Best Laser Bore Sighters for Air Rifles UK 2026

A laser bore sighter lets you get a rifle scope onto paper at short range without firing a shot — useful when mounting a new scope, swapping between rifles, or re-zeroing after a knock. For air rifles especially, where pellets are expensive relative to rimfire and each misaligned shot wastes time at the range, a bore sighter is a practical tool.

There are two main types: arbor-type bore sighters (a laser mounted on a barrel-calibre arbor that inserts into the muzzle) and magnetic bore sighters (attach to the crown magnetically). Arbor types are more accurate as they sit concentrically in the bore; magnetic types are more versatile across calibres but slightly less repeatable.

Buying Advice

For air rifle use, an arbor-type bore sighter in .177 or .22 (whichever matches your rifle) gives the most consistent results. Set up at 10–15 metres, align the scope crosshair with the laser dot, and you should be within a few centimetres of zero when you go to the range for final adjustment.

Bore sighters save you ammunition and time on zero — they do not replace live-fire zeroing. Treat bore sighting as "on paper at 20 yards" rather than "fully zeroed". Always confirm and fine-tune zero with live pellets at your intended shooting distance.