With ammunition being in short supply at most stores, you want to sight in your rifle with the least amount of shots possible. Over the years, I’ve tried adjusting ...

This article, "Sight In Your Hunting Rifle," appeared originally in the May 2006 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as ...

Sighting in a rifle is crucial to engage and hit a target as accurately and ethically as possible. One of the first decisions hunters must make before sighting in their rifles is what scope they will ...

Are your rifles ready for deer season? If you just purchased a new scope or just want to make sure your scope is right on the bullseye, now is the time to make sure you’re ready for the opening of ...

Time is moving like a spitzer bullet down the back sendero. The statewide opener of the general white-tailed deer season is three weeks away. A flurry of pre-hunt activity traditionally precedes the ...

I got interested in guns in the early 1950s, at just about the time that scopes were being generally accepted. They were, for the most part, wretched objects—difficult to mount, dim, and fragile, with ...

Your rifle is only as accurate as you make it. Here’s how to sight it in for tight clusters and long-distance shooting. Last weekend Wes and I ventured to the closest public long distance shooting ...

I’ve been a big game hunting guide in Colorado for more than 25 years and have seen many missed shots due to loose screws holding barreled actions in stocks, loose scopes, rings and mounts. Most often ...

There is only one instance in which I would consider leaving the sighting in of my hunting rifle until the day before a hunt. In the event of an out-of-state excursion that required me to fly to the ...

Your best shot is most often your first shot, so zero for a cold barrel. If your rifle puts subsequent shots an inch or two higher or lower, you’ll probably still be on target with quarry as large as ...

With ammunition being in short supply at most stores, you want to sight in your rifle with the least amount of shots possible. Over the years, I’ve tried adjusting ...