Scope issues with Bolt Gun

[Z28500]

I think I need to emphasize a little bit more than I did on that long comment I made that it isn't necessary to "boresight" since zeroing scopes has been done more without a boresighter than with one. Boresighting is merely judged easier by some shooters, but not all. Try to zero with the "look through the barrel" method I wrote about since boresighting is not more accurate than a properly zeroed scope without a boresighter and can be done with no more than several shots, sometimes 3 or 4 shots to bullseye with 2 sandbags

 

[benenglish]

... Try to zero with the "look through the barrel" method I wrote about since boresighting is not more accurate ...

There is great wisdom there for young folks who have lost touch with the old ways.

Off topic note - One of the big benefits of looking through the bore is that that method forces people to learn better ways to put their rifle on sandbags. I see so much poor bench technique out there. I'm in favor of anything that helps people do better in that regard.

 

[orbitup]

That's how I've been doing it. It puts me on paper at 100 yards every time.

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[Younggun]

Yep. I've never bother with the laser doohickeys. Never found a need for them either.

Usually boresite to a large fence post out in the pasture. Easy to see through the bore and visible from the table in the back room so I can stay inside and do it.

 

[acorneau]

Trivia question. With the barrel parallel with the ground, approx 1 meter off the ground, and when a 150 grain bullet is shot, how long will it take for the bullet to hit the ground?

That depends... How close is the berm behind the target?

 

[Younggun]

Is it a European Swallow or an African Swallow?

 

[orbitup]

What hemisphere is it fired from?

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[DwnRange]

YMMV, but I'd use a proper EGW 20mm rail, low/med rings (depending on brand - I like my OBJ as close to the barrel as I can get w/ a scope cap on it) and replace stock bolt handle w/the one-piece large bolt handle for $28 from Midway USA which will cure your bolt/scope contact.

(a better quality scope would not hurt - IMHO scope should cost at least as much as the rifle and the Bushnell there costs less than 1/2 the cost of the Axis - FWIW, me, I stick to Ziess, Leupold VXIIIs, MK6 & MK4s, S&Bs, Swarovski, etc..., but then I shoot long range and like mil-dots as money spent on optics is never a waste in my book - Vortex Viper 6.5-20X50 VPR-M-06MD would be a good choice - got one on my Noreen BN36, 30'06 assassin, my first Vortex and it's appears to be a decent quality product that tracks as good as my high-dollar scopes - paid 400 for mine year or so ago)

ps - don't mix "Weaver" rings w/ Picatinny EGW rail