Pooh I hope you find to right house . 
