Krieghoff Einstecklauf & Drilling Sighting-In - 05/18/20 07:27 PM
Waidmannsheil to all -- hope you're all doing well these days.
I finally got my "Unbekannter Hersteller" (Maker Unknown) Drilling out to the range to begin the process of sighting-in the Krieghoff .22 Mag barrel insert (Einstecklauf).
I spent some time before firing the first shots bore-sighting the 8mm rifle barrel onto a target at 50 yards and then adjusting the 1.5-6X Hensoldt-Wetzlar scope to be close to that. The scope isn't as easy to adjust as the Leupold scopes I'm used to, but using some info found online (either from this site or the GermanGuns site) I got it done. (That was after removing all of the old dried grease from under the top plate and ring last night, as was recommended.)
This image shows the impact of one round from the 8mm Mauser barrel at 3 o'clock using the iron sights and an informal rest (in hindsight, I should have fired at least 3 rounds); and above it, there's a tight 3-shot group from the 22 Mag using the scope -- all shot from 50 yards. I think this confirms that the Einstecklauf will be accurate enough for small game out to 50 yards or more, once I get it perfectly dialed in that is. I am very pleased that it shot this well, especially when you consider the action has to be opened up to unload/load each time which disturbs the setup on the bench.
At this point, I think I've settled on the following for a Drilling/Einstecklauf sight-in process, and I'm curious if anyone sees anything they'd change?
* Shoot a 3-shot group with rifle sight (iron) at 50 yards with the 8mm Mauser (hope it's close to center)
* Adjust the scope to then group with the iron sights at 50 yards, with the 8mm Mauser
* Adjust the Einstecklauf 22 Mag to group with the 8mm Mauser group at 50 yards, when scoped
* Then check impact of the 8mm & 22 Mag at 75 yards, and the 8mm only out to 100 and 150 yards
I'm hoping to do the above in 1 to 2 more trips to the range, now that I am comfortable removing and adjusting the Einstecklauf at the bench.
If the iron sights won't group with the scope, then maybe I'll only use the Einstecklauf when it's scoped, but we'll see how it goes.
Thanks all.
Old No7
I finally got my "Unbekannter Hersteller" (Maker Unknown) Drilling out to the range to begin the process of sighting-in the Krieghoff .22 Mag barrel insert (Einstecklauf).
I spent some time before firing the first shots bore-sighting the 8mm rifle barrel onto a target at 50 yards and then adjusting the 1.5-6X Hensoldt-Wetzlar scope to be close to that. The scope isn't as easy to adjust as the Leupold scopes I'm used to, but using some info found online (either from this site or the GermanGuns site) I got it done. (That was after removing all of the old dried grease from under the top plate and ring last night, as was recommended.)
This image shows the impact of one round from the 8mm Mauser barrel at 3 o'clock using the iron sights and an informal rest (in hindsight, I should have fired at least 3 rounds); and above it, there's a tight 3-shot group from the 22 Mag using the scope -- all shot from 50 yards. I think this confirms that the Einstecklauf will be accurate enough for small game out to 50 yards or more, once I get it perfectly dialed in that is. I am very pleased that it shot this well, especially when you consider the action has to be opened up to unload/load each time which disturbs the setup on the bench.
At this point, I think I've settled on the following for a Drilling/Einstecklauf sight-in process, and I'm curious if anyone sees anything they'd change?
* Shoot a 3-shot group with rifle sight (iron) at 50 yards with the 8mm Mauser (hope it's close to center)
* Adjust the scope to then group with the iron sights at 50 yards, with the 8mm Mauser
* Adjust the Einstecklauf 22 Mag to group with the 8mm Mauser group at 50 yards, when scoped
* Then check impact of the 8mm & 22 Mag at 75 yards, and the 8mm only out to 100 and 150 yards
I'm hoping to do the above in 1 to 2 more trips to the range, now that I am comfortable removing and adjusting the Einstecklauf at the bench.
If the iron sights won't group with the scope, then maybe I'll only use the Einstecklauf when it's scoped, but we'll see how it goes.
Thanks all.
Old No7