Anybody know of an optical one with a 416 arbor available? The Bushnell magnetic has miserable reviews, don't think I want to go there. Only other option appears to be the Leupold, which doesn't mention arbors therefore I infer it doesn't need one.

How about the various laser sighters that fit in the bore? Cabelas, for instance?

Thanks,
Todd

I've chucked my arbor collimators and now I use the Leupold which is magnetic. It is fantastic. I've used it so much I've had to replace the batteries already. Great little unit!

So Westpac, do you like the Leupy boresighter?

No nasty arbors to stick down your nice barrel.

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Originally posted by z1r:
So Westpac, do you like the Leupy boresighter?

No nasty arbors to stick down your nice barrel.

Exactly!

I got my Leupy bore sighter about a year ago and left all thye others in the old tool box. That little Leupy fits in my shirt pocket and it works great. Love it, had my doubts but seeing is beleiving.

I got my Leupy bore sighter about a year ago and left all the others in the old tool box. That little Leupy fits in my shirt pocket and it works great. Love it, had my doubts but seeing is beleiving.

Well well Leupold it is then. I wish I had tried it first, would have saved me $75 in ammo at the range. And a sore shoulder.


Todd

I get the rifle good and solid in the bags and pull the bolt. Line up on a large orange spot target. Use the rigs if windage adjustable to get you close. I can get on paper everytime at a 100yards. Then make the final adjustments with you turrets.

Actually I tried the 'old fashioned' bore sighting method, with a huge sheet of paper for a target. It didn't work - I even bracketed the paper (center on upper corner and fire, then lower opposite corner) without hitting it. This was after getting it centered at 25 yds with 4 shots - then when I moved to 100 yds, I noticed those four shots had loosened the ring to receiver dovetail attachment screws as well as the receiver screws. I re-tightened all of them. This rifle is also 100% contact bedded from the barrel recoil lug to the rear tang, so I was suprised it was able to move enough to jar the screws loose (they were very tight before I started).

There may be more at play here than simple failure at bore sighting - I've mounted more than a few scopes and sighted in many rifles, but have yet to encounter this much difficulty.

Thanks to all,
Todd

I make my final adjustments with two shots. Set rifle in a solid rest, center cross hairs on the bulls eye, squeeze off one round. Next, set back on the bulls eye and hold solid. crank your turrets to the bullet hole that you just fired. Your zeroed. Now you can set for your load hold over or zero range. only take two shot to zero.

As I mentioned above, this rifle is 'visually' bore sighted at 100 yds by looking down the barrel and centering a target, then dialing in the crosshairs. I will compare this with the difference in sighting when I get the bore sighting device, and let you all know how far off it is.

Todd