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All,
I am in the process of booking my first full bore shoot down at Bisley using a hired 7.62 f-class rifle. Now obviously when I pick this rifle up it will have an unknown zero on the scope so I know that I will need to head down to the zero range and sort the zero out before heading to century.

During the five day course I attended with the NRA they talked about the zero range but we didn't actually do any of the rifle zeroing (a miss on their part imo as its so important) although I know what should be done in principle.

Could anyone talk me though the correct process? i.e. i know I will need to buy a zero target sheet but do I just wonder on the range and stick it to the back board (using a plum line)? Also how am I meant to do this "sticking" if people are using the range combined with the fact you have to lie prone to see the rear of said range.

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Turn up to the range with a stapler/drawing pins etc to attach your target to the target board, if there are other shooters there it's up to you to dictate range safety ie make sure all rifles are clear & breech flags inserted/bolts out etc before you ask the other shooters if you can 'go forward' to put up/retrieve your target.

Ah OK, thanks :)

Hi,

Go to the range office pay your fee and you will get given a target sheet, make sure you ask for a 7.62 one as they also do .303/.223
dont forget a shooting mat as well.

Do F-class rifle come fitted with bipod/legs if not you will need a rest of some sort, as there used to be blocks of wood in different heights but on my last visit early Jan these were missing and have been stolen I was told by the range office.

Thanks bnz41, the rifles I have in mind are the ones the NRA used for the classes and they had scopes and bipods so hopefully they are available to the likes of me :)

I have a shooting mat, the aim one, bought yesterday :)

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Hopefully the scope fitted will focus down to the 15/20 yard distance on the zero range.

artiglio, thanks for your reply very useful (I am posting here as have no access to send PM's :))

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Take a plumb line with you to ensure the target is set at the vertical.

The Plumb line runs alongside the District Line...

meles meles wrote:The Plumb line runs alongside the District Line...

And the Plum Line runs alongside the Greengage Line.

But back on topic, I found my scope would not focus close enough for the zero range, so ended up using a pair of binoculars to spot the fall of shot. But it was quite laborious.