put a scope on my 45-70. i've bore sited plenty of bolt actions but never a lever, how do i go about it?
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figured i'd have to buy one, was hoping there might be a easy to do it without the laser. do the multi caliber lasers work well or should i buy specific to the caliber?
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I'd start at 25 yards and take the time to get it right on the x at that distance. Should put you a tad high at 100 and ready to go hunting.
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Try one shot at 25 first to see if it is pointed at the moon or something. If its not too far off and within the scopes limits (without mount adjustment) you can track the scope down to the bullet strike then fire again. I can usually get close enough with this method within three shots to start shooting at 100 yards I know nearly nothing about the lasers but would probably trust them over some of the cheaper collimators.
I've never needed any gadgets to get that job done. Just starting close enough you can see where it's hitting and working from there has always worked for me.
Open the action, Remove the screw that is the lever pivot, remove the lever out the bottom and the bolt out the rear,roll the rifle to the right and the ejector will fall out. The first time you do it you can lay the rifle on a bath towel so you don't drop/lose the ejector.
The ejector lays in a groove inside the left side of the receiver, put it in place and the bolt captures it.
How are you liking your 45-70??
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just going to shoot at 25 tomorrow and go from there.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
If it is a Marlin, Roger, do not, repeat, do not take a flathead screwdriver to the lever pivot screw and remove said.
Do not pull out the lever and sliding block dohickey, and then do not pull out the slide -
because you will most likely lose the ejector.
Ask me how I know...
It really is to much of a pain.
I second what Caribojack said.
I have done many Marlin disassembles with no problem. Still, a laser, collimeter, or 25 yard initial is the way to go. On the latter I would use 3 shot groups and center point of said group, then repeat at 100 for fine tune.
Open the action, Remove the screw that is the lever pivot, remove the lever out the bottom and the bolt out the rear,roll the rifle to the right and the ejector will fall out. The first time you do it you can lay the rifle on a bath towel so you don't drop/lose the ejector.
The ejector lays in a groove inside the left side of the receiver, put it in place and the bolt captures it.
How are you liking your 45-70??
thanks for the video, pulled the bolt and used my neighbors door knob which is just under a 100 yds away. i bore sight all my guns on his door knob and their usually only off by a couple inches at a hundred. that was pretty simple.
i like it but haven't shot it much. the skinner peep on it was shooting 18" high at a hundred and i had it bottomed out.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter