I appreciate all your responses.
The point of my sighting in is for hunting accuracy. I agree the first shot matters the most, as in an ideal world I would get away with saying I have only needed one shot on every kill. LOL
So, I am going to incorporate your suggestions. First, I'll make the first shot on paper and if I am satisfied there was no error in my shot, then adjust the scope to match the point of impact. Then, while the barrel is still warm, fire off 2 or 3 more shots, noting where each bullet hits the paper. If it's not too far off, I think I would be better off stopping right there. Another trip to the range on another day will verify if the adjustment was correct. Any thoughts?
What brought this up was a day at the range last summer where I fired over 200 rounds trying to sight it in at 200 yards. I am not that bad of a shooter, so I am thinking I was chasing a moving point of impact due to the variance in temps in the barrel. While a full day at the range can be fun, over $500 in bullets is not.
