You CAN’T aim your target, you CAN’T shoot a target accurately if you DON’T zero your rifle scope accurately!
For anyone who loves hunting or target practice using a rifle and scope, unless you plan on being an embarrassing shot, you should zero your rifle’s optics before anything else. If you are a novice shooter, a rifle scope can improve your shot tremendously if implemented correctly. The following information is a steadfast way to get your optics set up for prime accuracy for out in the hunting field or at the shooting range.
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Here’s a summary of the steps on how to zero a scope:
- Installing The Scope
- Mount the base and rings on the scope
- Mount the scope on the rifle
- Position the eyepiece correctly
- Level your cross-hair
- Tighten your mounting base securely
- Setting Your Zero
- Head to the range
- Mount the gun in a rest
- Load the gun and take three to five shots with the rifle
- Examine your shot grouping
- Make adjustments using the knobs, and recheck
- Set zero from multiple distances
- Making Adjustments
- Examine the adjustment knobs
- Move the sight toward the misses
- Make very small adjustments
- Use a bore sight for more adjustments, if necessary
That’s it! Now, you can buy a rifle scope and you’ll know how to zero it!
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Good luck and happy shooting!
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