Laser Bore Sighters.

[HEUER]

Are Laser Bore Sighters any good, specifically the AIM point system?

[TonyM]

I've got the AimShot setup. It works really well. I've got the .223 Diode and the .308, 30-30 and 30-06 arbors.

Absolutely no complaints, a little more expensive that the "one size fits all" type that you stick it in barrel and hope it doesn't move, but much easier to use and IMO more accurate.

[art_e@hotmail.com]

I was thinking about getting the aimshot, but am a cheap bastard so I didnt. I ended up manually boresighting my rifle and it worked out fine.

[capitol]

I picked up the Alpec Bore Sighter Kit and it works great. It's one of those how did I live without it items. The .223 master, 308 and shotgun sleeve cost me $175

[C.G.]

Originally posted by capitol:
I picked up the Alpec Bore Sighter Kit and it works great. It's one of those how did I live without it items. The .223 master, 308 and shotgun sleeve cost me $175

I've got a cheap one ($60), it helps,but it is not that great.

[bwiese]

I have both in-chamber (Alpec) and in-muzzle laser boresighters (LaserLyte).

They are useful, as they get you on the paper. But don't expect dead-nuts zero from 'em.


Bill Wiese
San Jose

[C.G.]

Originally posted by bwiese:
I have both in-chamber (Alpec) and in-muzzle laser boresighters (LaserLyte).

They are useful, as they get you on the paper. But don't expect dead-nuts zero from 'em.


Bill Wiese
San Jose

Bill, I have the LaserLyte, and like you said, it gets me on the paper, but that is about it. How is the Alpec in comparison? Is it worth the extra money?

[bwiese]

cg wrote:
I have the LaserLyte, and like you said, it gets me on the paper, but that is about it. How is the Alpec in comparison? Is it worth the extra money?

Either one works about the same.

Don't ever dry fire with one in a chamber, ruins casing.

Both seemed inconsistent to me - remove, replace, re-aim and the dot's in a different position. While I could understand the LaserLyte in-muzzle system doing that, was surprised at that in Alpec, though it'd be tighter.

TechnicalTed wrote:
...that's all a boresighter is supposed to do. It's up to the shooter to refine the zero of a rifle/sighting system/ammuntion combination.

Yes, to a degree - esp the old optical collimating boresighters.

Seem tor recall that Alpecs have been touted as being able to reverify your zero - that is if your crosshairs are X" off the dot, you're OK.
But consistency is not strong, varies way it is loaded into chamber, etc.

Bill Wiese
San Jose

[C.G.]

Thank you, Bill, appreciate your input, as always. I think for the money saved (thought about getting the Alpec, not anymore) I owe you a beer, if we ever get a chance to meet.

[bwiese]

Originally posted by Technical Ted:
Insight Technologies makes one for the military that has windage and elevation adjustments, and it's insterted into the muzzle with the proper collet... MSRP was around $400.

It's intended to be used at a specific distance (IIRC 10 meters) and set up for each weapon with a paper target.

...user determines the point around which the laser spot has rotated and adjusts windage and elevation of the beam to coincide with that center point. It takes awhile to set up, but the objective is to minimize offset of the laser spot when the boresighter is rotated in the bore.

Damn, Ted, why are you making me buy a new toy?


Bill Wiese
San Jose

[bwiese]

Originally posted by cg:
I think for the money saved (thought about getting the Alpec, not anymore) I owe you a beer, if we ever get a chance to meet.

No worries. Put that money you saved into CalNRA and NRA and a contribution to anyone running against Dunn, Koretz or Perata in upcoming elections.



Bill Wiese
San Jose

[C.G.]

Originally posted by bwiese:
No worries. Put that money you saved into CalNRA and NRA and a contribution to anyone running against Dunn, Koretz or Perata in upcoming elections.

Bill Wiese
San Jose

No worries; would of done that anyway.