This video demonstrates a step by step method of sighting in a hunting rifle. For more information on hunter education in Texas go to tpwd.texas.gov... #hunting #huntingrifle #firearmstraining
After sighting in at 60 feet, I could easily cover 5 shots with a nickel ru-vid.comUgkxQt2uORDRfFOVSrO4idv4B90ThT6EOnEL ! Truly a pleasure to shoot! Scope was easy to adjust for eye relief. Only problem the varmints must have seen it delivered lol!Update: So impressed with shot groups at 30 yards I purchased a Hammers 3×9 with adjustable Objective scope! Now a true nail driver!
Excellent instructional video. I would add the importance of not resting the barrel on anything when shooting. It's possible to flex the barrel and throw your shot off. There are many other fine points of super accurate shooting but no need for all that in this video. I will call this video a fantastic success if it gets folks to shoot even a 1.5" groups at 100 yards!
Our shooting club holds "Hunter Sight-In Days" prior to every season. Resting the barrel on the front rest is probably the most prevalent mistake that we see and correct. When shooting in excess of 100 yards, in our country 200-300 yards for elk, letting the barrel lay on the rest can lead to a complete miss, at best, or at worst, a wounded animal. It is a simple thing and definitely should be included in this video.
@@leathersaddlehorse People don't realize the barrel will flex 360 degrees; those with wood stocks must be very mindful of their stocks especially if they were hunting in the rain or high humidity which will case a wooden stock to swell and make contact with their barrel.
One doesn't need to waste ammo at 25yds. One shot/one adjustment. One shot/one adjustment. You should be very close to the bullseye. Move to 100. Repeat. Final adjustment may require 3 shots. Please don't lay the rifle barrel on the rest. Keep the rifle supported on the forearm. You shoot off the barrel and you will chase bullet holes all day long.
I have found that my rifles each shoot different weights differently. Once I find the most consistent performance of bullet weight, I outfit my self with hunting and plinking loads that way I use less ammo to stay zeroed.
Great common sense mentioning "that different ammo weights and brands" will not shoot the same. One complaint I have, she rested her barrel on the rest @ 4:05 instead of the forearm; resting a barrel on anything will cause severe inconsistent results. Other than her lack of knowledge and ability I found this video very informative. Thank you.
One doesn't need to waste ammo at 25yds. One shot/one adjustment. One shot/one adjustment. You should be very close to the bullseye. Move to 100. Repeat. Final adjustment may require 3 shots. Please don't lay the rifle barrel on the rest. Keep the rifle supported on the forearm. You shoot off the barrel and you will chase bullet holes all day long. So a friend says lol.
Save some ammo and do the one shot sight in. Fire one shot. Move the rifle back to where the reticle is on the target center. Keeping the rifle absolutely steady (very important!), move the reticle to the bullet hole. If you did everything properly you should hit the target center or close to it on the next shot. Yeah, I also noticed resting the barrel on the sandbag.
when adjusting the scope you are actually going in the opposite direction. if you need to to up and to the left, you should be going down and to the right so the cross hairs line up with where the shots landed. then re adjust you site a to the bullets and shoot again
The most important part of sighting the rifle is making the adjustments on the scope, which they completely dismissed. How many clicks, in which direction and how each click coordinates with actual inches on the target is what I would like to know. Maybe add that information to the video instead of just breezing through by saying, "Now adjust your scope and take three more shots."
I have found keeping both eyes open & slow breathing techniques. But I shoot a 100 grain bullet with my 270 an inch high 300 yards. Have not picked up my rifle in years. Love my archery hunting. But plan on using my rifle soon for Elk.
Because scopes are different....looks like I saw a 2 MOA on her rifle....all mine are 1 MOA and that would confuse any newbie that was watching this video to learn. They were probably assuming you would read the literature that came with the scope to know "how many clicks" to go
Hello, I am cross dominance (left strong eye, right strong hand). For hunting in rifle, could you advice on scopes or red dots or type of rifles or even any accessories/idea which might improve my problem. thank you.
When discussing sighting in a rifle that has a scope on it, you need to explain the difference between making an adjustment to the scope at 25 yds. vs adjusting it far 100 yds. You have no idea how often I have seen people do the "4 clicks = 1 inch" when adjusting after shooting at the 25 yard distance. I've even found videos on you tube of shooters demonstrating how to sight in a rifle and making that same mistake. They don't realize that if you need to move the impact of the bullet 2 inches at 25 yds., it's not 8 clicks. It's 32.
This explains the whole frustration I experienced trying to sight in my .22 for 25 yards. I gave up thinking I would over torque the dials. Nope, just didn't think about the math
@@h0lystrike855 Don't feel too bad. It's a common mistake and it's not one made only by inexperienced firearm owners. A man on my deer lease had me help him sight in his rifle this past year. He is in his 50s and had been hunting for many years and still didn't realize what he was doing wrong.
