2nd Amendment and Right to Bear Arms/Sighting in a .17HMR/ 6mm question

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Dean,
i have a Savage .17HMR bolt action, it is topped with a 3-9x30mm Counter Point scope, i can not get this thing to zero. i shoot around 110 yards in my backyard range, if lock it down and center on a perviously fired shot I'm ok, but if i try to shoot closer or further away it jumps all over the place, to the left, right ect. can you give me some advice on how to sight in a scope (i think this one is pretty decent quality for the money) and use it properly.

i also was wondering if you know anything about a 6mm Remington. my grandad just gave me a model 700 from the mid 60's in this caliber with about 500 rounds of loaded ammo. not quite sure what I'm going to do with it yet.

thanks for anything you can tell me.

Dusty G.  

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I can't give you any advice on how to sight in a scope, Dusty, but I will offer up a tip on life in general: go back to school and learn how to read!

This is the Second Amendment topic, not the help-me-zero-my-rifle forum. There are plenty of those all over the 'Net… this isn't one of them.

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