Quote Originally Posted by CptnBlues63 View Post
I bought a Caldwell Lead Sled some years back for sighting in rifles. Even a .308 or 30-06 will beat up your should if you put enough rounds through it. The sled takes most of the recoil away and provides a very steady rest. Once I'm zeroed, then I shoot off my bipod or freehand. My hunting partner has an older bore sighter (Bushnell if I'm remembering correctly) and I find it saves ammo if I use it. It won't give me a zero dead on, but will put that first round on the paper and usually within 8" of center. Typically I'm using less than 10 rounds to get my zero set.

I put the replacement scope on my backup Savage 99 this spring without the bore sight and the first round was nearly off the paper at 25 yards so it took closer to 20 to zero. I think I put about 8 rounds through it at 25 to get it where I wanted it then checked at 100 yards to be sure.

Oh, I had put some flip up lens covers on my Swarovski and ended up removing the eye piece cover because every time I fired it, the cover slapped me over my eye. It got annoying.
The funny thing is i have a cheap plastic bench rest thing you add weight 25# lead shot to it but never use it and a lazer bore sighter that is lost somewhere in my shed.
When its time to go to the range i forget half the stuff i should be bringing.
Last trip i even forgot to bring targets so ended up shooting water bottles at 100 yards and used up all my friends targets for pistol shooting at 20 yards.
As long as i bring guns and ammo ill find something to shoot at.

I did get a new belt from http://www.hanksbelts.com/ , my old belt was 20 years old and wore out bad, kind of embarrassing to use.

4th of July sale and i only picked up a belt no new guns.