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Do you use your hand loads to get on paper?
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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 2107927" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>As for using reloads, that is all I ever shoot or hunt with are reloads. Instead of using the expensive rounds I would hunt up some inexpensive ammo in in the same grain bullet and do the initial sighting in out to 100 yards. But.....good luck with finding ammo of any kind today. No matter what you plan to shoot,<em><strong> <em>y<strong><em>ou </em></strong>ought to be able to get on paper within a few shots</em></strong></em><u>, especially if you have two people and a good, soloid rest of some type. Generally I will bore sight my rifle, then I use some "red resin" paper that I get from a lumber yard; like $12, or a piece of cardboard. I use the resin paper to make sure that I have a clean backer behind my target that is set up at 25 yards. I will then rest the rifle, <em><u>center up on my target and squeeze off a round.</u> </em></u>I will then "center up the target" again, which means holding the crosshairs in the center of the target <em><u>on a solid rest</u></em> (with the scope caps off). <strong><u>While maintaining that steady, solid hold</u></strong> I will have my son adjust the turrets of the scope to move the cross hairs over to my first shot. Another words <strong><em>you don't move the gun, you move/adjust the cross hairs to the first shot. </em></strong>After adjusting the cross hairs to my first shot, <em><u>center up the target</u></em> and fire another round, that round ought to be dead center or very close to dead center. This process can be done with one person, however I have found it a little difficult to keep the rifle in the same place while adjusting the cross hairs to my first hole. After this process is done I will move the target out to 50 yards, fine tune the scope, and then work the process out to 100 yards. Using this process you ought to be able to get very close on center with a minimum of three to four rounds. I mentioned resin paper for a clean back backer because I also use the resin paper to make my own targets using fluorescent target dots. The resin paper is inexpensive, like 36 inches wide and will withstand some pretty heavy winds without tearing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 2107927, member: 69192"] As for using reloads, that is all I ever shoot or hunt with are reloads. Instead of using the expensive rounds I would hunt up some inexpensive ammo in in the same grain bullet and do the initial sighting in out to 100 yards. But.....good luck with finding ammo of any kind today.[I][B][I][B][I] [/I][/B][/I][/B][/I]No matter what you plan to shoot,[I][B] [I]y[B][I]ou [/I][/B]ought to be able to get on paper within a few shots[/I][/B][/I][U], especially if you have two people and a good, soloid rest of some type. Generally I will bore sight my rifle, then I use some "red resin" paper that I get from a lumber yard; like $12, or a piece of cardboard. I use the resin paper to make sure that I have a clean backer behind my target that is set up at 25 yards. I will then rest the rifle, [I][U]center up on my target and squeeze off a round.[/U] [/I][/U]I will then "center up the target" again, which means holding the crosshairs in the center of the target [I][U]on a solid rest[/U][/I] (with the scope caps off). [B][U]While maintaining that steady, solid hold[/U][/B] I will have my son adjust the turrets of the scope to move the cross hairs over to my first shot. Another words [B][I]you don't move the gun, you move/adjust the cross hairs to the first shot. [/I][/B]After adjusting the cross hairs to my first shot, [I][U]center up the target[/U][/I] and fire another round, that round ought to be dead center or very close to dead center. This process can be done with one person, however I have found it a little difficult to keep the rifle in the same place while adjusting the cross hairs to my first hole. After this process is done I will move the target out to 50 yards, fine tune the scope, and then work the process out to 100 yards. Using this process you ought to be able to get very close on center with a minimum of three to four rounds. I mentioned resin paper for a clean back backer because I also use the resin paper to make my own targets using fluorescent target dots. The resin paper is inexpensive, like 36 inches wide and will withstand some pretty heavy winds without tearing. [/QUOTE]
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