cockercas Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Is it possibal to zero .22 rifle by trapping it in a work bench or vice to fine tune removing human error I know you can do it with a pcp airgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Don't see why not... As long as the bench doesn't move, I considered doing this with a 22wmr a while ago but was aware there is a slight recoil. Regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Fire a shot at a card from your normal shooting position, then put the rifle in the bench so that the crosshairs are on what you aimed at. Without moving the rifle adjust the sight to the bullet hole. Job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted March 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Not as simple as that I'm zeroed at 70yards using a 4x fixed mag scope I wouldn't be able to see the bullet hole in the card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Just put it in the bench, get a big bit of card board, fire one shot from the bench, with the gun unloaded walk to the card and mark the hole so you can see it then go back to the rifle, see if the crosshair is where you marked, if not, adjust to suit and keep checking, remember to unload the rifle when you go to look! Also things like shoot n c targets make things easier and also zeroing at 50 yards, Aldi/Lidl were doing a cheap spotting scope too which may help. Regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 yes and again no. The gun could be zeroed to shoot perfectly while in the vice but the tightness of your hold is going to effect your point of impact, hence you need to zero it how you shoot it and test it in all stances to check for shift. So unless bolted to a bench is normal for you dont bother . 70 yds is a bit far generally for a set zero your peak trajectory will be just a little too high and you will get misses over the top midrange (obviously set zero ultimatly changes a little with set up though) try 50-60 yds, it's much easier to hold a little higher over 50-60 yds progresively than it is to aim low at 35yds lets say. Your choice though - try it and see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Bench clamping and checking is common with manufacturers etc, it is a good way of zeroing the rifle accurately. But, as has been pointed out, YOU are not a Bench and will inevitable NOT hold the gun in the same way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1in9 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Get some of those black and yellow sticky targets which leave a yellow ring around the bullet hole, should be fine with regular x10 binoculars. Another route is use a black sheet of target paper with some masking tape on for your aiming point and then put a white sheet of paper behind that, the effect is similar. As mentioned before, you should use your usual shooting stance for consistency. If you're not shooting off a bipod or sticks I'd be tempted to shoot off some bags if prone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 IF the OP doesn't have any Shoot N C targets or don't know what they look like, PM me your address and I will send you some FOC - yes, I am feeling generous today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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