How to Properly Sight in Your Hunting Rifle

Paul demonstrates how to sight in your hunting rifle.
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[@PaulHarrell]

In the segment with no volume I was talking about the difference between iron sights (rear notch or "V" and front post or blade) and peep sights (rear aperture or "peep" and front post or blade. Also some rifles are equipped with telescopic scopes that can provide varying amounts of magnification. We lost volume due to rain getting in the mic. Such are the realities of filming at the range.

[@bigred7347]

Paul Harrell is like strong coffee. An acquired taste that ends up being an addiction. Good job Paul.

[@416loren]

Even without audio, he makes mores sense than most people on KZbin.

[@RichardZbranek]

Touching another man´s rifle without permission... that is a no-no.

[@hugeshows]

I once saw an amazing deer through my scope. It was a bright yellow buck standing against a green backdrop. It was leaping through the air and it was almost as though it was just hanging there defying gravity. Steadying my nerve, I fired and hit center mass. A large spray of steam shot out of it and then a farmer climbed off of it and started shooting back at me. Not sure what I did wrong.

[@GeauxRilla]

One day sir I hope to meet you and buy you a beer, if that's not your thing I'll certainly oblige you to some Remington green and white box ammunition.

[@poot111111]

I don't care if I might know how to sight in my rifle, it's from Paul so I'm watching intently from start to finish!

[@mtgAzim]

When Paul goes hunting, I can imagine a deer seeing him and being like "Hey, what's that little box thing hanging from your colla..."

[@SuspiciousGanymede]

.450 bushmaster ar for my deer season here in south texas. You can't say ar15s aren't used for hunting beto.

[@dutchman55]

I like to imagine anti gun nuts come into the dentists office all the time and don’t remember where they’ve seen you before until it’s too late and you’ve already put them under. The panic in their eyes as unconsciousness takes over

[@cowboycarpenter8713]

When I was a Boy, back in the 60's, A gun smith taught me to shoot 3 shots , take a pencil and draw a triangle and find the center of the triangle and adjust my sights according to that point. This was shooting prone or from a bench. It has always done me well. Also in the early 80's when I was shooting my Tikka 222rem. for ground hogs When i bought a box of ammo that let me shoot 1 inch groups at 200 yards,I went back to the store and bought the last 6 boxes of that production lot that he had.

[@rickm4295]

Love ya Paul Harrell....Thank you for allowing me to think you have been speaking to me in these videos for the last 8 years

[@morethanyoucaretosee]

This is so perfect. You are zeroing the exact rifle I’m using this season. It belonged to my grandfather who passed this year. Many thanks to you.

[@glenncartwright6136]

"In case someone decides to be helpful and clean the rust off your rifle."

[@vdog4799]

Paul please dont be too afraid to do "Long tedious videos". I watch lots of them and others may also. Im in it for the Instructions to learn from. Thank you

[@karlbrooks5693]

Thank you. My father was PAINFULLY brief when teaching me to zero rifles. Since he died, and left me an ABUSIVE rifle, your videos have shown me more ways to do things I didn't even think of. Again, thank you sir.

[@chancecarlton8403]

Years ago I zero'd every rifle I have, irons and optics and I have already confirmed them for this season and I still watch.

[@CommiesAreEvil]

Great video. I like to see the subject covered about shooting your rifle at different distances. A lot of folks try to use lazy tricks to "save ammo" like sighting in a .270 at 200 yards and then relying on the old chestnut that it will be 1" high at 100 and 1" low at 300. I always try to tell people, you never know where your rifle is going to hit at a given distance until you actually shoot it at that distance.

[@scotthillman7588]

Once again, excellent content Paul. I especially like how you took your time and did a thorough sight-in. You owe it to the animal to master your equipment and practice with it. The animal is giving its life for you... the least you can do is not complain about the cost of an extra box of ammunition for sighting in and practicing.

[@vedantateacher9080]

This segment was actually my suggestion to Paul- I've seen people at the range put two shots on paper 6" down & 4" to the left and say: "Its good enough for huntin' season..."