kylextaylor Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 How best to sight-in an air rifle Just got my air rifle with a scope, what is the best way to sight it in? as i have never done this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon2008 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Place a target on a board at 10metres; get a picnic bench or something similar and make a mark where your gun will be positioned so that your roughly firing from the same place and position each time (ie make sure your lining up as near same each time) Have a mate who uses a black and decker portable work station!! Aim for centre; make adjustments accordingly with scope until your hitting centre(ish) put new target up and move to about 20 metres and repeat. After you consistantly hit where ure aiming try shooting from standing up/crouching etc. Probably a better way but thats how ive done it since i was young as no ones ever told me better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylextaylor Posted January 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Place a target on a board at 10metres; get a picnic bench or something similar and make a mark where your gun will be positioned so that your roughly firing from the same place and position each time (ie make sure your lining up as near same each time) Have a mate who uses a black and decker portable work station!!Aim for centre; make adjustments accordingly with scope until your hitting centre(ish) put new target up and move to about 20 metres and repeat. After you consistantly hit where ure aiming try shooting from standing up/crouching etc. Probably a better way but thats how ive done it since i was young as no ones ever told me better! Ok great i'll give it a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylextaylor Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Does this need to be done everytime befor going out shooting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon2008 Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 no - unless you take scope off or feel its missing badly coz of a nock etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeinVA Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Let us not forget the breathing either.. Let out half a breath than squeeze.. I keep both my eyes open so i can maintain a visual of the target.. And the big one for air guns, at least for me, is to make sure you have the pellet that is the most accurate fired your gun.. At close range a sloppy grouping may not present itself, but if you know that you couldnt have missed at 20 yards? Then i would check the ammo.. Are you using a PCP? or a Springer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeinVA Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Hey Kyle.. A simple thing like changing up pellets can change your POI.. I check mine prior to every time i go out by shooting at something to check my zero.. also realize that you are going to have off days too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylextaylor Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Its an Umarex 850 airmagnum co2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeinVA Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Thats right i remember now The springer can wreak havoc on a scope.. I do not know that you should have to worry about POI.. The only thing that would change that would be a drop in pressure, or a different pellet.. But never hurts to see if your are spot on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylextaylor Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayball1 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Hi mate, I have just set my scope up and all I do is put a target board up at 25 or 30 yrd and aim at the same point bulls eye etc but you must make sure the gun is as steady as can be I do this by resting the butt end of the gun on a small sand bag or simular then when you fire at your target you find that your shooting low and left you need to adjust accordingly (up and right) ideally you want groups of 3 or 5 pellets inside a 30mm circle at 30 yrd then check them every few weeks. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylextaylor Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) When looking through my scope (Richter Optik 3-9x40) and focasing on an object the mildot seems to dissapear. I donno if this is because the the scope or my eyesight is ****! Any ideas? Edited January 15, 2009 by kylextaylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 When looking through my scope (Richter Optik 3-9x40) and focasing on an object the mildot seems to dissapear. I donno if this is because the the scope or my eyesight is ****! Any ideas? The eye piece at the end you look through can be adjusted to focus the image, or if your scope is parralax adjustable you can try that. That would be the twisty thing at the other end with a ring of numbers around it. Try the eyepiece first though. Little bit at a time. Oh and you can adjust the position of the scope on the gun, slide back and forwards until all is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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