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Push-Pull · 09-15-2007, 07:39 AM

OK, I have a Yugo M48A. Pretty clean, shoots well with the iron sights, consistently puts lots of holes in black at 200 yards. Found a Russian scope with dovetail mount that was easy enough for this novice gunsmith to mount. I just got it horizontally aligned as good as possible by clamping it in my milling machine vice and sighting in on a telephone pole about 1/2 mile away, comparing it with the iron sights and down the barrel. I then did the same for the vertical by zeroing on a neighbor's fence rail at about 300 feet with the elevation knob at that distance. (well 100 meters, you get the idea....)

So now the fine tuning. Should I just set up a shooter's block and start putting holes in paper and adjusting as necessary? How far back should I be to start? How far back should I end up? I've read to dial it in at 400 yards so that you don't have to adjust elevation as much, just aim a little higher/lower.

I'd really like to get this nailed down tight, so any tips would be appreciated. TIA!

09-15-2007, 07:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Push-Pull I'll ask when I'm ready.... Location: Firmly in the middle....	Any tips on sighting in a scope on an M48? OK, I have a Yugo M48A. Pretty clean, shoots well with the iron sights, consistently puts lots of holes in black at 200 yards. Found a Russian scope with dovetail mount that was easy enough for this novice gunsmith to mount. I just got it horizontally aligned as good as possible by clamping it in my milling machine vice and sighting in on a telephone pole about 1/2 mile away, comparing it with the iron sights and down the barrel. I then did the same for the vertical by zeroing on a neighbor's fence rail at about 300 feet with the elevation knob at that distance. (well 100 meters, you get the idea....) So now the fine tuning. Should I just set up a shooter's block and start putting holes in paper and adjusting as necessary? How far back should I be to start? How far back should I end up? I've read to dial it in at 400 yards so that you don't have to adjust elevation as much, just aim a little higher/lower. I'd really like to get this nailed down tight, so any tips would be appreciated. TIA! __________________ "No laws, no matter how rigidly enforced, can protect a person from their own stupidity." -Me- "Some people are like Slinkies..... They are not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs." -Unknown- DAMMIT! -Jack Bauer-