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Leupold Magnetic Boresighter

MFIMFI Member Posts: 7,899 ✭✭✭
edited October 2007 in Ask the Experts
Any opinions on this boresighter guys ? Also does it take batteries ? How does it work ?

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  • OdawgpOdawgp Member Posts: 5,380 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    just looking at it, i don't think that it takes batteries. And instead of the metal rod that you insert into the barrel it has a magnet that sticks itself to the end of the barrel. I have an old BSA bore sighter it does it's job.
  • Mk 19Mk 19 Member Posts: 8,170
    edited November -1
    It does take batteries, they are included and they also last for a long time. I personally do not care or it as it is a bit akward to use, plus you can never get the boresighter perfectly aligned with the bore. If you can not do that you can not boresight the gun. In test that I have run in my shop I have used the Leupold then backed it up with a standard collet style boresighter, the Leupold was always off. So the Leupold now sits in a drawer in my work bench and I use a collet style to get my work done.

    As a point of referance, I install and bore sight 25 to 30 scopes per week, so I do have a little experance with these things.

    BTW: The batteries are for the grid system, it is a light up affair that gives a very clear image of the grid. Here is a link to the unit in question:
    http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_63980_400001002_400000000_400001000_400-1-2
  • OdawgpOdawgp Member Posts: 5,380 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    what are the batteries for??
  • MFIMFI Member Posts: 7,899 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Where do the batteries go ?
  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    IMHO bad design depends on the end of the barrel to be flat some barrels have a rounded Crown that give very little support to the magnet. I like the older design better. I keep a record of where on the grid my bore sighter is with each rifle after final ZERO then If I slip and fall or other ? on integrity of the rifle I just put the bore sighter back in the rifle and check the bench mark on the grid ..... You dont get repeatability with the magnet design[xx(]
  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,884 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Leupold has redesigned their boresighter. I have a "1st Model" that doesn't require a battery. While Perry Shooter is right about it's faults, I find it adequate to get me on the paper when I mount a new scope, which isn't often. At the time I bought it, it was < half the price of an arbor-type boresighter, so I figured it was a reasonable trade-off.

    Neal
  • MFIMFI Member Posts: 7,899 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ok we have the old style then that doesnt take batteries. There is an off/on though . We cant see the grid anymore .. Cant figure out why ..
  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,588 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If there is an off/on then you have an illuminated version and the battery is dead.

    I like and use mine, gets me on the paper and a couple of shots/adjustments get me 2.5" high at 100 yards.
  • GUNFUNCOGUNFUNCO Member Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have one of each. For regular rifles, 22 to 45 caliber, I prefer the arbor type.

    I bought the magnetic one to use on rifles that the arbor types don't work well with. With guns like AR-15's and others that have flash hiders, the arbor isn't long enough. And even though I bought a special arbor for muzzleloaders and shotguns, my arbor type doesn't seem to work well with them.

    I haven't done many with the magnetic type yet, but that was my plan when buying it.
  • MFIMFI Member Posts: 7,899 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Where does the battery go ? I cant see anywhere it would go ?
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