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basic know how advice
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01-10-2011 9:50pm#1
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So the first thing you'll need to do once you get the rifle home is to mount the scope. I find it an intolerably boring process for my own rifles so go do a search, it's been on here a good bit
After that's done you'll be thinking of shooting it, but you have to zero it first.
Now, never point a rifle at anything you don't want dead. Guns kill stuff and things can happen quickly so never, ever take a risk or your eye off what you're doing.
A couple of things you might need at this point would be:
A safe place to zero the rifle, either on a range or in a field with a good solid backstop away from houses, animals etc. The backstop is an important thing as it "soaks up" any bullets that pass through or miss your target. Never fire at any target or animal that doesn't have a backstop behind it.
A target board that you can stick solidly into the ground in front of your solid backstop.
At this point an A4 page with an inch black circle on it will do as your target, oh and a way of attaching it to your board, thumb tacks work well in all weather.
I use a bipod on my rifles to steady them up for prone (laying down) shooting. For zeroing I would also use something under the butt of the rifle, at the moment that's an old sock with polypropelene (spelling) beads in it, but a rolled up cap or jumper will do. All this is to steady the rifle.
Set up your target at 25 yards, what we're trying to achieve here is only to "get on paper".
To align the bore of the rifle and the crosshairs of the scope, (as best you can, don't touch the rifle at all during this process as it works much better when it's kept still) remove the rifle bolt, look down the bore and as best you can centre the black target dot in the centre of the bore.
Adjust the windage and elevation of your scope to bring the crosshairs onto that black dot target. Look through the bore and sight again, if you're happy that the dot is as centered as you can get it in both we're set for the next step....
Safety on. Load your magazine. Bolt in, and chamber your first round.
Carefully and steadily aim for that black dot target. Release the safety and when you're ready, fire.
Safety on again.
You can now measure how far that shot is from the center of your black dot target. There will be measurements on your scope turrets which are usually 1/4 inch movements at 100 yards. Which in turn (if I get this basic bit right
) will be 1/2 inch at 200 yards.
But, we're at 25 yards, so each click on a 1/4 click scope will be 1/16 of an inch.
If you're two inches low of your target and three inches to the right, you'd need to wind 32 click up, and 48 clicks to the left to get closer to the centre of your target.
Shoot again, and see where that shot has gone. If you're inside your black dot then move your target out to your desired zero range, that may be 50 or 60 yards and fire three shots.
From the center of that three shot group you can again measure how far left, right or above or below you are of the center of your black dot target and again adjust your scope to bring your Point of Impact to the center of that black dot, your Point of Aim.
There is a simpler "three shot method" of zeroing which you really should look up as it's better that the way I've described, I'm just being lazy.
When you have all that done............
IMO, it is a good idea to place your target at intervals of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 yards. Without adjusting your scope from it's zero point (50 or 60 yards or whatever) shoot three shots at your target aiming for the center of your black dot each time. Don't compensate for the different ranges, just aim for the center of that dot.
What this does is it will tell you how much above or below your Line of Sight that your Point of Impact will be.
Write it all down, record the distance above or below of the center of your three shot groups from the center of the black dot.
Now you have a handy drop reference for that particular ammunition.
(I'm sure this could all have been explained a lot simpler and better but there you have it).0 -
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i don't know if that could have been explained any better, it made perfect sence to me . i hate to admit it but there's alot more to this shooting lark than i thought. looking forward to it!
Learning is the best part.
Start off slowly.
Zero at say 40 yards and practice at that range.
Use some paper targets rabbit sized to test your zero, zeroing is that term used to describe the ability to know where you should hit from where you centre the reticle on.
When zero'ing use the same brand of ammo, from the same box and shoot at the same point of aim.
Zero'ing "should" be no more than 5-10 shots max.
If you are not on paper with your first shot go closer to the target, remove the bolt; with the rifle rested, look down the bore.
(On most rifles there is a bolt release catch on the left of the bolt or underneath it.
A spring loaded switch that when depressed the bolt can slide fully out.
Then look down the bore of the barrel from the end you removed the bolt from)
If you can see the target you should be almost on it.
There are many videos on rifle zero'ing on youtube.
Larry Potterfield from MidwayUSA does some very good tutorials.
rabbit shooting is easier in areas where very little people shoot, every rabbit you miss will tell his mates to avoid you
So I shoot less, if there may be a miss on the cards let them off, as they will be less afraid the next time and give you that extra 1/2 second;)
It's a very addictive sport, I have been doing it for over a decade and love it more and more each year.
So much so that I constantly go into debt buying ammo and equipment 0 -
Where you based tadhg11? A bit of 1 on 1 with someone will help get you up to speed quicker and give you a bit of confidence that your doing it right.
Im with you on what you said about the safety courses. They are Pretty crap for a lad looking for a rifle.
I was just like you starting out, I spent the first year learning new questions ha ha. The only bad part for me was that the more I learn, the more I realize I need better/more stuff
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