Settle down, really concentrate and squeeze the trigger, and then adjust your sights and do it again until you have reached your desired zero. When I'm shooting from a bench rest, I try to get the rifle perfectly steady, and I let the sandbags or rifle rest do the work. I use my supporting hand to snug the butt into my shoulder, with my trigger finger the forward-most contact. If you're lucky you might get the rifle "pretty close" in three or four shots.
Sometimes it takes quite a few more! Relatively few riflescopes have truly precise and consistent adjustments, so it isn't uncommon to go back and forth a bit to get it right. That's perfectly OK, but you have to take your time and make sure the barrel doesn't get too hot. Once you think you're there, let the barrel cool completely and then check again. Depending on how many shots were fired, there's a good chance it's now time to clean the rifle.
There is no set rule, and all barrels are different, but for optimum accuracy, it's probably best to clean the barrel after no more than 20 shots. Now a freshly cleaned barrel will often have a different point of impact than the same barrel after a couple of shots, so I clean at the range, and if that's my last zero session before taking a rifle hunting, I clean the barrel and then fire a couple of "fouling shots," thus checking the zero one more time.
OK, now the rifle is zeroed perfectly just where you want it. But wait - as they say in the infomercials -- there's more! Do you use a bipod in the field? It's a great tool, especially in open country, but some rifles will have a different point of impact with an attached bipod than over sandbags. This is the one I've noticed, but I suppose the same could be true of just about any field shooting aid.
So once you're all zeroed, fire a couple of shots off your bipod or other shooting aid. You may not be quite as steady, so the results may not be as perfect- but if there's a significant difference, you should notice it.
Finally, if you're hunting away from home, make sure you check zero one last time when you arrive in your hunting area. I've found it fairly rare for a well-mounted scope to come out of zero while traveling, but it can happen, and Murphy's Law applies.
Check your zero before starting your hunt. This is not always easy; I can't tell you how many times I've checked zero in the dark, using car headlights on a target. Whatever it takes, the level of confidence that lies in absolutely knowing your rifle is ready is worth the effort.
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You will also develop an understanding of your limitations at increasing distances. You can practice your firing technique using a smaller caliber rifle. For instance, practicing your breathing, trigger squeeze and follow through with a.
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Chapter 6 - Hunting Safety. Next, check the screws on the action, sights, scope mounts, and scope rings. A loose screw can result in poor accuracy in the field. The scope must be bore-sighted. Bore-sighting your scope and rifle will ensure that the first shots fired will be on the paper at 25 or 50 yards, and you will not waste ammunition.
Most rifle ranges have a bore-sighting device, called a collimator, which you can use by following simple instructions. A gun shop or gunsmith may bore-sight your rifle for you. If you cannot find a bore-sighter, set up a bullseye target at 25 yards.
Remove the bolt from the rifle and place the rifle on a solid rest. Look through the barrel and place the bullseye in the center of the barrel. Your eye will automatically center the smaller circle the bullseye inside the larger circle inside of the barrel.
Now ease your face up until you can see through the scope. If the scope cross-hairs are centered in the bullseye, you will be able to hit the target. If they are not centered, you should adjust the scope until the cross-hairs are centered in the bullseye.
When you are bore-sighting by this method you must move the scope adjustments opposite the direction you want the cross-hairs to move. For example, if your cross-hairs are low, you will move the vertical scope adjustment screw in the direction that says down. If the cross-hairs are to the right of the bullseye you must move the horizontal adjustment in the direction that says right. The next step is to select your ammunition. Most modern rifles will shoot bullets of "medium" weight with good hunting accuracy.
In a 7mm, look for to grain bullets. Many rifles will perform more favorably with one brand of ammunition over another. If you can afford to, buy at least two different brands of ammunition and two bullet weights for sighting-in.
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