How do sight in a scope on a rifle?

Whаt happens іf уου υѕе a scope аt a distance closer thаn whаt thе scopes parallax іѕ?
Whеn thе range уου аrе shooting аt іѕ nοt parallax аnd уουr shots аrе going tο high οr tο low whаt dο уου tο correctfor thіѕ?

Tags: Rifle, scope, Sight

3 Responses to “How do sight in a scope on a rifle?”

1. tigerkitty2 says:

   June 14, 2011 at 12:09 am

   A scope views from above the gun barrel, so the bullet and the scopes focal point meet at parallax.
   If what you are firing at is closer than parallax, you will hit low, if it’s past, you’ll miss high.

   I put a target at the distance I want to sight into, then I put the gun in a position thats easily repeatable. repeatability is the key, the gun MUST be in the same placement while sighting to have any sort of accuracy.
   my father used to pound two nails into a piece of wood and set the guns stock on them, making sure to place the gun in the same position each time before firing a sighting round.
2. dca2003311@yahoo.com says:

   June 14, 2011 at 1:05 am

   Put your target at 35 yds, fire three(3*) shots, then adjust your windage and elevation if necessary, Then put your target up at 100yds and repeat the above. . .
3. D58 says:

   June 14, 2011 at 1:58 am

   Here is several links that will help you in sighting most weapons.
   Read them and you will have a good understanding of the process.

   http://www. chuckhawks. com/mounting_zeroing_scope. htm

   http://www. gunnersden. com/index. htm. sightin. html

   http://hunting. about. com/c/ht/00/07/How_Sight_Gun0962933352. htm

   http://www. chuckhawks. com/index2i. scopes_optics. htm

   http://www. chuckhawks. com/sight-in_rifle. htm

   http://members. aol. com/SweetAccord/Sights. htm

   D58