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Bore sighting in the traditional sense can be done with any
bolt-action and single-shot rifl e design because you can remove
the bolt or open the action to allow looking down the bore to
see where the barrel is pointed in relation to the position of the
scope reticle.
SHOOTING THE BREEZE
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aving unnecessarily spent
ammunition has always
been a concern of mine,
but especially now that the
shelves are again bare for who
can say how long. Sighting in
new guns or double checking
our old favorites can some-
times consume a fair share of
ammunition. Taking the time
to learn a few tricks could save
you hundreds of rounds of
ammo in the long run.
Bore sighting in the tradi-
tional sense can be done with
any bolt-action and single-shot
rifl e design because you can
remove the bolt or open the
action to allow looking down
the bore to see where the bar-
rel is pointed in relation to the
position of the scope reticle.
This isn’t the do all end all, but
by adjusting your scope until
the bore and the reticle are
resting upon the same object,
you’ll save several “guess and
check” shots. Fine tuning will
still need to be done with live
fi re on paper, but this will nor-
mally require less than a hand-
ful of rounds if a proper bore
sight has been performed.
If your favorite shoot-
ing iron happens to be pump,
semi-auto or lever-action, this
traditional bore sight cannot
be performed as the bolt can-
not be removed without exten-
sive disassembly of your rifl e.
Do not fret, however. There
are tools available that will not
only work for you but for the
aforementioned bolt-action
and single-shot rifl es. The var-
ious laser boresighters on the
market vary a little in design;
some are inserted on a pilot
into the muzzle while others
mimic a cartridge case and are
inserted into your rifl e’s cham-
Reservations
off ered at four
developed
campgrounds
ber. Both
designs emit
a laser light
projection to
which your
crosshairs can
be aligned.
The collimator designs are dif-
ferent entirely, but I’ve had
very mixed results with them.
Laser boresighters can
serve an additional purpose
and that is to double check
your zero where it isn’t possi-
ble or practical to do so with
a live round. For example, if
you’re traveling long distance
for a hunt and your rifl e case
takes a tumble, the laser bore-
sighter is a way to check your
gun without fi ring a shot. If by
chance you and your rifl e were
to take a tumble downhill, you
could double check your zero
in stealth in the brush or even
at camp without waking your
napping amigos.
Whether you choose the
newest technology or the
old-fashioned method, bore
sighting is a very practical
skill to add to your skill set as
a shooter. If someone at the
range asks you why you’re
looking down the bore of
your rifl e, just tell them you
fi red a shot and only the brass
case came back out when
you opened the action and
you were merely looking for
the rest of your cartridge.
Believe me, they will leave
you alone!
Do you bore sight your
rifl es? Write to us at shoo-
tingthebreezebme@gmail.
com!
Dale Valade is a local coun-
try gent with a love for the out-
doors, handloading, hunting
and shooting.
What's new at BMHD?
Clinic
Dermatology
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coming soon
Lace up your shoes! The Strut,
Stride, Straddle, Stroll/ Hilton
Half Marathon is back! Saturday
May 1st, 2021. Registration
begins at 7am, race starts at 8am.
This year the race will begin and
end in the Hospice parking lot.
Visit our Facebook page for
more details and to register!
It's National
Occupational Therapy
Month!
Occupational Therapy focuses on helping
patients perform daily tasks more easily. This
type of therapy focuses on improving fine and
gross motor skills so patients can carry out day
to day activities.
We are excited to announce that Natalia Gil,
OTR/L has joined BMHD as a permanent, full-
time occupational therapist. Natalia comes to
Grant County from Connecticut, but is no
stranger to rural living. She is a generalist
occupational therapist and is ready to serve all
those that need OT services. In her free time,
you will find her hiking with her dog, Tesla as
she loves to be outdoors.
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Strut, Stride, Straddle, Stroll/
Hilton Half Marathon
Saturday May 1st
Blue Mountain Eagle
For the fi rst time the Uma-
tilla National Forest is off er-
ing campsite reservations at
Bull Prairie Lake, Jubilee
Lake, North Fork John Day
and Olive Lake campgrounds.
Individual campsites can be
reserved through recreation.
gov.
Single and double camp-
sites can be reserved up to six
months in advance of a reser-
vation date. Group sites can
be reserved up to one year
in advance of a reservation
date. Campsites that are not
reserved by 12 a.m. each day
will become fi rst-come, fi rst-
served for the day.
Reservations made through
recreation.gov will include an
$8 transaction fee in addition
to the campsite fee. Reserva-
tions can also be made over
the phone by calling 877-444-
6777 between the hours of
7 a.m. to 9 p.m. pacifi c time.
The Umatilla National Forest
will also still off er a limited
number of fi rst-come, fi rst-
served campsites at each of
these four campgrounds.
All other campgrounds on
the Forest remain available as
fi rst-come, fi rst-served. Most
campgrounds charge a fee
ranging from $8 to $24 per
night
Scholarships
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Giving Back
The Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation is raffling off over
$1,000 worth of gift cards from local businesses. The
Foundation purchased these gift cards to support many that
have been impacted by the pandemic. All proceeds from this
raffle will go toward the purchase of a new 3D Mammography
Machine for the BMH Radiology Department. For more
information and to purchase tickets visit:
www.bluemountainhospital.org/raffle
Save the Date:
Blue Mountain Healthcare Foundation
Fundraiser Golf Scramble July 17, 2021
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