Looking for a good boresight

FrederickNeville · February 19, 2014, 06:16 PM

I figure if I'm going to own more than one gun then I should FINALLY get a boresighter.

I'm open to suggestions, links and hints/parameters on what to look for in an item.

I've found this one:
Bushnell Boresight I'm looking to get

Like anything that I buy, I'd like to get the most out of it for the money.

Thank you ahead of time for you comments and help.

Snyper · February 20, 2014, 12:47 PM

If you have bolt guns, bore sighters are a waste of money.

For other types, a mirror in the action works better than any other device that will be depending on a very precise centering in the barrel to be accurate.

Even working in a gun shop, mounting literally thousands of scopes, bore sighters are generally a waste of money

Sierra280 · February 20, 2014, 01:55 PM

^^My thoughts exactly.

Roughedge · February 20, 2014, 04:47 PM

I'm a gunsmith and I have this one.http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-to...prod41551.aspx . Its a bit pricey but its the best one i've found.

Kreyzhorse · February 20, 2014, 08:27 PM

If you want to get the most out of your money, save it. You don't need a bore sighter.

NCummins · February 20, 2014, 10:16 PM

I never understood boresighting. I can get on paper just buy looking down the barrel of a bolt gun resting on some pillows, I bought a cheap $5 laser for my AR, set my sights 1.5" high at 20 feet, boom, only 3 inches off at 50 yards.
There is a huge misunderstanding that boresighting sights in your rifle.

NHSHOOTER · February 23, 2014, 05:12 AM

Never owned or used one and cant see the need for one. A few shots at 25 yds to zero and away you go..Save your money.

born2climb · February 23, 2014, 09:59 AM

I have never fired a rifle yet, regardless of action, that will not hit a 24"x24" piece of cardboard at 25 yards. And after the initial shot is fired, with the rifle held perfectly still, the crosshairs can be walked to the bullet hole (or lightly above it), and you will be close, or slightly high at 100 yards. With ONE SHOT.

The whole premise of bore-sighting is only to get on paper anywho. I've had them bore-sight scopes for me at the gun shop (years ago...before I knew better)....sometimes they were "close", other times not close at all.

wogpotter · February 23, 2014, 11:26 AM

Mk1 eyeball works for me except with my 10-22 because you can't see through the bore.

BumbleBug · February 23, 2014, 11:33 AM

Without flogging a dead horse, I have to chime in with a "save your money".

Actually, I was surprised at the responses. It would have been interesting if this was a "voting" post.

...bug

jmr40 · February 23, 2014, 01:08 PM

I never have felt that one would save me even one round of ammo getting my rifle zeroed.

Prof Young · March 3, 2014, 11:01 PM

Having used three different bore sights myself I have to agree with the others who have posted here. Wasted my $$$$.

Live well, be safe
Prof Young

Clark · March 4, 2014, 01:28 AM

I have made a lot of different scope mounts and modified a lot of them.
I need to use a bore sighter.
I like the magnetic Leupold zero point, and have a couple of them.
I have come up with an elaborate process of replacing the LED with a big green one and replacing the batteries with big AA ones.

It will always be on the paper, but with a wimpy recoiling gun like a .223 or 25/20 is will be bore sighted and then print within 2 moa.

With a light weight rifle in a belted magnum cartridge, it takes more sighting in.

Here is a 10 second video of a Leupold Bore sight I have converted from amber to green. I have a rack and pinion microscope focus system to center the camera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJXO8kaXfJI

geetarman · March 4, 2014, 08:19 AM

Here is a link to a very good laser boresighter.

http://sitelite-lasers.com/aboutus.html

I have several rifles that all have picatinny rails on them. I have several scopes all in QD bases and I move them from rifle to rifle as the mood strikes me.

What I have found is that the aiming point can change a lot when switching a scope from one rifle to the next. It is true I could boresight looking through the barrel but I choose not to. I change out scopes and put the boresighter in and dial in the 25 yard zero very quickly. Do you have to have one? Probably not but they do make things easier for me.

YMMV

February 19, 2014, 06:16 PM	#1
FrederickNeville Junior Member Join Date: February 9, 2014 Posts: 1	Looking for a good boresight I figure if I'm going to own more than one gun then I should FINALLY get a boresighter. I'm open to suggestions, links and hints/parameters on what to look for in an item. I've found this one: Bushnell Boresight I'm looking to get Like anything that I buy, I'd like to get the most out of it for the money. Thank you ahead of time for you comments and help.

