Thread: $5k plus rigs, what do you have? Favour?

I'm just back from the range - a guy very keen to sight in his "Christmas " rifle - an "as new" Howa 6.5 CM $700 with suppressor. He'd put a Vortex crossfire or something like that on it. Seemed like a knowledgeable sorta guy.

We bore sighted it. He fired a shot at 100. Just as well we used a big sheet of paper. Miles off. He adjusted. Mostly the wrong way. At my suggestion he held the rifle while I turned turrets. He fired another shot. An inch low and the same to the right. He adjusted. Smack through the dot. Try another one I suggested - he put it about 15mm away. I asked if he wanted to be an inch or two high at 100 so he had a 175ish zero. Nope was the reply, I like to dial, the can we go to 200 and shoot a 6" gong?. Yup sure. He dialed and shot. Ding. Can we go to 300? Yup sure. He dialed and missed, just a hair right, but it was windy and he'd held centre plate. Try holding left edge I suggested. Bang. DING!

He went home. He's going hunting.

Originally Posted by Tentman

I'm just back from the range - a guy very keen to sight in his "Christmas " rifle - an "as new" Howa 6.5 CM $700 with suppressor. He'd put a Vortex crossfire or something like that on it. Seemed like a knowledgeable sorta guy.

We bore sighted it. He fired a shot at 100. Just as well we used a big sheet of paper. Miles off. He adjusted. Mostly the wrong way. At my suggestion he held the rifle while I turned turrets. He fired another shot. An inch low and the same to the right. He adjusted. Smack through the dot. Try another one I suggested - he put it about 15mm away. I asked if he wanted to be an inch or two high at 100 so he had a 175ish zero. Nope was the reply, I like to dial, the can we go to 200 and shoot a 6" gong?. Yup sure. He dialed and shot. Ding. Can we go to 300? Yup sure. He dialed and missed, just a hair right, but it was windy and he'd held centre plate. Try holding left edge I suggested. Bang. DING!

He went home. He's going hunting.

Gotta love those Crossfires....

Originally Posted by Tentman

I'm just back from the range - a guy very keen to sight in his "Christmas " rifle - an "as new" Howa 6.5 CM $700 with suppressor. He'd put a Vortex crossfire or something like that on it. Seemed like a knowledgeable sorta guy.

We bore sighted it. He fired a shot at 100. Just as well we used a big sheet of paper. Miles off. He adjusted. Mostly the wrong way. At my suggestion he held the rifle while I turned turrets. He fired another shot. An inch low and the same to the right. He adjusted. Smack through the dot. Try another one I suggested - he put it about 15mm away. I asked if he wanted to be an inch or two high at 100 so he had a 175ish zero. Nope was the reply, I like to dial, the can we go to 200 and shoot a 6" gong?. Yup sure. He dialed and shot. Ding. Can we go to 300? Yup sure. He dialed and missed, just a hair right, but it was windy and he'd held centre plate. Try holding left edge I suggested. Bang. DING!

He went home. He's going hunting.

Given what you describe, do you feel he should be dialing or trying longer shots under non perfect conditions while hunting?