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Who is Ron Spomer
For 44 years, I’ve had the good fortune to photograph and write about my passion – the outdoor life. Wild creatures and wild places have always stirred me – from the first flushing pheasant that frightened me out of my socks in grandpa’s cornfield to the last whitetail that dismissed me with a wag of its tail. In my attempts to connect with this natural wonder, become an integral part of our ecosystem, and capture a bit of its mystery, I’ve photographed, hiked, hunted, birded, and fished across much of this planet. I’ve seen the beauty that everyone should see and survived adventures that everyone should experience. I may not have climbed the highest mountains, canoed the wildest rivers, caught the largest fish, or shot the biggest bucks, but I’ve tried. Perhaps you have, too. And that’s the essential thing. Being out there, an active participant in our outdoor world.
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I do the same but at 25 yards I zero to 2" low. This usually saves me and I have a smaller correction at 100
I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation as it was delivered in a very entertaining way, even though I cannot apply the techniques described on my springer air rifle. Lol
My underlever Weihrauch HW57 in .177 does not allow any bore sighting. Eventually though, when the scope's description about the click/distance ratio indicated in the factory specs are taken into account plus a little bit of math, sighting in the specific scope is quite easy. When I know that the crosshair moves 0,7 millimeters per click at a distance of 10 meters, sighting it in for my attic range of 15 meters is a walk in the park. 😁
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Outstanding
I might bore sight if I’m driven mad at home waiting to get out to the range with my new optic. But I usually grab some crap ammo, staple a couple $0.15 poster boards up at 50yds with sharpie drawn dots. Middle out my elevation and windage. I’d have to be off by 60MOA to not be on poster at 50yds. At 25yds, you’d have to be off by 120MOA. Most scopes don’t even have that much range.
Great video Ron. Always enjoy your videos. I tried the crosshairs to bullethole method but didnt like it. To each their own. I like the math way myself. The 260 remington is a great caliber. I shot a doe in the neck at 150 yards. She was dead before she hit the ground.
Nice, great explanation. Thank you.
I’m not sure how to remove the bolt that quickly on my Marlin lever though?
Great idea but with my air venture avenger bullpup it's a little busy trying to look down that bore
What rifle do you have and model please. Great video
Hey Ron, Great video. What bench and rest systems were you using? Looks pretty solid.
nice video. Do you have any ideas on how to hold your gun still without one of those fancy gun stands?
Have you ever eyeballed your sight into position before laser bore sighting it and then come to find out you were almost spot-on with the laser bore sight before hand? That happened to me before the first scope I ever bought. I don't know it's like I have this a natural ability to see the bullet's trajectory
I’ve been doing that style of bore siting for years, I take my time on the 25 yard bore siting, I always put my crosshair in the scope at the bottom of the red dot at 25 yards, That’s around 1 inch low, Then I take the 100 yard shot, I have got lucky a number of times though the years, And be a inch above bullseye at 100, This method works on muzzle loaders, Lever guns to, Just takes a little longer on them, Like aways Mr. RON you give the best gun and ammo information on YouTube.
The only thing I do differently is I bore sight at 100. It's a little more difficult but doable. Other than that I agree with every word and wouldn't change a thing.
Classic One-Shot zero.
Spooner, big waste of time and money. How much did you spend on that dang rig? I don't bore sight. I just take a shot and 25 yards and make adjustments. Fine tune the second shot and you're right on. No muss no fuss. Go home. I know where it's going to be at 100 yds. and 200 and 300.
But you can't bore sight with a semi automatic.
I've always zeroed by picking a shrub or patch of distinguishable dirt, shoot and watch for dirt. Now where I live the first is very fine and even 22lr throws up quite a lot amount of dirt.
Something I picked up back in the '70s on sighting in, was to set up a benchrest to solidly lock the rifle down. At 50 yards, fire one shot onto paper, aiming at a quarter-size spot; note where the round hits. By moving only the scope's crosshairs to the point of impact, you will have set point of impact at any aiming point thereafter. You just move the scope to the first round on paper, and not to the original aiming point. I used this method at Camp Pendleton's 500 yard range with a .17 Remington and a Redfield 4-12x; and at 100 yards, once I adjusted the scope to the first round on target, I put five rounds through the same hole – a ragged hole, but still. Varmint hunting ground squirrels at 300 yards was ridiculously easy after that. I have stories . . .
Thanks for the tip. i never thought about bore sighting.
Cool, not everyone can afford a lead sled
Love it 😅great job and great education!!!! I used a bore site too save time with my 556 setup
Great information.
I use this method, and it works for all my scoped rifles. Like Ron said, "It's free". Great method to get your bullets to hit right where you're aiming. Great video Ron! Keep 'em comin'!
using the same technique having pre bore sighted at home I have done a 2 shot zero at 100 using his shoot 1 round get the rifle stabilized and crosshairs on the center of bull keeping the rifle steady crank the the crosshairs to be centered on bullet hole shoot one more shot to verify you hit where you want.
woaw, Thanks !
I gotta say Ron is my favorite outdoorsman youtuber. I just get Bob Ross / Steve Irwin vibes.
The editing in the intro scared me
One round is enough for sure when bore sighting can be performed at 25 yards. Unfortunately most shooters just do not get it but even when they do get it their inability to group or call their shots prevents protection of a good zero. Back in 2003 I brought a rifle to 600 yard match 531 National Long Range Championships which I had never fired. I bore sighted in prep period and then calculated bullet drop thereafter proceeding to shoot a pinwheel X sighter and then a 200 X 14, which certainly proves bore sighting works, for me I could do it even at 600 yards and with iron sights. Fun stuff.
Love this technique. Don't have to count or miscount clicks. Going by where the bullet hits accounts for all variables. Just remember to zero with the ammo you are going to use. Best to load your own ammo so you know it will be exactly the same as what you zeroed with. Ammo itself has numerous variables such as bullet weight, bullet alloy, bullet shape, type of primer, type of propellant, amount of propellant, cartridge case obturated or not obturated to your rifles chamber, cartridge case composition such as steel, brass or plastic. These ammo variables can make a big difference.
Excellent instructional video 👍
One thing I learned is when u check ur rifle every year, the only shot that matters is the first cold bore shot period!