Bore-sight

greenpeter

Well folks,
Anyone use the bore sights or bore scope for scope set up?
Was thinking of getting one and wondering were they any good.

Cass

I have often thought of getting one myself, but honestly for all the sighting in you do (ie. once when you get the rifle) i didn't see the point in putting out the money they cost, when 10 - 15 minutes on a range does it. Even if you use a bore sighter you still have to go to the range to verify.

Not saying not to get one but you could do it yourself.

milkerman

It depends on the calibre I think. Any of the rimfire calibres are easily set without a boresight and with ammo at 7 - 15 euro for 50 the cost of a boresight couldn't be justified. The bigger guns might warrant it though and it would be reassuring to check your zero quietly before going after deer.

clivej

I have the Leupold Zero-Point boresighter and you will be not only on paper but very near to bull with your first shot. It's amgnetic and will just sit on the end of the barrel. Add the scope height and known bullet drop out to your target and you wom't be far off.
They are also good for checking your zero afterwards at anytime by using the grid point reference chart.

Also brilliant for checking the the scope is level in the mounts, IE without any cant.

http://www.leupold.com/tactical/products/mounting-systems-and-accessories/tools-and-accessories/zero-point-magnetic-illuminated-boresighter/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLw8IFJMOMw

greenpeter

That looks the job clive thanks for the info. Was it mad money?

clivej

greenpeter wrote: »

That looks the job clive thanks for the info. Was it mad money?

I think I paid about £60 but gone up since.
http://www.opticswarehouse.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=leupoldzeropointboresighterp



Link to more info http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1630

Tricky1127

I got one from Cabelas,. State side its old (7 years ish) but a God send it can do Rifle-Shotgun-Pistol to much really i put my rifle Scope from 0-meters to 300 meters i`ve marked out 100 meters out back use bore sighter to dail in and when i`m on the range 1 or 2 rounds to fine tune (0-300 meters because of bullet grane/bullet drop) i know it was around $100 but thats 7 years ago i fire .260rem and .308win
Thats my two cents!!! can`t see a name/modle on it i think Cabelas home brand "But You Still Have To Fine Tune"

booom

i got one from cabelas aswell, well worth the money. can use it on anything from a .22 to .375. it gets a lot of use if i want to change from target to hunting scopes.

meathstevie

I have a Hawke shotsaver. It does the job as it will consistently put you on a sheet of A4 paper at 100 yards. After that you fire a few shots to get a group on paper, dial your scope into the center of the group and bob's your uncle. I use a .22 hornet and that method gives me consistent headshots on bunnies at well over 100 yards and since we all know the size of a bunny head I think it safe to assume that the method works.

fish slapped

Thinking of getting one of these:

http://www.sutter-gmbh.de/xtcommerce/product_info.php?info=p1628_Laser-Bore-Sight---Collimator.html

any one looking at their scope , I use one and have no complaints for the money their excelent.

FS

SpringerF

Well I suppose it cannot be any worse than this joke of a thing

http://www.sutter-gmbh.de/xtcommerce/product_info.php?info=p2667_Laser-BoreSight-Set---Collimator.html

meathstevie

Had a cheap laser one as well, it was a waste of time and money as it was impossible to get the laser positioned straight in the housing once it takes a knock.

fish slapped

SpringerF wrote: »

Well I suppose it cannot be any worse than this joke of a thing

http://www.sutter-gmbh.de/xtcommerce/product_info.php?info=p2667_Laser-BoreSight-Set---Collimator.html

Bushnell, bsa, ncstar and sightmark all produce the same type. but I'd rather the case based one.

murph226

I like the idea of Clives Leupold boresighter, especially the fact that you're not limited to the one caliber.

Damn you Clive, thats another item to be added to this years shopping list:D

greenpeter

Tuck the plunge and bought a Leupold boresighter, $65 on ebay.
Thanks for all the advise chaps.