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How to Bore Sight a Shotgun

Hunting requires a precise shot every time, so sighting your shotgun properly is a major key to a successful trip. Bore sighting a shotgun is a more refined method of sighting, because it employs the use of a laser sight. Laser sights allow for focused and accurate sighting and therefore a better adjustment of the scope and crosshairs. The use of spent shells keeps the cost of this project at a minimum and allows you to do it at home or anywhere that is convenient for you.

Things You'll Need

Spent 12-gauge shell
Spent 20-gauge
Small brush
Shotgun
Vise
Target

Instructions

- 1
  Empty a spent 12-gauge shell and a spent 20-gauge shell of primers. Use a small brush to loose the primer through the primer hole.
- 2
  Slide the 12-gauge shell into the chamber of the shotgun and the 20-gauge shell into the muzzle.
- 3
  Fix the barrel of the shotgun in a secure vise. It must be perfectly steady to properly bore sight the shotgun.
- 4
  Look through the gun's scope and focus through the barrel. Line up the laser sight through the primer holes against a target.
- 5
  Adjust the scope until the crosshairs are on the same area as the primer holes on the target.

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