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Old 08-05-2020, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by elkhunter11 View Post
I set the rifle on the rest and bags, remove the bolt , and then center the 100m target in the bore. Then I adjust the crosshairs so that they are also centered on the target with the bore. Then I shoot at 100m , and am always on the target with the first shot. If I am several inches from dead center, I fire one shot, and then make a rough adjustment, and then fire a three shot group, to base my fine adjustment on. Then it's usually one fine adjustment, and one more group to verify.
This is the way I have done all of my life as well as long as it is a bolt action.
I will also sometimes look down the side of the barrel if I can’t look through the breech.
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