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<blockquote data-quote="SavageHunter11" data-source="post: 1648996" data-attributes="member: 100006"><p>My preferred method is to get the rifle solidly set up on the bench, if you have a lead sled great, if not I use a Harris bipod for the front and a bag for the back with great success.</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Look down the bore of the rifle from the breach and center it on a high visibility target at 100 yards (you'd be surprised as how easily you can focus on a target at 100 yards through the bore).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Now, as carefully as you can and without moving the rifle, shift your head up from looking down the bore and transition to looking through the scope.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Adjust your reticle accordingly so that is centers on the target you have your bore centered on.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Repeat steps 1-3 until you're satisfied the bore and reticle are aligned (usually 3 or 4 times repeating these steps).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Fire a round at the target, you should be within 4 to 5 inches of the center of target in my experience, adjust the scope accordingly</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Fire another round(s) to verify adjustments ,your scope should be zeroed at 100 yards now.</li> </ol><p>Been doing it this way for over a decade now and it's pretty rare I need more than 2 rounds to be 99% of the way zero'd with all my scopes at 100 yards.</p><p></p><p>NOTE: Even if my second round is smack center on the bullseye I will usually (always) fire an additional 2 to 4 rounds to verify zero and check grouping. Like my geometry teacher once said: 1st time is just luck, 2nd time is a coincidence, 3rd time is the charm, and anything after that is just good data.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SavageHunter11, post: 1648996, member: 100006"] My preferred method is to get the rifle solidly set up on the bench, if you have a lead sled great, if not I use a Harris bipod for the front and a bag for the back with great success. [LIST=1] [*]Look down the bore of the rifle from the breach and center it on a high visibility target at 100 yards (you'd be surprised as how easily you can focus on a target at 100 yards through the bore). [*]Now, as carefully as you can and without moving the rifle, shift your head up from looking down the bore and transition to looking through the scope. [*]Adjust your reticle accordingly so that is centers on the target you have your bore centered on. [*]Repeat steps 1-3 until you're satisfied the bore and reticle are aligned (usually 3 or 4 times repeating these steps). [*]Fire a round at the target, you should be within 4 to 5 inches of the center of target in my experience, adjust the scope accordingly [*]Fire another round(s) to verify adjustments ,your scope should be zeroed at 100 yards now. [/LIST] Been doing it this way for over a decade now and it's pretty rare I need more than 2 rounds to be 99% of the way zero'd with all my scopes at 100 yards. NOTE: Even if my second round is smack center on the bullseye I will usually (always) fire an additional 2 to 4 rounds to verify zero and check grouping. Like my geometry teacher once said: 1st time is just luck, 2nd time is a coincidence, 3rd time is the charm, and anything after that is just good data. [/QUOTE]
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