{"id":9303,"date":"2021-04-12T14:49:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T18:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/?p=9303"},"modified":"2021-08-03T08:14:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T12:14:31","slug":"how-to-sight-in-a-rifle-scope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/how-to-sight-in-a-rifle-scope\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Sight In a Rifle Scope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following our tutorial on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/how-to-mount-a-rifle-scope\/\">how to mount an optic to your rifle<\/a>, we&#8217;re moving on to how to sight in or zero your optic. This is a basic step-by-step walkthrough of the process that covers everything you need to know to get a good starting zero once your optic is mounted. The demo rifle is a Bravo Company AR-15 with a Swamp Fox Arrowhead 1-10&#215;24 scope, but the instructions should work regardless of what rifle or optic you&#8217;re using.<\/p> <p>Details in the video below, or scroll down to read the full transcript.<\/p> <div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p> <noscript class=\"idle-load\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"> <div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\"> <div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_b0i4q7b7pk dnt=1 videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\"> <div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/b0i4q7b7pk\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\" \/><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/noscript> <\/div> <hr \/> <p>Hey everybody, Chris Baker here from LuckyGunner.com. Last time, I showed you how to mount an optic to your rifle. Today I\u2019m showing you how to sight-in that optic.<\/p> <p>Sighting it in just means that we\u2019re going to make sure the point of aim is the same as our point of impact. That point is known as the zero, and so another name for the sighting-in process is zeroing the rifle.<\/p> <p>The demo gun I\u2019m using is the same as the one I had in the mounting video. It\u2019s a Bravo Company AR-15 with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swampfoxoptics.com\/\">Swamp Fox Optics<\/a> 1-10x Arrowhead scope. The process I\u2019m about to show you should work even if you are using a different type of rifle or optic.<\/p> <h3><strong>The Rough Zero<\/strong><\/h3> <p>We\u2019re going to start off by getting a rough zero. Before we make the fine adjustments, we want to get our point of impact somewhere within a few inches of our point of aim. Like everything I\u2019m going to do today, there are several ways to accomplish this. I usually like to start sighting in with my target really close &#8212; about 10 or 15 yards. If we start with the target way out there at 100 yards, our bullets might not even be hitting paper and we won\u2019t know which way to adjust the optic. At 10 yards, that\u2019s not usually a problem.<\/p> <p>I\u2019m going to be shooting from the bench since I\u2019ve already got it set up. You can probably do this first part from a standing position if you want to since the target is so close.<\/p> <p>For my aiming point, I&#8217;m just using a single black spacer on a big cardboard target.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-bench.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-bench.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-bench.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-bench-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-bench-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-bench-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-bench-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>At some shooting ranges, you\u2019re only allowed to place your target at predetermined distances. You might not be able to set up a target at 10 yards. If, for example, you\u2019ve got a minimum range of 50 or 100 yards, your best bet for this first step is to just use a really big target. Or you can set up a few targets side by side.<\/p> <p>Another way to get a rough zero is to bore-sight the rifle. You can do that with a laser bore-sighting tool, but there\u2019s an old-school way of doing it that doesn&#8217;t require one of those. It doesn\u2019t work with all rifles, but you can do it with most bolt actions. It works with AR-15s if you remove the upper receiver from the lower first. Bore sighting is where you remove the bolt and look through the bore to find the target. Lock the rifle into that position the best you can and then adjust your scope so that the crosshairs are also lined up with the target.<\/p> <p>Sometimes I\u2019ll do this with a bolt action rifle, since it\u2019s usually really easy to remove the bolt. The hardest part is keeping the rifle still while you adjust the scope. Bore-sighting is much easier with a rifle vise like the one I used on our work bench in the last video. A bipod also helps if you don\u2019t have a vise.<\/p> <p>When you\u2019re doing the rough zero, you don\u2019t have to use your good ammo. We\u2019re going to do our final sighting in with our hunting load, match ammo, or self-defense load &#8212; whatever load we want the rifle to be set up for. Since we\u2019re just trying to get in the general vicinity of a zero right now, we can use our everyday range ammo.<\/p> <p>Today, I\u2019m using some Magtech 55-grain FMJ for the rough zero. For my final zero, I\u2019ve got a few rounds of Black Hills 77-grain OTM that I\u2019ve been carefully rationing for a while.<\/p> <p>For the close-up target, I\u2019m going to adjust my optic all the way down to the lowest magnification setting. In this case, that\u2019s 1x. Then I\u2019ll just shoot a three-round group. This can be a quick group. The holes don\u2019t have to all be touching. It\u2019s a rough zero, so don\u2019t over-think it at this point.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-1-487x450.jpg 487w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-1-350x324.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>Okay, looks like I\u2019m high and to the right.