sighting in scope

[sportsman]

can someone tell me the right way to sight in a scope on a hunting rifle dont have a bore sighter.

[Hunt]

tell us more is it already mounted? did you buy it used all set up?
best way is get good rings have a good gunsmith level and lap rings and bore sight, then take to range. If you don't do this imo you are just wasting ammo unless you bought it used and previous owner had already done this. When at range set rifle level and on sandbags shoot a round wait a bit shoot another check group. Most scopes are 1/4" per clik at 100 yrds. Don't heat the barrel up let it cool between rounds

[sportsman]

scope

the gun is a savage 110 30/06. i bought some weaver mounts and i had a leupold vx2 scope and rings and put it on. pulled the bolt out set riffle up on a table looked down the bore and then set the scope on the same object . hoping this would get me on paper.

[Timberwolf]

the gun is a savage 110 30/06. i bought some weaver mounts and i had a leupold vx2 scope and rings and put it on. pulled the bolt out set riffle up on a table looked down the bore and then set the scope on the same object . hoping this would get me on paper.

Bore sights are a nifty gadget . . . if its a bolt action set a target up at 33 yards - take the bolt out look through the bore and center the target in the bore - now look through your scope and adjust accordingly - fire a round at 33 yard target - spot hit - with your rifle steady on your aiming point manipulate the turrets on your scope until the cross hairs on the scope disect the bullet hole on the target - fire another round for confirmatin and adjust if necessary. Move the target to 100 yards and fine tune.

I zero hundreds of rifles per year as its part of the services offered at the range where I work and that is my basic technique. Most of the time I can get a 100 yard zero in about 5 rounds.

[smoothy8500]

Sportsman, sounds like you are on the right track if you match the bore & scope view at a decent distance like over 25 yards. If you did it in the garage, you may be a foot or two off, either high or low.