Thread: Teaching newbie target shooters to use a scope

I think what you are aiming at doing is giving them a good 1st experience to hopefully hook them in to the sport .
So I woud not use a lot of ammo , its not needed , once they have hit the tiny target a few times , stop them on that high , ie quite while a head .

Me , I take all the rifles are adjusted for the range you are shooting , so to me , all thats really required is to get the new shooter to line up the crosshair with the center of the target
and squeeze the trigger to ensure a hit .
Before this I would have them adjust the diopler focus to suit their eye , tell them to say stop when the crosshair is in sharp focus , they should be either aiming at clouds or a blank piece of A4 paper put in front of them , on a range with others the A4 white paper will do fine .
Know show them a drawing with the crosshair centered as it should be on the target & explain that you want them to put the center part of the reticle on the center of the target , it pays to point to the exact spot on your drawing , as some will think you use a different part of the reticle , avoid all confusion .
Then I would set the para knob to the range , some scopes have range markings , this makes setting a little easier , and get them to say when the image is in sharp focus .
tell them the recoil is not alot , but it does have more push than say a 22LR .
have the rifle fully supported , front and rear ( either bags , bipods , rests etc ) , so its no effort for them to maintain hold , shoulder touching with slight pressure , and tell them when the reticle center is aligned with the center of the target , fire , with tgt rifles , they will not have to worry with heavy pulls etc .
So they have something to take away with them either have a photo taken of their shots on target , or the actual target center .

Later Chris