Sighting in a scope

[Flowmini98]

I just picked up a Bushnell Banner 3x9 scope for my Ruger10/22. Would it be good to sight it in with a laser bore sighter at home, then fine tune at the range?

[NytWolf]

A laser bore sighter just gets you on paper. It's not accurate enough to make you hit close to bull's eye, allowing you to fine tune. If you know what you're doing, you don't need the laser bore sighter.

Getting you on paper means at 50 yards or less, you will hit your paper target. That's all it guarantees.

[SB1964]

On my 10/22 I always had Scope mounting & accuracy Issues. I had the dovetail piece bolted to the base & Rings attached to that. Rings normally loosened during use. I bought a DNZ Game Reaper one piece mount & used the Scope Level Kit. Solved mounting & accuracy issues!

I leveled scope to receiver & for me it works. I`m sure the Match Guys are AWESOME at this, I`m not. But I`m happy with my .22 now. Good luck, let us know how it goes!!!

[Flowmini98]

On my 10/22 I always had Scope mounting & accuracy Issues. I had the dovetail piece bolted to the base & Rings attached to that. Rings normally loosened during use. I bought a DNZ Game Reaper one piece mount & used the Scope Level Kit. Solved mounting & accuracy issues!

I leveled scope to receiver & for me it works. I`m sure the Match Guys are AWESOME at this, I`m not. But I`m happy with my .22 now. Good luck, let us know how it goes!!!

Well the plan is to mount the rail that comes with the Ruger 10/22, then mount the Weaver rings ive got and the Bushnell scope, then go to the range and hope for the best as far as sighting it in.
I managed to get the red dots on my ARs sighted in fairly well so i will just use the same approach.

[JackRydden224]

Well the plan is to mount the rail that comes with the Ruger 10/22, then mount the Weaver rings ive got and the Bushnell scope, then go to the range and hope for the best as far as sighting it in.
I managed to get the red dots on my ARs sighted in fairly well so i will just use the same approach.

If you are not confident then I would suggest that you start at 15 yards or 25 yards just to get on paper. After that you push out to 50 yards to finish the job. I sight in my own rimfire weapons because how cheap .22s are. I had a gunsmith sight in my SVT because the centerfire rounds are much more expensive.

[JNunez23]

25 yards would be a good starting point, then maybe gradually push back 25 yds at a time.

[SB1964]

OP, You`ll be fine. I had poor quality parts to start with, including Scope. I bought a 3x9 Simmons & one piece mount, solved it!!! I benchrested it at 25 yards, it adjusted easily, then went out to 50. Shot 1.5 to 2 inch 50 yd Groups, good enough for one time. I`ll go back out this week with new Trigger.

Let us know how it goes!!! .22`s are fun!

[Excaliburr]

If you have one, then use it or if a shop will do it free. Otherwise, since ammo is cheap, just start close and shoot at a big box and make adjustments and keep moving to targets farther out. I like to have mine sighted in for 75 yards. Bushnell banner is an OK scope for this .22. They are definitely the funnest guns to bring to the range.

[BonnieB]

If you're not too proud, take it to a commercial range on a slow day (Tuesday afternoon, maybe) and get the range safety officer or range guys to zero it for you, while narrating what they are doing. They need to narrate so you learn to do it.

Remember, they are paid to keep you happy and coming back to their range, so they'll be nice about it and do it for free and do it right. While they were at it, they checked over the installation of the scope, which I had done myself. They also taught me how to zero it myself so I could in future.

No offense to anyone, but I had watched hours of YouTube on this and didn't learn much. And after buying the rifle and the scope, I couldn't afford the laser sighting gadget.

As everyone knows, I'm not particularly humble, but in this case, I put my pride in my pocket and got help, got instruction.

This is my first 10 22, had it for three weeks and had no idea what to do. So I asked for help, got it, and I'm shooting 3" groups at 50 yards (bench rest). I was happy just to hit the target...

[MrPlink]

Zeroing is easy... shoot group then adjust elevation and windage to match poa with poi. Rinse and repeat...

[Flowmini98]

Thanks for the input everyone

[10rounds]

Shooters at the range are generally friendly & helpful. Shooters will try to help each other out if we can. We all started out as a novice once.

I helped a shooter zero his scope on his first rifle, Ruger Mini 14. After moving his target from 100 yards to 50 yards, he was finally hitting the black.

[Izzy43]

Here's my method to get on target without going thru a lot of ammo. Set a target up at 25yds. Place a soda can on the ground next to the target. Adjust the scope to minimum magnification (this allows a wider field of view.

Take a shot at the soda can and watch where the bullet hits the ground. Adjust the elevation/windage and take another shot. Repeat until you can hit the can. Move to the target and increase the scope magnification to maximum. Shoot, adjust until you are hitting the bullseye.

If you just start shooting at the target and you don't hit the paper its sometimes difficult to see where the bullets are going and you can expend a lot of ammo guessing which way to adjust your scope.

Most 3-9x scopes adjust the point of impact 1/4" @ 100yds with one click of adjustment. So @ 25yds one click will only move the point of impact 1/16". If you are off target by 3" then its 48 clicks to move on target. Also remember that you are moving the point of impact (the bullet) when you adjust the scope.

[Steve_In_29]

I have a laser bore sight tool and it works fine for getting me close enough to be able to just shoot at a target for fine tuning.

Without the laser I used to just start at 15yds with a LARGE piece of cardboard. Mark it with an X and fire three shots. Adjust scope and shoot three more. Continue until you are on the X. Then start shooting at a target set out to your preferred zeroing distance and adjust to suit.

[GeeDog]

If you have a vice, shoot a 3 shot group for consistency, aim for the bulls-eye and move the crosshairs until they match where the shots fired. Afterward aim for the bulls-eye and the shots should be right in the zone.