Sight-in your scope-fitted air rifle in only two or three shots by following Stephen Archer's simple instructions shown here. You "see through the scope" for a clear understanding of the steps.
That was a very good tutorial. It was free of nonsense, straight , and clear spoken. I would like for more tutorials to be done this well. Afterall, there are maybe 1or 2 good ones out of eight on any given subject.
For those wondering about his rifle and scope. His rifle is a QB78, his scope is a Leapers/UTG 3-9x50 AO. You can thank me later for saving you endless scrolling. :p
What I don't understand is why there are 158 'down' votes. This is the best and simplest explanation I've yet heard to sight in a scope. Well produced video with well thought out clear instructions. Many thanks!
why do I always shy away from scopes? because it's too big a pain to get it all set up, get to the range, bump it and wonder if it threw the scope off, etc., etc.,
2:29 is an error? After the second shot he does not first aim cross hairs at the centre of the bullseye but instead starts adjusting from a position below-left of centre. Odd, becasue the rest of the video is great.
Too simple maybe. There are two zeroes to consider - the Primary and Secondary. The first one is where the pellet is still climbing and the second after it has started to decline. For instance his 10yds would be his primary and his secondary might typically be 30 yes. To research these points you would need to set out targets at say 5 yard intervals and shoot without further adjustment to the scope. You will quickly find where the primary and secondary fall. If you need to shoot in between these points you will use the mil dot's to compensate whether up or down is required. Most people zero at the range they intend to shoot at most. You will also have vastly different trajectory curves between primary and secondary between .177 and .22 or other calibers. Zeroing is both simple and complex all at the same time.
Thanks it was definitely helpful for me, as a first timer I had actually no clue so ended up shooting 200 pellets to try and adjust it before I gave up and searched the internet and I've tried it exactly the way you did and it worked perfectly, I did use Sand bags to rest the rifle on!
Just got a stoeger x20 suppressor, I used this video to set the scope from scratch. First shot was two inches low and left,after two adjustments I was hitting the centre of the target consistently. Great video thanks.
That was some great info-I had been waisting ammo doing it the wrong way-I had been putting it back onto the bulleyes and walking it up or down and left or right to the bullseye
And I've almost given up on this task. And here's a dead simple way, explained so straightforward, I can't image anyone not understanding. Thank you very much!
You sir are a scholar and a gentleman This was beautifully explained and the British accent makes it nicer for me as someone brought up in rhodesia and South Africa 😎
Don't forget about scope latency. Once a change is made to the reticle it takes a few shots for the reticle cross hairs to settle in. Tapping the side if the gun several times can help set it quicker.
Intresting Clip. Can you suggest what distance to zero my sight to for all round shooting? I was thinking of 25 yards. Whats your thoughts on this? Would distance would you advise. Thanks
Watched like 5 videos and this one made the most sence. Surprised to see how old the video is. But good advice never ages. Thank you, been a catapult hunter for a while but fancied something long range, and had no idea how to sight it in.
what happens if im out in the bush how do i hold it perfectly still as cant fit a rifle stand in my rucksack and i only have one pair of socks and i usually will be wearing them when shooting thanks for your help spruce moose
use rest or sand bags and aim at pellet hole,now without moving gun adjust sight to sight in to bulls eye, DONE . you only need to reload after sights are adjusted to re-test
Pretty unhelpful hints there my friend. You stated you could not keep the gun still or return to exactly the same place. Therefore his method is no good to you whatsoever. You need to use the old and traditional method of aiming at the centre and then making approximate adjustments up and down or sideways in small steps with your turrets until the POA (point of impact) gets pulled in closer and closer to the bullseye each time, and eventually you will succeed. If you zero at such a close range your pellet will still be rising and the same setting will give you a second zero further away probably somewhere near 30 yards. What goes up must come down. A better method for you would be to decide what range you are intending to try and shoot at most of the time and then learn to use your mill dots to compensate up and down accordingly. We tend to imaging that the projectile has a flat path, when in truth it has quite and arc in flight.
I agree with Paul Downes. It appears that those who replied don't understand what you mean by "break barrel". You cannot leave the gun in place or "without moving gun" to reload with a break barrel. I guess the only hope is that you're able to place the gun in as close to the exact same position it was in before having to reload.
I happen to come across this video 8 years late and have been doing this forever! I Love this method and it's a great way to set up first-time users, I usually start at 20 yards but that's only if you have space, from there you can set up your distances very easily! Great Vid.
omg. many other vids are saying you need to go 2 clicks this wasy then blah blah blah well this one here is by far the most simplest and straight forward no complicating things il use this video thankyou.
Brilliantly simple and clear instructions. I'm going to use this principle in a few hours. I've always aproximated needed adjustment between shots - much more work. But, I will likely use that for fine tuning the settings according to my actual shooting stands. This is a good start though.
