Sight In Without Wasting Ammunition

[elkhunter11]

I am starting to see some people sighting in their hunting rifles again, and some people are using a lot of rounds, and not getting much for results. Instead of firing a group, and making a scope adjustment, some people are adjusting after each shot. If you typically shoot 1 to 2 moa groups, there is no point making small adjustments based on one shot, as the deviation in your groups is larger than the adjustments that you are making. This results in some people wasting 20-40 shots chasing the point of impact around the target. Once you are on the paper, fire a three shot group, then adjust the scope based on the group. If you do this, you can usually have a scope zeroed with 6 to 9 shots at most. And let the barrel cool fully before shooting again, in case the point of impact moves when the barrel heats up. The people that are chasing the point of impact around the target, by adjusting after each shot, usually end up with a barrel that is too hot to even hold in your hand.