question on laser bore sighters

[bill2]

I did a search of the archives, and didn't see anything like this so I am asking now.

Does anyone have experience with laser bore sighters? I mean the ones that you put in the chamber and send a laser down the barrel to the target so you can more easily sight in your scope or iron sights.

If you have, was it an individual weapon/caliber one or a package that could handle several calibers? I have looked at a couple of units and they seem pretty handy and the quickest and most accurate way to sight in a weapon. Are they good out to 100 yards, as one advertisement stated? How much did you pay and where did you buy them?

Thanks in advance for the answers.

Bill

 

[Mags]

They are a good start but you still need to go to the range and put a few rounds down the rifle to finish sighting in. Here is what I do I sight the scope in for 25 yards using the laser boresighter. Now I go to the range and my shots will now at least be on paper because I used the laser sighter. After about 5 rounds I am sighted in for 100 yards. Pretty easy in my opinion.

 

[9mm+]

I have a .40S&W laser bore sight that I used to calibrate my laser aim sight (nice Star Wars effect ). I really liked using it and found it very easy to operate. You do need to be careful inserting it and extracting it from the breech.

 

[Merkelman]

Almost any bore sighter will put you on paper at 50 yds. After that it's up to you.

 

[FROGO207]

I investigated like you are and ended up buying one that went into the end of the barrel and find that it is good enough to get a first shot on paper. The rest is as they say in the details.

 

[basicblur]

I purchased Laserlyte's Deluxe Universal Laser Bore Sighting System .22 to .50 caliber model PLB-0001-140 for $98.99 + $10.59 S&H = $109.58 (MSRP:$149.95) from R&R Arms Inc.

Works great, 'specially since I have multiple rifles with various sighting systems on each one (iron sights and optics/lasers). Really saves a lot of time/money/ammo when trying to sight 'em all in.

As others have stated, you still have to fine-tune at the range, but I was only off 'bout 2 to 3" in each direction with the first shot @ 100 yards.

To sight my ARs in, I picked a target 100 yards out my bedroom window. After nightfall, I hit the target with my boresighter and dialed everything in.
Works for me...

 

[hpluseleven]

I bought a laser bore sighter from Gander Mountain for about $70 and tried to use it. It used different sized O-rings for different caliber guns. I had problems seeing the laser on the target at 10 yards (it was kinda bright outside) and I had problems getting the O-rings to stay put, in any case, i didn't care for it. I returned it and bought one of the Bushnell kits for $40 that has the grid inside the prism which fits onto different sized rods for different calibers which slide into the bore. The grid type was what I was looking for initially and I was tickled that it was $30 less than the laser, not to mention that I find it easier to use. YMMV

+1 on you still have to go shoot it, but the boresighter will at least get you on paper.

One other lesson learned - make sure you tighten the rings down. Don't ask how I learned that one!

 

[slabuda]

One thing I do have for mine is the attachment that turns it from a dot to a level line. It has a built in spirit (bubble) level. Adjust the bubble level in the center then align the scope to the laser line. This is hard to see though but 10' in a house is all you need to align the scope. This REALLY helps with scope adjustments so up/down is up/down and left/right is left/right. If your scope is cocked when you adjust elevation you will also move azimuth.

I have the inexpensive cabelas kit with differant ends to match the caliber I am sighting in. I sight in at dead on at around 28 yds and this puts me dead on at 250 yrds depending upon load I am using. I shoot 2 shots at 50yds adjust shoot one more. If all looks good I go out to 100 yds and fine tune it. The money you spend (less than $70 I think) will over the long run be paid back in ammo and time spent sighting in. A worthwhile investment.

Its also a good thing to keep in a rifle case if you travel to check zero when you arrive at your destination and time is limited.






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[basicblur]

bought one of the Bushnell kits for $40 that has the grid inside the prism

The gun shop I frequent has one of these, but if I remember, it won't work on ARs? Think they took a shot at it and AR's sight height is too high to use the Bushnell type you mention-at's one reason I ended up buying a laser boresighter.

'Guess the OP needs to factor in what type of gun he's trying to sight in?

 

[CajunBass]

I've got a cheap one I got from Wally World for about $40.00. In my experience it will do more than "get me on the paper." It will get me pretty much dead on right to left. High or low is a little more involved, but will be pretty close anyway, at least with 22's starting at 25 yards.

I still need to shoot to confirm, and usually some minor adjustment will be needed, but it sure saves a lot of aggrivation.

I can also use it to annoy the (my wifes) cat.

 

[ants]

I also got the cheap one from WalMart (works for all calibers) that fits on the muzzle, but it doesn't perform so well. It assumes that the body of the device gets a perfect fit at the muzzle crown to center it, but that doesn't happen all the time. Especially since the flash hider or compensator on an AR interferes. The device only needs to be off center by a half degree, and you're off the paper. Some rifles work well, some don't.

But it works well on all the pistols and revolvers I tried, any caliber.

 

[eflatminor]

I see guys at IPSC matches use these sighters because they're always changing stuff on their guns. I never saw the point. They only get you close so you'll probably be 'on the paper' when you go to sight in. You still have to sight in. So what does this laser save you? Perhaps one or two bullets at most. Not worth it in my opinion.

 

[xsquidgator]

I see guys at IPSC matches use these sighters because they're always changing stuff on their guns. I never saw the point. They only get you close so you'll probably be 'on the paper' when you go to sight in. You still have to sight in. So what does this laser save you? Perhaps one or two bullets at most. Not worth it in my opinion.

YMMV. I bought the $40 walmart one that fits in the muzzle. It's not bad for what it is.

For me it's not so much the saving ammo $, although that's good too (especially rifles!). I feel better knowing that if I'm at home and I change something on the gun, I can use the laser to get it kind of close without having to go to the range. I'll still zero it at the range the 'ol fashioned way, but the process goes faster too since I'm usually not that far off zero. Something would have just bugged the heck out of me, putting that new holosight on one of my rifles and having to wait til the end of the week to have it even roughly dialed in! YMMV.

 

[Bobarino]

i bought one of the ones that goes in the chamber from cabela's for my AR. you can put the .223 sized laser inside other casings for different calibers. it works best at dusk, the battery life is very short so work quickly. it will get you pretty well centered laterally, but vertically, it's only so-so. it obviously is a straight line and the bullet path is and arch so...... good tool to have though. saves a lot of ammo if you're using it to sight in a bunch of guns.

Bobby

 

[Oohrah]

I have the Bushnell with the different caliber spuds that are placed in the bore. These laser type work great, as someone said above the heigth of the sights over the bore, makes it the only way to go. The others will not work without an adaptor to raise the the other type up. This magnetic type of adaptor cost as much are the spuds and grided scope type.