February 20, 2014, 12:47 PM	#2
Snyper Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2013 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 3,047	If you have bolt guns, bore sighters are a waste of money. For other types, a mirror in the action works better than any other device that will be depending on a very precise centering in the barrel to be accurate. Even working in a gun shop, mounting literally thousands of scopes, bore sighters are generally a waste of money __________________ One shot, one kill

February 20, 2014, 04:47 PM	#4
Roughedge Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2011 Location: Monroe,NC Posts: 669	I'm a gunsmith and I have this one.http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-to...prod41551.aspx . Its a bit pricey but its the best one i've found. __________________ The man that die's with the most stuff win's!

February 20, 2014, 08:27 PM	#5
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	If you want to get the most out of your money, save it. You don't need a bore sighter. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

February 23, 2014, 09:59 AM	#8
born2climb Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2013 Posts: 140	I have never fired a rifle yet, regardless of action, that will not hit a 24"x24" piece of cardboard at 25 yards. And after the initial shot is fired, with the rifle held perfectly still, the crosshairs can be walked to the bullet hole (or lightly above it), and you will be close, or slightly high at 100 yards. With ONE SHOT. The whole premise of bore-sighting is only to get on paper anywho. I've had them bore-sight scopes for me at the gun shop (years ago...before I knew better)....sometimes they were "close", other times not close at all. __________________ Don't invest in idiots....the market's flooded!!!

February 20, 2014, 01:55 PM	#3
Sierra280 Junior member Join Date: July 29, 2013 Location: Gardnerville, NV Posts: 569	^^My thoughts exactly.

February 20, 2014, 10:16 PM	#6
NCummins Member Join Date: February 9, 2014 Posts: 92	I never understood boresighting. I can get on paper just buy looking down the barrel of a bolt gun resting on some pillows, I bought a cheap $5 laser for my AR, set my sights 1.5" high at 20 feet, boom, only 3 inches off at 50 yards. There is a huge misunderstanding that boresighting sights in your rifle.

February 23, 2014, 05:12 AM	#7
NHSHOOTER Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2012 Location: Concord NH Posts: 1,002	Never owned or used one and cant see the need for one. A few shots at 25 yds to zero and away you go..Save your money.

February 23, 2014, 11:26 AM	#9
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	Mk1 eyeball works for me except with my 10-22 because you can't see through the bore. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

February 23, 2014, 11:33 AM	#10
BumbleBug Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2013 Location: Near Heart of Texas Posts: 870	Without flogging a dead horse, I have to chime in with a "save your money". Actually, I was surprised at the responses. It would have been interesting if this was a "voting" post. ...bug

February 23, 2014, 01:08 PM	#11
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,805	I never have felt that one would save me even one round of ammo getting my rifle zeroed.

March 3, 2014, 11:01 PM	#12
Prof Young Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2007 Location: Illinois - down state Posts: 2,403	Learned the hard way . . . Having used three different bore sights myself I have to agree with the others who have posted here. Wasted my $$$$. Live well, be safe Prof Young

March 4, 2014, 01:28 AM	#13
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	I have made a lot of different scope mounts and modified a lot of them. I need to use a bore sighter. I like the magnetic Leupold zero point, and have a couple of them. I have come up with an elaborate process of replacing the LED with a big green one and replacing the batteries with big AA ones. It will always be on the paper, but with a wimpy recoiling gun like a .223 or 25/20 is will be bore sighted and then print within 2 moa. With a light weight rifle in a belted magnum cartridge, it takes more sighting in. Here is a 10 second video of a Leupold Bore sight I have converted from amber to green. I have a rack and pinion microscope focus system to center the camera. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJXO8kaXfJI __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

March 4, 2014, 08:19 AM	#14
geetarman Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,157	Here is a link to a very good laser boresighter. http://sitelite-lasers.com/aboutus.html I have several rifles that all have picatinny rails on them. I have several scopes all in QD bases and I move them from rifle to rifle as the mood strikes me. What I have found is that the aiming point can change a lot when switching a scope from one rifle to the next. It is true I could boresight looking through the barrel but I choose not to. I change out scopes and put the boresighter in and dial in the 25 yard zero very quickly. Do you have to have one? Probably not but they do make things easier for me. YMMV __________________ Geetarman Carpe Cerveza

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