Best Target for Sighting In.
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If you'll be within a paper plate range, 10" or so. I've found the best and cheapest solution for load development, is a paper plate with the 3 ring binder reinforcement stickers in the middle. Get the flourescent or colored stickers. Takes 1 staple to hold the paper plate to the backing too. Try it. Also fun if you have a bench gun, to try and shoot the hole in the middle of the sticker.
Personaly my favorite is the Redfield sight in target. It is the red on white target with the diamonds and 1 inch grid. There are 5 diamonds one big in the center and 4 smaller out side. it gives you a number of small precise aiming points, and if you are shooting to the center of the diamond you also have the benefit of having multiple points intersecting with your crosshairs to assure you are consistent with the cant if you don't have everything exactly square.
Claybuster
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There's a lot of free targets you can download from the
internet. Just do a google search and you'll find
anything you want. The square target rotated on point works good for me.
internet. Just do a google search and you'll find
anything you want. The square target rotated on point works good for me.
xcrider
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I have used these for 100 yard load developement seems to fit my cross hairs pretty well (free)
Web site for download of target
And here are a bunch to pick from as well More Free Targets
And if those were not enough, check these out (all free), you can find all kinds of shapes to see what works best for you.
USPALMA website for Targets
And here are a bunch to pick from as well More Free Targets
And if those were not enough, check these out (all free), you can find all kinds of shapes to see what works best for you.
USPALMA website for Targets
Linefinder
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There's a myriad of suitable targets out there. The trick is finding a very precise aimpoint. The smaller the aimpoint, the smaller your groups.
A trick an old benchrester taught me is to have your crosshair just "kiss" either the left or right side of a round bullseye. There is only one very small spot on the bull that will enable you to do this, regardless of the diameter of the bull.
Another thing to keep in mind if working up a comeups table for long range shooting. Very small errors in actual zero at your "benchmark" can become significant at longer ranges. Blowing away your aimpoint doesn't help any. Adjust your scope to hit left or right of your aimpoint by a couple inches. This way, you don't have a half-inch cluster obliterating your 1/4" aimpoint. Once you've got your vertical adjustment correct, it's a simple matter to click the windage to the proper adjustment.
Mike
A trick an old benchrester taught me is to have your crosshair just "kiss" either the left or right side of a round bullseye. There is only one very small spot on the bull that will enable you to do this, regardless of the diameter of the bull.
Another thing to keep in mind if working up a comeups table for long range shooting. Very small errors in actual zero at your "benchmark" can become significant at longer ranges. Blowing away your aimpoint doesn't help any. Adjust your scope to hit left or right of your aimpoint by a couple inches. This way, you don't have a half-inch cluster obliterating your 1/4" aimpoint. Once you've got your vertical adjustment correct, it's a simple matter to click the windage to the proper adjustment.
Mike
knockemdown
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I've been using the same target that XCrider posted up for my rifles that have scopes with fine crosshair reticles.
For heavier reticles/ red dots, it doesn't work very well though...
Downloaded them from that same site.
Try a few & see which one works best with your particular reticle & range.
For heavier reticles/ red dots, it doesn't work very well though...
Downloaded them from that same site.
Try a few & see which one works best with your particular reticle & range.
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Personaly my favorite is the Redfield sight in target. It is the red on white target with the diamonds and 1 inch grid. There are 5 diamonds one big in the center and 4 smaller out side. it gives you a number of small precise aiming points, and if you are shooting to the center of the diamond you also have the benefit of having multiple points intersecting with your crosshairs to assure you are consistent with the cant if you don't have everything exactly square.
I like the Redfield targets too . I also sometimes use some targets that I bought from Sinclair International . I forgot the name of them but they have diamond shaped bulls and can be had with several different sized diomonds . They are white with a blue grid and blue diamonds .
Personaly my favorite is the Redfield sight in target. It is the red on white target with the diamonds and 1 inch grid. There are 5 diamonds one big in the center and 4 smaller out side. it gives you a number of small precise aiming points, and if you are shooting to the center of the diamond you also have the benefit of having multiple points intersecting with your crosshairs to assure you are consistent with the cant if you don't have everything exactly square.
I like the Redfield targets too . I also sometimes use some targets that I bought from Sinclair International . I forgot the name of them but they have diamond shaped bulls and can be had with several different sized diomonds . They are white with a blue grid and blue diamonds .
AWS
Custom Accessory Maker & Retired PM Staff
I like a 4" single (heavy black) line square. I put the point of the square into the junction of the crosshairs. It gives me a very precise aiming point even with low power scopes and allows me to fire four groups on the same target by using the different points of the square.
For use with higher power scopes I like a 2" solid black square with a 1" white circle inside and quarter the circle with the crosshairs.
AWS
For use with higher power scopes I like a 2" solid black square with a 1" white circle inside and quarter the circle with the crosshairs.
AWS
I got hooked on the 100 yard Hunter League targets, and now have them printed for my own use, in red, so I can see the bullet holes easily. The circles are 1/8" apart and there are 6 targets to a sheet, with room to write details in the margins. Works good for me, but there is something out there for everyone.
The ones I have used for years are found at www.targetshandloader.com
I have used them all and like these the best. Blue is my favorite color.
I have used them all and like these the best. Blue is my favorite color.
xcrider
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I like the 100 YARD BIG-GAME SIGHT-IN TARGET WITH ALIGNMENT AID located at mytargets.com. It has a grid in the background to make getting the elevation and windage set up easily. Has large squares for those who prefer thicker reticles. And has another "bullseye" located high for those who might be sighting in for longer ranges. Best of all it's for freee!
wolffromwv
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I made a 1" grid on 11x17 paper in Powerpoint. I usually fill in one square with a marker in the middle of the paper. I can put it closer to the top to check drop.