How to Adjust Your Rifle Sight

When you become more advanced in the sport of deer hunting, you need to learn things past the basics, like how to carry your rifle safely and wear the proper amount of blaze orange. Adjusting your rifle site is one of those things you need to learn when hunting deer. Here are the basic steps to adjusting your rifle sight so you can make the deer hunting shot count.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Rifle
• Scope and adjustment tool
• Shooting bench (optional)
• Ammunition
• Paper targets
• Spotting scope

1. Set up your resighting target at 100 yards while trying to eliminate wind and other things that make your bullet travel. Be sure of your back stop so you don't hit anything you don't intend to hit. The easiest place to do this is at the range.

2. Take the caps off your scope and set your rifle on the bench and get comfortable. Have a tripod for your rifle for more resighting accuracy. It's easiest and most accurate to set up on a nice shooting bench.

3. Load the rifle and take five shots into the target. Have a buddy available to look through a scope and check your shots. If they are in a good group, it's time to start re-sighting adjustments. If not, steady up your firing posture and try again.

4. Adjust your sites, one or possibly two clicks at a time, based on how your buddy describes your shot pattern. Follow the manufacturer's directions and use the tools recommended for your sight. For instance, if your shot is low and to the right, adjust your cross hairs up and to the left one or two clicks.

5. Shoot three or four more shots at a new target. Look for a group, and if it is off bulls-eye, repeat Step 4.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't get any shots on the target at 100 yards, your sights might be dramatically out of adjustment. Try moving the target up 25 yards at a time until you can get a good group of shots.
• Follow all hunting and shooting safety rules. If you are not familiar with them, take a hunting safety course. Contact the NRA for a hunting safety course in your area.

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