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Re: Range Damage

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:01 pm
by TattooedGun
saddler wrote:
HALODIN wrote:Do any of the laser bore sighters work out past 25 yards?
wtf

No. All laser bore sighting units are calibrated to only allow the beam of light to travel 24.95 yards.

I have re-calibrated one to travel out to 1000m, but it only does this on a parabolic curve during Lent.
It's available to hire for Bisley shots to use.
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Re: Range Damage

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:05 pm
by Kungfugerbil
I think some damage is to be expected - wood particularly should be seen almost as a consumable.

Oddly the folks who cause the most carnage on one of our ranges are the flippin air rifle folks who seem to think that as they are sub 12 ftlbs they should be allowed to take pot shots at beams, supports, tin cans, waste bins, cuddly toys, woks...

I was painting the main prone range recently and there are some suspect holes that you just have to wonder exactly how they got there :)

Re: Range Damage

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:25 pm
by HALODIN
Arsehole... green55 lol

My point was... if they work past that magical 24.95 yard mark, then there's no excuse to hit the wood work. I bought a cheap one off E-Bay and it was as good as useless at 50 yards, I wasn't sure whether a better bore sighter would produce better results. As an alternative, I guess rifles can only be laser bore sighted during lent...
saddler wrote: wtf

No. All laser bore sighting units are calibrated to only allow the beam of light to travel 24.95 yards.

I have re-calibrated one to travel out to 1000m, but it only does this on a parabolic curve during Lent.
It's available to hire for Bisley shots to use.

Re: Range Damage

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:28 pm
by Chapuis
HALODIN wrote:Do any of the laser bore sighters work out past 25 yards?
Next to useless at any range.

Re: Range Damage

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:33 pm
by saddler
Bore sighting as has already been mentioned, is THE best way to make sure the rifle groups SOMEWHERE on the paper prior to starting off the scope adjustments

Re: Range Damage

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:33 pm
by HALODIN
That's OK if you can see down the bore, but you can't with my M14.
saddler wrote:Bore sighting as has already been mentioned, is THE best way to make sure the rifle groups SOMEWHERE on the paper prior to starting off the scope adjustments

Re: Range Damage

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:54 pm
by dromia
You can with a bore viewer surely.

Re: Range Damage

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 5:01 pm
by HALODIN
The Hornady curved OAL gauge fits, but I didn't know you could bore sight with a bore viewer. I assumed you wouldn't see anything but a bright light outside of the business end of the rifle. Have you used this method before?

Re: Range Damage

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 5:05 pm
by dromia
Yes on Martinis, it is just a mirror after all.

Re: Range Damage

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 5:14 pm
by HALODIN
Ah I assumed you meant an endoscope, I should have known you'd go analogue. Good idea, in which case there's no excuse for hitting the woodwork, no matter what rifle you're shooting.