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The Easy Way to Sight-In an Air Rifle Scope


Sight-in your scope-fitted air rifle in only two or three shots by following Stephen Archer's simple instructions shown here. You "see through the scope" for a clear understanding of the steps.

25 Comments

  1. BenBC2008 says:

    Thanks a lot, very helpful and quick

  2. ArcherAirguns says:

    I’m glad that the technique has proved useful :-)

  3. ArcherAirguns says:

    I’ve not shot that air rifle and so can’t comment. Sorry :-(

  4. ArcherAirguns says:

    Most scopes have click-adjustable turrets marked as you describe. My advice is to ignore the “1 click = 1/4inch at 100yards” stuff and just sight-in by following the shot position as I do in this video.

  5. jimbobg65 says:

    Awesome. Thanks for the guide!

  6. masterknaster says:

    Thanks a lot. This really helped me.

  7. CUBwolfblade says:

    Google it :D
    10 Yards = 9.14400 meters

  8. CUBwolfblade says:

    Really good video ! :)
    I just got a .22 Cal air rifle, with a fancy scope :)
    Cant wait to sight it in.
    Thanks :)

  9. SXYPM says:

    @racermix it means thank you in arabic

  10. Rodriguezx123 says:

    good video

  11. reddarksharingan says:

    hey what if my scope has clicks to move it? like it clicks to move the scope instead of moving it with like the elevation turrets you have, mine says 1click =1/4 yard at 100 yards or sumthing like that

  12. ratiMCflati says:

    Hi I have a question did you know the airgun Hämmerli Firefox 500 when yes is it good ?

  13. ArcherAirguns says:

    The basic principals described will work for any scope and at any range. I used 10 yards as it is a common airgun range and many peopl want to sight their air rifles for that distance.

  14. ArcherAirguns says:

    No matter what distance is chosen for sighting-in, there will be a change required for accurate sighting at other ranges. thrasher0815 has provided the solution below. Yes, sighting-in at 10 yards will have you shooting low at 30 yards, but at least you will be close and then you use the mil dots on your scope or adjust the elevation to compensate for the additional range.

  15. ArcherAirguns says:

    If your scope does not have AO (adjustable objective), or if you don’t have it set for 10 yards then you will experience the problem you describe. In that case, simply sight-in at the closest distance at which your scope will function correctly.

  16. Machoboy001 says:

    first of all that is giant scope, and i have a question i have an Golden antler scope right would i do the same thing just for far away targets?

  17. ThePurcy says:

    @AdamValenzuela1 do the exact same

  18. ThePurcy says:

    You cant use 10 yards as a complete zero, as soon as you start shooting a lot further your screwed

  19. thrasher0815 says:

    @AdamValenzuela1
    If your gun is sighted to a specific distance you can predict the trajectory your pellet is traveling based on the caliber/weight and the power of your rifled. There are tools that help you do this or complete charts for a type of ammunition. This way you would know how many MOA you would have to aim up or down for -10, +10, +20 and so on. That’s what the dots are for, do not adjust the sights once zeroed.

  20. DAF460 says:

    its impossible to get a 3-9×50 focused at 10 yards you either can see the cross hairs or else u cant see the target no matter which way u focus

  21. AdamValenzuela1 says:

    ok not all ur targets are 10 yards away so if he was 30 yard away what do i do? help please

  22. ShaneFreeman122 says:

    @ImNewToThis100

    Is it a gas rifle? or something
    In Bad Weather the gas messes up and causes the gun to f’up.
    But if it’s not, then I don’t know :P

  23. ShaneFreeman122 says:

    @ImNewToThis100

    Is it a gas rifle? or something
    In Bad Weather the gas messes up and causes the gun to f’up.
    But if it’s not, then I don’t know :P

  24. egalestorm2000 says:

    thank you so much you do not no how mauch that helped me i have seven air rifels and thought it was going to take days to sight in the scopes with this i did it in 7 minutes

  25. x1Bullet2Killzx says:

    Thx for this helpful man!