Lowest power at 25 is correct... I actually sight in with the lowest power out to 100 yards. Turning it up picks up any difference between your shots. Shaking breathing unstable rest pulling the trigger ect
@@blackie1of4 im also that guy that will always use the poor mans sight in aswell. Just something about lasers i dont like. Theres a video of a guy puttin a laser bore sight in a lathe and it had just over diameter just bigger then a baseball.. I usually keep my zoom just under 6 1/2-7 and im good for a few hundred yards. My father beat it in my head lol no full zoom for sighting in. Long time ago.
308 is a good gun because it’s popular and also a 243 because 308 and 243 got the same loudest boom but if you get scared on first on Rifle and yes Rifles are Dangerous so beware but yea all you have to do is just take a big deep breath and just think about how big of a deer that you will eat tonight the only reason that you can only get scared of Shooting a Rifle because it’s the powder what makes it loud and yes if you get scared on first try and i can’t blame you for being scared on first try and just let ya know it just one pull of the Trigger and after you done that you can tell everyone that you shot a loud Rifle and you be saying my dad was right it not bad after all but if you ever get scared shooting a Rifle always tell your dad and he can help you and yes he gonna say it’s dangerous but it ant nothing to it just one pull of trigger and that all and then after that welcome to the deer hunting club
Manuel Giesbrecht Measure the distance between the center of your scope, and the center of your barrel. This is called height over bore. If that distance is say 1.5", then your bullet will impact 1.5" low at point blank range.
This vid needs updating. 1) Dont teach people to ignore range signs. "Pistols ONLY" 2) three shots is nice work if you can get it but it can be done with fewer shots and ammo is too precious these days to waste 3) its dead wrong to rest the barrel on the bags, forend only!
cant you just use a laser put it in the barrel and look down your scope to see it where the center in your scope is pointing where the laser you put in your barrel aligned
A laser bore sight is good, but you still have to hit the range to verify your particular type of ammo in your gun. Remington will group differently than Winchester for example.
Lasers don’t figure the drop of the bullet. It would get you close but, the only sure fire way to tell your gun is sighted in is by putting some through the barrel.
For the people wondering, the reason why they only put one bullet in at a time is because some gun ranges only allow one shot in the chamber for safety reasons.
@@PauIdenino unfortunately that's just how the circle of life works. The only difference is we are self aware. We've hunting for hundreds of thousands of years and that's the way it's supposed to be
a) why did you click on this video if you don't like hunting, makes no sense. b) it isn't just for shooting, its the experience and it gives you a better connection to where meat comes from. Why is it totally fine to kill animals for meat in the grocery store, or for Mcdonalds, but the second a factory isn't doing the killing, but a human is, its suddenly horrible.
Some people live on farms or far away from reliable, non-seasonal food sources. Some people dislike the idea of eating factory-farmed meat. Some people are Forest Rangers who often need to be tasked with putting down rabid or diseased animals that pose a threat. Sometimes animals are accidentally introduced to an ecosystem that can't sustain them and must be removed before they can harm the native wildlife. The point is, only maniacs kill for the sake of killing, and some people rely on hunting and shooting skills as a matter of necessity. Please, don't criticize what you don't understand.
@@griffintaylor3861 Here here! Factory farming is an abysmal and ultimately destructive process. I'd be more than willing to pay a premium for meat if I knew it came from an independent farm or was hunted naturally.
@@griffintaylor3861 A lot of people who've grown up in urbanized areas or in foreign places with heavy weapon-control laws are used to weird double standards like that. Please don't hold it against them if they come from a different background.
Want to keep with the comment per year tradition. Anyone notice that she was resting on the barrel and not hand guard. Big no no. You would think they would have corrected that before putting this out. Other than that, good video.
Can someone tell me at what point in the video a shot is taken with the barrel resting on the support? I don't see it. The rifle the woman is firing has a stock that goes pretty far up the barrel. 2:15, 2:26, 3:20, 3:41. Even at 4:05 the barrel isn't on the rest. At 5:43 she checks the barrel temp, but then at 5:48 the stock is back on the rest. After 5:48 there's a different shot, and it looks like MAYBE the barrel was on the rest, but you can't tell for sure because you can't see it.
A waste of ammo...Look up sighting in your scope in 2 shots. Rounds aren’t cheap! And if your Barrel gets too hot, it’s because you just wasted an entire box of ammo and I don’t want you hunting Anywhere near me! You’re better off going fishing...
Remember that you move in the direction you want the poi to move. i.e. Your group is 2 inches to the left, you want poi to move right so turn turret right. The reticle will actually move left to your group. Hope this helps!
I use a chamber laser and the neighbors front door key lock (with consent) It is at 100 yards + or - an inch. At the range the first impact is always within an inch of the target cross hair. I will usually fire two or three rounds (with holes touching on the cross hair) in order to be satisfied that the rifle is zero. I use my rifles for training new, young and females accurate shooting technique. We have suspended swinging bowling pins @ 100 yards and the students really get a kick (and confidence boost) when the hit the pins shot after shot.
