Sighting in a Rangefinder scope

Danarchy · 11-12-2007, 11:12 AM

I've got a fancy new scope, it's a Guide Gear 10-40X50 AOE Rangefinder (actually made by NcStar). I am curious about how to sight in in, is there a certain procedure to use when sighting in one of these scopes? The windage and elevation wheels are adjustable for yardage like a millitary style sniper scope and I look at it and I don't know where to start

If anyone out there has any knowledge on how to use one of these scopes I would GREATLY apreciate some help because the deer gun season here in Wisconsin opens Saturday morning and I have to be zeroed in by then!

samuel · 11-12-2007, 01:32 PM

Is it boresighted?10+ is possibly all you will use for deer.Set a cardboard box or other target at 50yds.You dont state what cartridge but if it is similar to a .30-06 zero the bullets 1/2" below a 1"bull at 50yds.Move the target to 100yds.Set scope for 2" high at 100yds.You should be set for anything out to 300yds.Forget about yardage written on adjustments.That is just a way to sell scopes.Might I sugest getting a 3to9+40 or smaller so you can see something when it gets a little dark and the deer start moving.10+ has very poor light gathering ability. sam.

Danarchy · 11-12-2007, 05:42 PM

Hey Samuel, thanks for your reply. The cartridge is 8mm mauser, not much different from .30-06. I'm wondering about where these knobs should be at when it is zeroed. You'd think that when the gun is sighted in the knobs should both be at zero, so that if you make adjustments in the field according to yardage or wind, you could set them back to zero without having to remember how many clicks it was to go back. I'm not sure if this is possible, I really don't know much about the scope and there wasn't a manual included, just an MOA table and a Range Estimate Table. The scope was a gift and it just so happens that the scope I planned on using on this rifle is a 3-9X40 with lighted reticle. Maybe this scope is overkill for a deer rifle, but anyway I would like to someday learn to use it's rangefinding features, just want to get it zeroed in for the time being. Here's a pic of the knobs if it helps...

samuel · 11-12-2007, 08:39 PM

If you think the projected range will work you sight the rifle dead center at 100yds and there should be little setscrews to loosen to pull the nob off and set it on zero.The adjustment could be two piece and you hold the bottom half and turn the top off and then set the bottom half on zero.What I see is more like a click counter.If it is you have to shoot the different ranges and write the clicks down.Works okay on target/varmint but not so handy on deer.For deer I would sight in like I said.That will probably cover what you will be shooting.Sighted in 2" high at 100yds will cover everything from 0to300yds on most guns used for deer in the .30-06 class.If you are going to use the no,s you would turn counter clockwise for longer range and back to zero for closer shots. sam.

lefty o · 11-13-2007, 09:19 PM

10X is way too much power for a deer hunting scopes lowest power level. up close, your field of view is going to be very small, making it hard to find the animal, and harder to find an exact spot on it. a 3-9X scope would be much better, even iron sights .

Mooseman684 · 11-13-2007, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by lefty o

10X is way too much power for a deer hunting scopes lowest power level. up close, your field of view is going to be very small, making it hard to find the animal, and harder to find an exact spot on it. a 3-9X scope would be much better, even iron sights .

I was gonna say the same thing but I figured Samuel would have something to say disputing it...LOL
I set my scopes on 4x and pretty much leave them there for the field of view...
Rich

samuel · 11-14-2007, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Mooseman684

I was gonna say the same thing but I figured Samuel would have something to say disputing it...LOL
I set my scopes on 4x and pretty much leave them there for the field of view...
Rich

If you read my first post right under his first post I advised a 3x9 scope.As to "DISPUTING",I dont believe I dispute your views,only give my views and experiences.If it happens to be different that is how advancements are gained in the gun world.I admire and appreciate your views and am a real believer in your good advice on here and have often stated so.But now and then your experience or knowledge is going to be different than mine.When it happens I will state it as I hope you will when you think I am off the mark.I am not offended when someone corrects me.I try not to be off but it is bound to happen and I appreciate it when someone corrects me. sam.

11-12-2007, 11:12 AM	#1
Danarchy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1	Sighting in a Rangefinder scope I've got a fancy new scope, it's a Guide Gear 10-40X50 AOE Rangefinder (actually made by NcStar). I am curious about how to sight in in, is there a certain procedure to use when sighting in one of these scopes? The windage and elevation wheels are adjustable for yardage like a millitary style sniper scope and I look at it and I don't know where to start If anyone out there has any knowledge on how to use one of these scopes I would GREATLY apreciate some help because the deer gun season here in Wisconsin opens Saturday morning and I have to be zeroed in by then!

11-12-2007, 08:39 PM	#4
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	If you think the projected range will work you sight the rifle dead center at 100yds and there should be little setscrews to loosen to pull the nob off and set it on zero.The adjustment could be two piece and you hold the bottom half and turn the top off and then set the bottom half on zero.What I see is more like a click counter.If it is you have to shoot the different ranges and write the clicks down.Works okay on target/varmint but not so handy on deer.For deer I would sight in like I said.That will probably cover what you will be shooting.Sighted in 2" high at 100yds will cover everything from 0to300yds on most guns used for deer in the .30-06 class.If you are going to use the no,s you would turn counter clockwise for longer range and back to zero for closer shots. sam. Last edited by samuel; 11-12-2007 at 08:42 PM.

11-12-2007, 01:32 PM	#2
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	Is it boresighted?10+ is possibly all you will use for deer.Set a cardboard box or other target at 50yds.You dont state what cartridge but if it is similar to a .30-06 zero the bullets 1/2" below a 1"bull at 50yds.Move the target to 100yds.Set scope for 2" high at 100yds.You should be set for anything out to 300yds.Forget about yardage written on adjustments.That is just a way to sell scopes.Might I sugest getting a 3to9+40 or smaller so you can see something when it gets a little dark and the deer start moving.10+ has very poor light gathering ability. sam.

11-12-2007, 05:42 PM	#3
Danarchy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1	Hey Samuel, thanks for your reply. The cartridge is 8mm mauser, not much different from .30-06. I'm wondering about where these knobs should be at when it is zeroed. You'd think that when the gun is sighted in the knobs should both be at zero, so that if you make adjustments in the field according to yardage or wind, you could set them back to zero without having to remember how many clicks it was to go back. I'm not sure if this is possible, I really don't know much about the scope and there wasn't a manual included, just an MOA table and a Range Estimate Table. The scope was a gift and it just so happens that the scope I planned on using on this rifle is a 3-9X40 with lighted reticle. Maybe this scope is overkill for a deer rifle, but anyway I would like to someday learn to use it's rangefinding features, just want to get it zeroed in for the time being. Here's a pic of the knobs if it helps...

11-13-2007, 09:19 PM	#5
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,812	10X is way too much power for a deer hunting scopes lowest power level. up close, your field of view is going to be very small, making it hard to find the animal, and harder to find an exact spot on it. a 3-9X scope would be much better, even iron sights .