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Shooting Sports

CVLife Rechargable Magnetic Laser Bore Sighter

Laser bore sighters are helpful tools to get your first shot on paper so you can more easily zero out an optic. The CVLife rechargeable magnetic bore sighter is tiny compared with the better-known Wheeler magnetic laser boresighter. Moreover, it recharges via a USB-C cable and can run for over an hour continuously between charges.

The CVLife bore sighter, snaps onto the end of your barrel using its magnetic base. Pressing on its pin turns the unit on, emitting a pinpoint laser out to 100ft or more. The accuracy of the device on your firearm is dependent on the squareness of the end of your barrel. Muzzle devices such as flash hiders and compensators can affect the trueness of the laser dot in relation to your bore.

The green laser version projected a point that was visible at 100 yards in daylight (projected onto a shaded target area) with my naked eye. A similar red laser was visible using a 6x magnified optic at that same distance, but not with my naked eye. While the green laser was the better of the two versions CVLife offers, the red laser is preferable when attempting a zero an optic with green illumination or a green reticle. So, I recommend getting both.

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SPECS

RECHARGABLE LASER BORE SIGHTER

Laser: Class IIIa ≥5mW

Color: Red / Green

Eye Relief: 15.0mm

Battery: Internal

Connection: USB-C

Capacity: 1hr

Weight: 25.5g

Dimensions: D 25mm x H 34mm

Shooting Sports

Xaegis Bore Sighter Kit

I’ve used various laser bore sighter devices to help me zero out a new scope but they can be a bit finicky and more than once, the battery died. Xaegis Tactical sent me a an traditional non-electronic bore sighter to test. These optical bore sighters sits on the end of your barrel and provide an alignment grid on visible when looking through your scope.

The kit comes with a 12 different caliber adapters, from .17 cal to .50 cal and a 20 ga-12ga shotgun bore adapter. These adapter arbor stems screw into the optical lens unit and are then fitted into your bore. Looking through your scope, you are presented with a 20×20 grid to help you align the reticle of your scope.

In my testing, using the kit on a Ruger 10/22 firing Aguila Super Extra High Velocity 40gr CPRN, was able to get on paper (30″x36″ paper target) at 100yrds. The impacts were low and to the left of bullseye by 15″-20″. This is not unexpected as target distance, barrel type, and bullet ballistics will alter the impact point from dead center of your bore. But being able to get on paper with my first shot meant I could easily make fine adjustments to zero out the scope.

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