Laser Bore Sight

[JMP]

500 or 600 yard with "splash in the reticle" - with "appropriate backstop in the distance"?...

I'm totally green, but we are local to each other - would you mind showing me this?...

Sure, I generally zero and tune at Angeles Shooting range. The 500-600 yard racks make it very easy to spot all your hits well around it. Obviously, by zeroing that way, I shoot on a lower power to make sure I catch it. Also, it may not work as well with .223 Remington as it's splash gets lost around 500-600, but it works for anything larger.

[keenkeen]

"Blah Blah Blah...Waste of money, Waste of money, Waste of money."

They are about $11 bucks total...

Can't even get a decent drink for that much.

[JMP]

I do not have or use one of those stupid laser boresighters. But, they are cheap enough that if folks want to use one, I don't think it is a big deal. Long barrels with small bores and short barrels with large bores can be more difficult to look through. Just make sure you remove it from your bore before you fire a live round; otherwise, you may have a bad day.

"Blah Blah Blah...Waste of money, Waste of money, Waste of money."

They are about $11 bucks total...

Can't even get a decent drink for that much.

This was already stated in my post above. However, it seems like there are some fundamentalists that would like to see others do things in the canonical fashion. When you use the old manual method, it is not likely that you will go back to a method with a laser. I agree with you that it isn't a big deal. BUT, I think that CSA and others are making this point because the ability to zero an optic, for whatever reason, is not nearly as trivial as it should be. I help a lot of people zero their optics as it is not easy for them to do it on their own. Most of this is because people do not understand how scopes work.

While, in a little bit terse way, CSA is trying to help these folks out. When I help someone zero an optic at the range, it is ALWAYS done with the standard method, and then they never go back. It's really really simple, and one should have no problem doing it. But, like it has been addressed, the tool itself is so inexpensive, there's no issue with using one.