Comments on: How to bore sight a rifle http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/07/19/how-to-bore-sight-a-rifle/ Firearms not Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:10:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: blue bird http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/07/19/how-to-bore-sight-a-rifle/comment-page-1/#comment-35537 blue bird Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:29:46 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8#comment-35537 For SKS or AK47 the old procedure was: Prepare a stand wood for the rifle. They are standard and very easy to build. Put a table 15 yards apart, with a normal white sheet of paper. You aim the rifle at the middle of the target. The helper, using a target shooting spoon, position a black circle, right, left, up or down, till you say stop. In this moment with a pencil the helper mark the target through a hole at the middle of the circle. The metallic spoon is removed and this procedure is repeated three times. The three dots have to be grouped inside a circle not bigger than 10mm. If you pass the test, then you can go to target shooting at 25 yards. Put the elevation at zero. If you miss the target try 10 yards. First adjust horizontal plane, using the compressor. As soon as you find the compressor tensioned move 90 degree the leverage. Shoot again and go only by 90degree rotation of the compressor. With the improvement of the accuracy increase the distance 50 yards and 100 yards. The goal is to group 3 inch at 100 yards with elevation set at “0”. This is the 100 yard “0” point set. GOOD LUCK. For SKS or AK47 the old procedure was:
Prepare a stand wood for the rifle. They are standard and very easy to build.
Put a table 15 yards apart, with a normal white sheet of paper.
You aim the rifle at the middle of the target.
The helper, using a target shooting spoon, position a black circle, right, left, up or down, till you say stop.
In this moment with a pencil the helper mark the target through a hole at the middle of the circle.
The metallic spoon is removed and this procedure is repeated three times.
The three dots have to be grouped inside a circle not bigger than 10mm.
If you pass the test, then you can go to target shooting at 25 yards. Put the elevation at zero. If you miss the target try 10 yards.
First adjust horizontal plane, using the compressor. As soon as you find the compressor tensioned move 90 degree the leverage.
Shoot again and go only by 90degree rotation of the compressor.
With the improvement of the accuracy increase the distance 50 yards and 100 yards.
The goal is to group 3 inch at 100 yards with elevation set at “0”.
This is the 100 yard “0” point set. GOOD LUCK.

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]]> By: william norris http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/07/19/how-to-bore-sight-a-rifle/comment-page-1/#comment-24771 william norris Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:28:57 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8#comment-24771 Just one comment about your instructions. Please carefully read the third paragraph, and tell us what is wrong with it. "Then I adjust the scope so it's horizontally dead on, and vertically about an inch or so high." Did you mean vertically dead on, and horizontally an inch or so high?? Vertical lines describes windage, left or right not high, right? You are referring to the cross hairs aren't you when you say adjust the scope horizontally and vertically? Just trying to get clarification, I'd like to rely on your instructions so that I end up doing the job correctly, as I'm sure everyone else does as well. Just one comment about your instructions. Please carefully read the third paragraph, and tell us what is wrong with it.

“Then I adjust the scope so it’s horizontally dead on, and vertically about an inch or so high.”

Did you mean vertically dead on, and horizontally an inch or so high?? Vertical lines describes windage, left or right not high, right? You are referring to the cross hairs aren’t you when you say adjust the scope horizontally and vertically?

Just trying to get clarification, I’d like to rely on your instructions so that I end up doing the job correctly, as I’m sure everyone else does as well.

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]]> By: don morris http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/07/19/how-to-bore-sight-a-rifle/comment-page-1/#comment-6829 don morris Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:14:16 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8#comment-6829 The modern bore sighters are very good, but if you don't mind spending about twenty minutes, you can do it the old fashioned way, and save the fifty or so bucks the bore sighter cost. I use my B & D workmate (padded) to hold the rifle level, place a target about 20 feet away, and look through the bore, adjusting the workmate until the bore is dead on the centre of the bullseye. Then I adjust the scope so it's horizontally dead on, and vertically about an inch or so high. When I've taken the rifle to the range to do the final sight in, I've always found it to be within 2 inches, horizontally or vertically, of dead centre. As I said , the modern bore sighters are good, but not much better than the manual system, if you are diligent, and with the money saved, I can buy a couple of boxes of good ammunition. The modern bore sighters are very good, but if you don’t mind spending about twenty minutes, you can do it the old fashioned way, and save the fifty or so bucks the bore sighter cost.

I use my B & D workmate (padded) to hold the rifle level, place a target about 20 feet away, and look through the bore, adjusting the workmate until the bore is dead on the centre of the bullseye.

Then I adjust the scope so it’s horizontally dead on, and vertically about an inch or so high.

When I’ve taken the rifle to the range to do the final sight in, I’ve always found it to be within 2 inches, horizontally or vertically, of dead centre.

As I said , the modern bore sighters are good, but not much better than the manual system, if you are diligent, and with the money saved, I can buy a couple of boxes of good ammunition.

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]]> By: CHRIS V SINK http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/07/19/how-to-bore-sight-a-rifle/comment-page-1/#comment-4545 CHRIS V SINK Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:52:56 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8#comment-4545 Hello XCR Folks! Terra @ Robinson turned me onto your site. She's a GREAT GIRL! Knowledgeable, polite, willing to help Alex's Customers in anyway possible. I wasn't aware that this XCR Blog existed until I spoke with Terra yesterday. I, like lots of others, am having difficulty finding ammo for my new 7.62X39 kit. Hopefully the Robinson Family will be able to assist in this search. I am expecially looking for ballestic and tactical ammo, but could also use some of the less expensive, non corrosive ammo in this caliber. I will look forward to hearing from you on this endeavor. Kind regards, Chris cvs-associates at triad dot rr dot com Hello XCR Folks! Terra @ Robinson turned me onto your site. She’s a GREAT GIRL! Knowledgeable, polite, willing to help Alex’s Customers in anyway possible.

I wasn’t aware that this XCR Blog existed until I spoke with Terra yesterday. I, like lots of others, am having difficulty finding ammo for my new 7.62X39 kit. Hopefully the Robinson Family will be able to assist in this search.

I am expecially looking for ballestic and tactical ammo, but could also use some of the less expensive, non corrosive ammo in this caliber.

I will look forward to hearing from you on this endeavor.

Kind regards, Chris
cvs-associates at triad dot rr dot com

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