Chamber Bore Site. Worth it or not.

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Ok so.....I have used bore sites before with not much luck. Honestly I can get almost as close eyeballing a rifle. I think it has a lot to do with the shaft of the bore site and a rifled barrel.

This question isn't for me it's for my dad. He's had the same experience with bore sites. He just doesn't have the time to spend hours on a range so he needs something to get him close and then go to the range and dial it in.

He had a guy tell him that he uses the chamber bore site and it usually only takes him 3 rounds to dial it in after that.

https://www.amazon.com/P2M-Chamber-Laser-Bore-Sight/dp/B00FC7XQ84

So my question is, does anyone here own one? What have your results been? Would you recommend this product?

And last but not least, they sell a red laser and a green laser version. Which one would you recommend?
 
I have these in .223 .308 and .300 BO. They have worked very well for me.
When I mount a new scope or red dot, I align it to the bore-sight. (aim at a reflector in dim evening light)
First shot is usually within 8-12 inches of center.
Final adjustments are just like always.
It can easily save you 4-5 wasted rounds. At $12.00, it pays for itself very quickly.
 
I have 4 or 5 of these things, sight Mark brand, just got them and have never used them. If I have the caliber you need I’m happy to loan it to you so you can try before you go shopping for one.
 
I've long thought about getting these. Seems I change optics fairly often relative to how often I actually shoot, so bore sighters would come in very handy.

Problem is every time I change optics, I think "This is the last time", so I've never bothered getting a bore sighter.
 
BurnedOutGeek said:
I have one you can have, I'll see if I can dig it up. It's not worth it for me, I'm faster just eyeballing it to get on paper.
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Me too. The old man not so much. Lol. Let me know if you find it. Pretty sure he needs the 5.56 variant.
 
JimB said:
I have 4 or 5 of these things, sight Mark brand, just got them and have never used them. If I have the caliber you need I’m happy to loan it to you so you can try before you go shopping for one.
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Thanks Jim but it’s for the old man who is out in Kansas.
 
InvisibleOne said:
I have these in .223 .308 and .300 BO. They have worked very well for me.
When I mount a new scope or red dot, I align it to the bore-sight. (aim at a reflector in dim evening light)
First shot is usually within 8-12 inches of center.
Final adjustments are just like always.
It can easily save you 4-5 wasted rounds. At $12.00, it pays for itself very quickly.
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You use the red or green laser variant?
 
I have bore sighters calibers in .22, 7.62x39, 9mm and .223 and they all generally do what I need them to do, get me on paper without wasting ammo. They eat the batteries quickly.
 
Can either green or red be seen on brown cardboard at 50 yards in daylight? Or am I asking for too much and is the idea you bore sight indoors (e.g., at home)?
 
drypowder said:
Can either green or red be seen on brown cardboard at 50 yards in daylight? Or am I asking for too much and is the idea you bore sight indoors (e.g., at home)?
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I can see green far better than red at any distance. You tend to pay a bit more for green though too.
 
drypowder said:
Can either green or red be seen on brown cardboard at 50 yards in daylight? Or am I asking for too much and is the idea you bore sight indoors (e.g., at home)?
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I use a cheap reflector, like you see on a kid's bike, set up under my carport.
Evening light is better than bright sunshine, you only need a little backlighting.
Have everything ready (scope caps off etc) before you turn on the laser, they do eat batteries.
 
All this fancy stuff.
All I have ever done is remove the bolt. Place something at 100 yards, look thru the barrel and center on object. While the gun is in a fixed position, turn dials until cross hairs are centered on object. You may have to put the upper of an AR in a padded vice but bolt guns are easy.
 
Tailhunter said:
All this fancy stuff.
All I have ever done is remove the bolt. Place something at 100 yards, look thru the barrel and center on object. While the gun is in a fixed position, turn dials until cross hairs are centered on object. You may have to put the upper of an AR in a padded vice but bolt guns are easy.
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That's all I've ever done for all my ARs. Aim at a car door lock, or a porch light, or something else 50-100yds out. Always gets me close. Especially since they're all equipped with nonmagnified RDS optics.
 
I had a generic laser bore sight tool.....it was a waste of money.

I spray painted a small dot on a fence post that is 30 yards away. I remove the bolt ( if applicable) and set the rifle up on sandbags and boresight from here......at this point i am less than 5 rounds from a 50 yard zero.
 
Tailhunter said:
All this fancy stuff.
All I have ever done is remove the bolt. Place something at 100 yards, look thru the barrel and center on object. While the gun is in a fixed position, turn dials until cross hairs are centered on object. You may have to put the upper of an AR in a padded vice but bolt guns are easy.
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Yep. It’s what I do as well.
 
Use them whenever mounting a new scope setup. It gets me reasonably close and saves considerable time. Just set the rifle on whatever rest is handy, pop in the laser and peek through the scope. Adjust reticle to the laser. Fire 1 round to verify I'm on paper in the vicinity of the dot. Then I put it away, take a shot at 100 on grid paper; dial my adjustments and done. With a quality scope where you can trust the clicks to actually equal x distance, you can get pretty much zeroed in 3 shots. @25 yards the reds perfectly visible even in bright day light.
 
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Once you get close, an even easier way to dial in the scope is bench it, fire one round, makes sure the aim is still where it was then move the crosshairs until they are aligned with the impact of that first round. Should now be sighted in

 
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Curmudgeon said:
Once you get close, an even easier way to dial in the scope is bench it, fire one round, makes sure the aim is still where it was then move the crosshairs until they are aligned with the impact of that first round. Should now be sighted in
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That's how I sighted in my CT laser grips.
 
gunbelt said:
Don't close the bolt to tight or it'll screw up the gadget.
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And for the cartridge versions of bore lasers, don't pull the trigger and let the firing pin strike the unit.

It'll destroy the accuracy...or at least that's what I've heard. :oops:
 
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