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- noun The
alignment of amicrowave orradar antenna using purelyoptical means - noun The alignment of the
bore of a gun and itsgunsight inparallel
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Examples
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I guess maybe (by your logic) boresighting is a girly man thing to do since t deprives one of the opportunity to demonstrate to others at the range just how macho one can be by 'taking' recoil over and over, regardless of whether one hits what one is aiming at.
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Point of this story, if there is one, is that i had a relatively easy time mounting this scope and zeroing it w/o boresighting.
Tip of the Day: Bore-Sight Your Shotgun Scope Using Spent Shells 2009
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Point of this story, if there is one, is that i had a relatively easy time mounting this scope and zeroing it w/o boresighting.
Tip of the Day: Bore-Sight Your Shotgun Scope Using Spent Shells 2009
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While at a LGS the guys were boresighting their Rifles just befor hunting season.
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While at a LGS the guys were boresighting their Rifles just befor hunting season.
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Clay, you are so far off the mark I think you need a boresighting.
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Verify weapon system status; conduct boresighting, prepare-to-fire checks, test-firing, and other necessary preparations.
FM 71-1 Appendix B Road Marches and Assembly Areas United States Army 1998
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Disadvantages in using a BFV are that it may be required for a mounted rehearsal and that it will be required for boresighting.
FM 71-1 Chapter 2 Battle Command United States Army 1998
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Magnum two slid to the side a bit and dipped his wing enough to catch the awesome sight of a Soviet interceptor boresighting himself and his leader for a heat-seeking missile launch.
Thud Ridge Broughton, Jack, 1925- 1969
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While there's no denying that this looks like to be a pretty useful tool (I'll tell you up front now, I've not used this app, but comparing the attention to detail involved with it to what I used to do boresighting an M1A1 tank, it looks like they've thought of everything), looking at how KAC has it mounted (on the LH side of an M110 receiver) it looks like a sensory distracter.
Kit Up 2009
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