Differences in sighting in a rifle

[JeffreyDeGraff]

Great topic. I’ve often found myself in the same situations you are talking about. Sometimes I just have to remove myself from a bad advice scenario.

I agree and disagree with the rifle sighting point. “Correctly” sighted in can only be attained with a rail gun, or on a mechanical rest with a hydraulic trigger pull mechanism, where all human influence is removed. It’s been my experience that a rifle sighted by one person is sometimes good for another person, but has always been good enough for hunting. I’ve also noticed that on lighter recoiling calibers the difference seems to be less, but on heavier recoiling rifles the difference is more. I figure it’s because recoil affects different people differently. My wife is not recoil sensitive, but it definitely affects her 5’4” 150lbs much differently than me being 6’2” 300lbs. Also she shoots right handed, I shoot left. Her groups are usually within an inch of mine with the same rifle.


JTD

[EUDE75]

Great topic. I’ve often found myself in the same situations you are talking about. Sometimes I just have to remove myself from a bad advice scenario.

I agree and disagree with the rifle sighting point. “Correctly” sighted in can only be attained with a rail gun, or on a mechanical rest with a hydraulic trigger pull mechanism, where all human influence is removed. It’s been my experience that a rifle sighted by one person is sometimes good for another person, but has always been good enough for hunting. I’ve also noticed that on lighter recoiling calibers the difference seems to be less, but on heavier recoiling rifles the difference is more. I figure it’s because recoil affects different people differently. My wife is not recoil sensitive, but it definitely affects her 5’4” 150lbs much differently than me being 6’2” 300lbs. Also she shoots right handed, I shoot left. Her groups are usually within an inch of mine with the same rifle.


JTD

I've noticed the same thing with the lighter and heavier calibers. You correctly stated to get one sighted correct you have to take all human factors out. I'd like to do a 22 and a 30.06 in a lead sled with a hydraulic trigger pull then let several people try it with 5 shot groups to see the results. How much you want to bet someone would say the sights or scope was off. Lol

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[Jbotto]

I've noticed the same thing with the lighter and heavier calibers. You correctly stated to get one sighted correct you have to take all human factors out. I'd like to do a 22 and a 30.06 in a lead sled with a hydraulic trigger pull then let several people try it with 5 shot groups to see the results. How much you want to bet someone would say the sights or scope was off. Lol

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That’s what I mean! I hear that all the time when I hit a target, hand a friend my rifle, they miss and always say the same things.... “well your rifle is sighted in to you...” I just don’t buy it.


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