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YOU'RE MY HERO !!cyphur wrote:Rey, congrats! I have found rifle shooting more enjoyable and rewarding than shooting pistols.
If you need help with zeroing, let me know. I've done it a few times.....
Yes, Travis I'll take you up on that!! Did I tell you that due to a weird turn of events I ended up w/ two more Chinese/Norinco SKS rifles, now I have three!! We will talk about it when you have time to bring the "girls" for brunch here.. And Bill, of course..Thanks DMG and Bburgi for your respones.. Ahhh something new.. something learned everyday!!bburgi wrote:If the scope and rails are factory mounted then it's not at all difficult to zero it. Bore-sighting helps (especially if you are installing new rails or rings), but is not necessary if the scope is already on the rifle. I never bore-sighted mine, even when I changed scopes.
Start out at 25 or 50 yds just to make sure you're on the paper. Your scope will have left/right and up/down adjustment nobs that you can turn to adjust the zero. Get a general zero by shooting a 3 shot group at the target, adjust the nobs to move the center of the group towards the bullseye, then repeat. Once you have it more or less zeroed at a close range, move out to 100 or 200 yds (depending on the distance you'll be shooting) and fine-tune it.
but fun!! Now, I'm in a threshold of another unknown.... Deer/hunting Rifles.. Got invited by some big time hunters to go to Kansas December to shoot my first deer.. I never hunted and never owned a hunting rifle. The deal for me is basically "just show up we got everything covered"...Anyway, I want to have my own rifle and a good friend ( non hunter too ) gave me a rifle last night!! After a few minutes on Google, I fiound out I have a SAVAGE 300 LEVER ACTION model 99 FEATHER WEIGHT chambered for a 300 Savage!! It's got what looked like an original Scope that obvious need to be zeroed ( never done this, too) . Is this something I can use for hunting ?? The rifle looks and feels solid and probably 80 % blue finish stock got some minor nicks on it. Should I take it to a gunsmith for inspection ??? How hard is it to zero a scope for somebody who has not done it before?? Anyway, I appreciate all your inputs!! Thanks Ya'll!!