Sighting in a scope

[Mail Clerk]

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?

Flowmini98,

Your method will help you save a few extra rounds but you don't necessarily need to use a laser bore sighter. You can use a conventional bore sighter cuz there just as good.

For myself I sight my rifles in at 50 yards.


Mail Clerk

[JMP]

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?

Waste of time. Just shoot it 3 times to form a small triangle. Move the middle of the triangle to zero. Then, the refinements should be very small from there.

[RandyD]

Set up a target at close range, shoot one shot, then try to shoot the second shot in the first hole. Then adjust the scope so that you are stacking bullets on top of each other, then move the target back to 25, 50, 75 and 100 yards and take notice of your elevation settings at each range.

Since you are new to this, take the rifle to a range and act like you do not know what you are doing. Shooters have it in their DNA to assist new shooters, kind of like a bug is attracted to light.