Hi All,
I manged to get hold of a second hand Leupold vx1 scope. It doenst have any instructions etc with it. Can anyone tell me how to go about sighting it in? see there is a screwdriver groove on the turrets and they cant be truned by hand.
Thanks in adance.
Nesta
How do I sight in my Leupold VX 1 Scope ?
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Seeing as there have been no replies, I will give this a go:
First, make sure you have the scope mounted securely on the rifle. If using bases, make sure they are tight on the action, and rings tight on them also. I dont mean use a 2 feet long bar to do them up - just make sure they are secure and wont move.
Generally, the first thing to do is to "bore sight" the rifle and scope. You will need rests and/or bags to rest the rifle on, and a solid surface to pu them on. A concrete bench at a local BR club is perfect, otherwise, the ground also works, but is not so comfy...
100 yards is a good range. A black aiming mark about 12inches / 300mm across works well at this range.
The basic idea is to leave the bolt out of the rifle (good luck doing this with a lever or pump gun!!), and look down the bore (it being clean helps) and aim the rifle by putting a target in the center of the bore. This is easier than it sounds.
The rifle needs to stay exactly where you put it when bore sighting, as you have to move the knobs on the scope to match.
The next step is to move the scope crosshair to where the target is. Doing this at a closer range rather than further away does help a little, so you dont have to worry about bullet drop initially.
Keep checking the bore is lined up, and move the crosshair a bit at a time - say one whole rotation of the turret if it is not close (which they are often not). Work out which way is which - up/down and left right. I get confused with scopes now and then, as they sort of go the opposite to where you think they do.
Once you are happy that the scope is somewhere near the middle, and so is the bore, have a couple of shots at the same location, and see where they land. Doing this at a range is the best thing. Adjust small amounts to get it in the middle.
Oh, and use a coin thats fits closely in the turret slot, dont use a smaller screwdriver, you will wreck the turret.
Hope this helps.
First, make sure you have the scope mounted securely on the rifle. If using bases, make sure they are tight on the action, and rings tight on them also. I dont mean use a 2 feet long bar to do them up - just make sure they are secure and wont move.
Generally, the first thing to do is to "bore sight" the rifle and scope. You will need rests and/or bags to rest the rifle on, and a solid surface to pu them on. A concrete bench at a local BR club is perfect, otherwise, the ground also works, but is not so comfy...
100 yards is a good range. A black aiming mark about 12inches / 300mm across works well at this range.
The basic idea is to leave the bolt out of the rifle (good luck doing this with a lever or pump gun!!), and look down the bore (it being clean helps) and aim the rifle by putting a target in the center of the bore. This is easier than it sounds.
The rifle needs to stay exactly where you put it when bore sighting, as you have to move the knobs on the scope to match.
The next step is to move the scope crosshair to where the target is. Doing this at a closer range rather than further away does help a little, so you dont have to worry about bullet drop initially.
Keep checking the bore is lined up, and move the crosshair a bit at a time - say one whole rotation of the turret if it is not close (which they are often not). Work out which way is which - up/down and left right. I get confused with scopes now and then, as they sort of go the opposite to where you think they do.
Once you are happy that the scope is somewhere near the middle, and so is the bore, have a couple of shots at the same location, and see where they land. Doing this at a range is the best thing. Adjust small amounts to get it in the middle.
Oh, and use a coin thats fits closely in the turret slot, dont use a smaller screwdriver, you will wreck the turret.
Hope this helps.
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