re: sighting in Breand new rifle and scope

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First center the reticle of the scope. The easiest way is to hold the objective of the scope right up to a mirror. It will look as if you see two crosshairs. Move the adjustments on the scope until they are centered over each other and you only see one crosshair.

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Interesting way to center the reticle. Never heard of doing it that way. Back when I used windage adjustable bases, I centered the reticle using a different method, basically by counting the clicks. Your way is faster. I no longer center the reticle since I no longer use windage adjustable bases. Just seems like an extra step now as I'm going to adjust the reticles as needed to get the scope sighted in.

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Next, remove the bolt of the rifle. Put the rifle in a rest. Look through the bore of the rifle at a small object at least 20 yards distant or so. Align the bore with this object. Finally, move the crosshairs until they are centered on the object. You should be able to look through the bore and see the object and then crosshairs should be on the object at the same time. Congratulations, your rifle is now boresighted. You can, if you wish, wait until you get to the range and center your target at 100 yards through the bore.

Finally, shoot the rifle at 35 yards or so and adjust it until it is close to the bullseye. Three shots should be the maximum number needed. Move back to 100 yards and fine tune.

Most of the time, I don't even have to boresight. I can just mount the scope and shoot it at 35 yards. It will be on paper and I can adjust. If it isn't, I just move closer until it is on paper and then adjust.

No need to go anywhere and pay anyone to help you do something as simple as sighting in a rifle.

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I agree entirely. Bore sighting like this requires no special equipment and is something that can be done at home, saving time at the range. I would add one small thing, though. Look through the bore while aligning the scope/bore w/ the object. You'll need to make the scope adjustments the opposite of what you'd think. For example, if the is juncture of the cross hairs is higher than the object you're aiming at, you'll need to turn the scope adjustment to the HIGH, not LOW direction. I know, it makes no sense at all, but you'll see how it works if you're looking through the scope when you make the adjustment.