<\/p> <p>The reason I do three rounds is because I just mounted this optic. If I can\u2019t get three rounds fairly close together at this distance, then it means something is probably loose and I need to go back and check my mount and all my screws. In this case, I\u2019ve got a pretty decent group here, so I can start making my first adjustments to the optic.<\/p> <p>The left to right horizontal adjustment is called windage. The vertical adjustment is called elevation. With the rough zero, I want to get my windage pretty close to the middle. The elevation is going to change depending on how far out my target is. For that, I just want to get it kinda sorta close to the middle.<\/p> <p>With an optic mounted to an AR-style rifle, the line of sight is well above the bore. So with ARs, when you\u2019re up close at 10 yards, your point of aim is going to be a couple of inches above your point of impact. That is normal. For non-ARs where the optic is a little closer to the bore, you want a little less offset; maybe closer to an inch.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/close-range-offset.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/close-range-offset.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/close-range-offset.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/close-range-offset-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/close-range-offset-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/close-range-offset-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/close-range-offset-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>If your scope has capped adjustment turrets, go ahead and remove those and just leave them off until you\u2019re totally done sighting in the gun. This optic has exposed turrets and it\u2019s got this handy little feature where they won\u2019t turn unless you pull up on the turret first. With most optics, the elevation adjustment is the knob on the top. The windage knob is on the right.<\/p> <p>On some of the open emitter reflex sights, especially the compact pistol sights, you\u2019ll have adjustment screws instead of knobs and they might not necessarily be on the top and the right.<\/p> <p>If there\u2019s a knob on the left side of the scope, that\u2019s usually the brightness adjustment. On a really high power scope, this knob might instead be the parallax adjustment. I\u2019m not going to cover parallax today, but if that\u2019s something your scope has, you should read up on how to adjust it properly because it can make a big difference when you\u2019re zeroing the gun.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/scope-turret.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/scope-turret.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/scope-turret.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/scope-turret-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/scope-turret-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/scope-turret-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/scope-turret-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>With most scopes, every click on the adjustment knobs corresponds to a certain amount of shift in your point of aim. This scope, for example, says 1 click=\u00bd MOA. That\u2019s one half a minute of angle which happens to translate to about a half inch at 100 yards. So if I needed to shift my point of impact to the right one inch on a target at 100 yards, I would turn my windage knob counterclockwise two clicks.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/MOA-chart.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/MOA-chart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/MOA-chart.jpg 744w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/MOA-chart-496x450.jpg 496w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/MOA-chart-350x318.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>But here at 10 yards, each click is only 1\/20 of an inch. I could go measure my group and then do the math to figure out how many clicks I need to move the bullet to the center. But that math almost never works out at this range. I\u2019m just going to crank on it for a while and see what happens.<\/p> <p>Now I\u2019ll just put one more round down range to see where I am.<\/p><p><\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-2.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-2-487x450.jpg 487w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-2-350x324.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>Okay, so I\u2019m not going to mess with my elevation. That\u2019s about where I want it to be. When we get out to 100, I\u2019m going to want it to be right on the point of aim. But here, it\u2019s lower and that\u2019s what I\u2019m looking for.<\/p> <p>For the windage, it looks like I went a little over half the distance I need to go to get it centered. So I\u2019m going to do a few more clicks left, maybe six or seven. Then I\u2019ll fire one more round and if that\u2019s pretty close to the middle, I\u2019ll go ahead and move the target out to my full distance.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-3.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-3-487x450.jpg 487w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/rough-zero-target-3-350x324.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>That looks pretty close. I\u2019m not going to do any more with the rough zero. That\u2019s about where I want it to be. I can move out to my full distance.<\/p> <h3><strong>Full Distance Zero<\/strong><\/h3> <p>So what distance should that be? Well, that depends. The simple answer is 100 yards and that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to use today. The complicated answer is that there are a lot of competing philosophies about what distance you should zero your rifle depending on the cartridge you\u2019re shooting and the approximate range you expect to be using your rifle. That\u2019s not something I can really get into today.<\/p> <p>To keep things simple, I\u2019m going to do a 100 yard initial sight-in. If I decide to zero for a different distance later on, that\u2019s pretty easy to do if I already have my 100-yard zero set up. If you\u2019re shooting a .22, you might want to use a 50-yard zero. For centerfire rifles, it\u2019s hard to go wrong with 100 yards as a starting point.<\/p> <p>For my 100-yard sight-in, I\u2019m going to switch over to my match ammo. I\u2019m shooting from the bench because I want to remove as much potential for human error as possible. If you don\u2019t have an actual bench rest of some kind, just get the most stable position you can. That could be a table with a backpack on it. Or just a nice solid prone position.<\/p> <p>I\u2019m also going to use a different target. I like to use a grid target so I can easily tell exactly how far off the bullseye my shots are. Today, I\u2019m really cheating, because I printed out these \u00bd\u201d grid targets, which corresponds to the \u00bd MOA per click adjustments on my scope. The grid is even labeled to tell me exactly what adjustments I would need to make. This should be fairly accurate as long as I\u2019m sighting in at 100 yards.<\/p> <p>Just like with my rough zero, I\u2019m going to start out with a three-round group. I\u2019ve got a few targets already set up and my spotting scope, so I don\u2019t have to go back and forth to measure and paste my targets.<\/p> <p>Hopefully I get a nice group somewhere on the paper, or at least on the cardboard. If I don\u2019t get a very tight group, I need to troubleshoot what else might be going on before I continue trying to sight in the optic. If my mounts are loose, if my bench is unstable, if I\u2019m having a bad day on the trigger, then there\u2019s no sense in trying to zero. I have to get a consistent group first.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-1-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>Based on what I\u2019m seeing in my spotting scope, I\u2019ve got a halfway decent group. It\u2019s a little over two inches, which is not bad. I\u2019ll start by finding the center of that group. It looks like that middle shot is very close to the center point of the group. Based on that position, I\u2019m going to adjust my optic. It looks like I need to come seven clicks up and four clicks to the left. That should put me close to the middle.<\/p> <p>So, on my top turret, I\u2019m going to go up 1-2-3-4-5-6-7. And left 1-2-3-4-5-6-7&#8230;<\/p> <h3><strong>Oops!<\/strong><\/h3> <p>Hey guys, Chris from the present here. I don\u2019t know if you caught my brain fart just then. The target was telling me I needed to go left four clicks and I even said I needed to go left four clicks. But when I actually adjusted the scope, I went left seven clicks. We didn\u2019t catch that until I started editing the video.<\/p> <p>As you\u2019ll see in a minute, that put my next group to the left of the bullseye. At the time, I just assumed that was either because of some inconsistency with the ammo or because the click adjustments on the scope were not quite accurate. That\u2019s something that happens sometimes.<\/p> <p>Actually, based on where that next group ended up, it would have been pretty much dead center if I had only done four clicks instead of seven. So blame this one on me, not Swamp Fox. Their scope seems to be pretty solid so far.<\/p> <p>But I\u2019m going to go ahead and play the rest of the sighting-in process as we filmed it with that mistake in there. The reality is that getting your group dead center after the first adjustment doesn\u2019t happen as often as we would like. Even if you do the math right and you don\u2019t miscount clicks, there are a multitude of reasons why things might not line up just right on your first try.<\/p> <p>The way I ended up handling it here, I think, is a pretty good rule of thumb. If your math doesn\u2019t seem to be working out the way it should, be conservative with your adjustments, and don\u2019t burn too many rounds chasing perfection. Okay, back to the video.<\/p> <h3><strong>Fine Tuning<\/strong><\/h3> <p>Now I\u2019m going to shoot another three-round group. Hopefully, it will be closer to the center and we\u2019ll be working our way toward and actual zero.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-2-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>Okay, so that group looks pretty good. It\u2019s about an inch. Our elevation is pretty close to where we want it. It\u2019s not exactly in the middle, but I\u2019m within a half an inch. I\u2019m not going to try to get it perfectly in the center. You could chase that all day and never quite get there. This is not a precision rifle and I&#8217;m not trying to get dead center with my zero &#8212; that\u2019s close enough for me.<\/p> <p>Now, my windage is still off a little bit. I went four clicks left and that actually took me to the left of the bullseye. So, instead of going back to the right the number of clicks the target is indicating, I\u2019m just going to go back half my previous adjustment. So I went four to the left, I\u2019m going to two clicks back to the right.<\/p> <p>Let\u2019s see where that puts us. Hopefully, it will be right in the middle.<\/p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-3-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/media\/100-yd-target-3-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p> <p>It looks like we got another nice little group there. I am still just a hair to the left. But I\u2019m not going to touch it. I feel pretty good about where it is right now. Before making any more adjustments, I would wait until I shot more groups farther back, like at 200 or 300 yards. If I\u2019m still to the left, then I might come over another click. But you don\u2019t want to waste a bunch of ammo chasing it and trying to get that perfect group at 100 yards. Even if you get there, you might have to adjust it again anyway if you increase the distance. So for a 100-yard zero, I\u2019m pretty happy with that. It\u2019s close enough to the center for me.<\/p> <p>I\u2019m more or less done with my initial sighting in at this point. If I want the rifle to be zeroed for 200 (which is what I typically prefer for a 5.56 AR-15), I\u2019ve got a good starting point for that. It wouldn\u2019t hurt for me to shoot one more group at 100 just to confirm that I have a good zero.<\/p> <p>Guys, I hope you found that helpful, if so, if you wouldn\u2019t mind, subscribe to our email newsletter if you haven\u2019t already. 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