Do you really need re-confirm your rifles?

[Nob0dy]

Ok I don't know if this is true or just some old wise tell.

I've been told that you must re-confirm your zero every once in awhile, but to me it doesn't make much sense. If you were to properly store and transport your weapons why would the optics or the iron sights lose zero? Is there magical elfs living in my safe messing with my red dot/scopes and my iron sights on my rifle? One would think that since its a machine and requires you to change it, it would never move. (given that you don't change sight picture)

Anybody have any experiences with this? Or any facts backing this myth up?

 

[Nob0dy]

If anybody has any videos on this I like to watch those as well.

 

[bulletpaluza]

I had a .270 Ruger that I was hunting with and my dad talked me into going to the range one more time before the season and I am glad he did I wasn't on the paper at 100 yards but two weeks before that I was holding tight groups. I have no clue what happen with it.

As far as re-confirming zero I am sure you do it and never notice. At least I do everytime I go out I make some small tweak usually just a click left or right something like that. With iron sights once I set them that's usually where they stay because with irons your front sight post takes up most the target anyway.

 

[jdh4376]

Its an excuse to shoot if you ask me .

 

[Nob0dy]

I had a .270 Ruger that I was hunting with and my dad talked me into going to the range one more time before the season and I am glad he did I wasn't on the paper at 100 yards but two weeks before that I was holding tight groups. I have no clue what happen with it.

As far as re-confirming zero I am sure you do it and never notice. At least I do everytime I go out I make some small tweak usually just a click left or right something like that. With iron sights once I set them that's usually where they stay because with irons your front sight post takes up most the target anyway.

I just don't see how the scope or red dot could lose the zero, cause its a machine and you have to manually do it. I don't understand why it would happen.

 

[Nob0dy]

Its an excuse to shoot if you ask me .

But I hate wasting ammo on zeroing I rather be doing some good target shooting or reflexive fire drills

 

[woodstock]

Cuz barrels will change with humidity.......

 

[the_great_white]

only if i clean it after i zero it

 

[titanhank]

I check zero before the start of every deer season on my 30.06. It is the only time it is fired all year except when shooting at something for the freezer.

 

[Lockout]

From a hunters perspective I rather know its zero in vs losing that game winning trophy !
Little ammo is worth it to me every time.