Sighting in scope on muzzleloader

[jnorm1984]

Im sure this has been posted on here before, but ill ask again. Im new to scopes in general, so what is common knowledge to some is not for me. I just ordered a scope for my muzzleloader as I hunt in a slug zone and would like to extend my range...Anyway, What distance do you start at to initaly sight in at? and I would like to be able to shoot as confident at 20, as I would at 150, so does this effect where you initally sight in at? if so how? I also would appreciate any other tips about scopes in general- Thank you!

[DooWap]

If your scope has been bore sighted properly you should be on the paper at 50 yards, so that's a good spot to start. As for what yardage to zero it in, that's going to depend on your ballistics. You'll have to play around with your powder loads and find what shoots the tightest groups for you. After that, you can play around with shots at 50, 100 and 150 and then plot out your bullet drop. With the muzzleloader, you're best bet is probably to zero it in at 100 and then be a little high at 50 and then plan on being a couple inches low at 150.

Important tips for scopes:

- Buy good rings. You could buy the best scope out there, but with crappy rings it's almost always going to get knocked off of zero.

- When sighting in the scope, move your windage and elevation in the direction that you want the the bullet to hit. Most scopes are made so that each click is 1/4 MOA (minute of angle). You'll want to check your scope and confirm this though. At 100 yards, 1 MOA is equal to an inch. At 50 it's .5 inch and 200 is 2 inches and so on. So if you're shooting at 100 yards and you're grouping is 2 inches low and 1 inch to the left, you'll want to make 8 clicks up on the elevation and 4 clicks right on the windage.

[Code-Man]

I have a TC Pro Hunter and use it during the rifle season from time to time. I shoot a 250 gr TC EZ Slide Sabot with 150 grains of 777 Tablets. My gun shoots same at 100 yards as it does 50 yards. I don't wast my time at 100 yards any more and shoot at 50 yards. Just my .02

[Archerysniper]

Start close like 20 yards to get on the paper. Once you get that 3" high at 50 will put you good at 150.

[fr0sty]

I take the bolt out of my rifle, prop it up on a rest, then bore site to an object a 100 yards away or so. I line up a yard light in the barrel, then adjust the scope to line up on the same light. That gets me on the paper at 50. Adjust for them, then move to 100 and finalize.

Can you take the breach plug out of your muzzy and do the same?

[jnorm1984]

Thanks for the tips guys, Im excited to get it and give it a try! Frosty, i would like use a bore sight, but I think the hole would be too big for it to rest in there properly. Do they make them to fit muzzleloaders?