Can anyone recommend a reasonably low priced yet quality laser bore sight. I am looking for the type that inserts at the barrel crown, and has differant size arbors for various calibers. I need .22 thru at least .30-06.

 

Checking online, there are so many that it gets confusing relative to the light intensities, color, etc. I expect to use it to sight in both of my 10-22's at 25 yards, and my Mini 14 and M4 probably at 50 yards. My 30.06 is scoped and was sighted when I had the scope installed by a professional gunsmith, although I would like the ability to check it every so often.

 

Any suggestions or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated. This site has some of the most knowlegable gun "experts" that I can find. Thank you in advance for any information you might be able to share.

 

And remember, vote next Tuesday as if your life depended on it.....because this time it truly, truly does. After this election cycle we may not have the ability to pull this whole mess back from the brink ever again.

Can anyone recommend a reasonably low priced yet quality laser bore sight. I am looking for the type that inserts at the barrel crown, and has differant size arbors for various calibers. I need .22 thru at least .30-06.

 

Checking online, there are so many that it gets confusing relative to the light intensities, color, etc. I expect to use it to sight in both of my 10-22's at 25 yards, and my Mini 14 and M4 probably at 50 yards. My 30.06 is scoped and was sighted when I had the scope installed by a professional gunsmith, although I would like the ability to check it every so often.

 

Any suggestions or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated. This site has some of the most knowlegable gun "experts" that I can find. Thank you in advance for any information you might be able to share.

 

And remember, vote next Tuesday as if your life depended on it.....because this time it truly, truly does. After this election cycle we may not have the ability to pull this whole mess back from the brink ever again.

 

I don't think you are going to use any laser bore sighter at thoas distances. They are not intended for that. I bore site at 15-25 feet in subdued light and it gets me on the paper at 50yd. Make sure you get one with a level and level your horizontal crosshair.

I don't think you are going to use any laser bore sighter at thoas distances. They are not intended for that. I bore site at 15-25 feet in subdued light and it gets me on the paper at 50yd. Make sure you get one with a level and level your horizontal crosshair.

OK Old School, point made. Can you recommend a bore sight manufacturer and perhaps a model?

I use one my wife bought at Cabela's as a gift. Though it doesn't say so I think it's Laserlyte.Cabela's #LBS-OSLA-CAB

works fine even use it for sight alignment on pistols. 22-50 cal.

for old bolt guns, I simply put the rifle in a vise. Pull the bolt out and look down the bore and make a mark on the wall in my shop. Put the scope on and put the crosshairs on the spot on the wall. A thumb tack works great. As for semi's, do the same process using the iron sights though. I realized I have better luck this way than using the lasers.

for old bolt guns, I simply put the rifle in a vise. Pull the bolt out and look down the bore and make a mark on the wall in my shop. Put the scope on and put the crosshairs on the spot on the wall. A thumb tack works great. As for semi's, do the same process using the iron sights though. I realized I have better luck this way than using the lasers.

 

Eric- pulling the bolt and down the barrel is how my dad taught me when I was a kid and we still use this method on some 17 cal rifles since I don't have an arbor for 17. For anything with in inaccessable breach, the lazer is the cat's a**. The nice thing about the lazer is the horizontal line and level which helps you set the horizontal axis on the scope.

I'm guessing you can boresight an AR-15 as well if you remove the upper and the BCG?

I'm guessing you can boresight an AR-15 as well if you remove the upper and the BCG?

 

I'm sure you can. You just need to get that upper on a good set of sandbags like any other rifle. BTW a good set of bags or a rifle vise or lead sled is necessary for any kind of bore sighting.

This is a cheap and dirty one on sale now. It just doesn't have a level for a horizontal alignment. But you can do that with a line on the wall.

 

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=732492&ecid=EX44E

This is a cheap and dirty one on sale now. It just doesn't have a level for a horizontal alignment. But you can do that with a line on the wall.

 

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=732492&ecid=EX44E

 

 

 

only problem with these is if the rifle has a compensator or flash hider welded on it..sometimes you cant align it to the crown and inside the lands that accurately without adjusting.

 

stever

only problem with these is if the rifle has a compensator or flash hider welded on it..sometimes you cant align it to the crown and inside the lands that accurately without adjusting.

 

stever

 

A quality flash hider/compensator instalation will have the bore of the device aligned with the rifle bore. If not there are other issues to worry about. I have no problem bore sighting with a device on the end of the barrel, provided it is short enough that I can get the bearing in the bore with the arbor.

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