scope issue

[chet]

i have been shooting my R9 for a few years, i put it away for about a year, and took it back out a few months ago, shoots very accurate, the last 2 or 3 times out shooting it seems like my accuracy dropped off a bit, so i clean the barrel and no difference, i was looking at the fast focus eye pc on this scope, it is a Hawke HK 6427 Enduarance 4x16x50 with side focus, if i wiggle the eye pc up and down i can see where my loss of accuracy, question i have is, is this normal, if i send it back to Hawke to correct this problem, will it occur again, i have about a 1/4" gap between the scope and the ring where i have the best clarity on the reticle. any ideas before i return it.

chet
ps any suggestions on some good optics that this will not happen to and has a better or tighter fitting eye pc set up

 

[JoeWayneRhea]

Man that sucks , and its not super common but does happen with certain scopes .I sent one scope ( not a Hawke ) back 3 times and each time I got a new scope with exact same issue . 
If you really like the scope try and send it back for repair . I have a cousin who had a scope that did that and he froze the eyepiece with 2 part epoxy ..Lol . Extreme but it worked . 
I personally am not a fan of Hawke scopes , I have had good and bad ones . Had a couple of the 2-7&3-9 Vantages that were very nice for 100$ or so . The few more expensive Hawkes I've had seemed over prices for the glass quality , and tracking was not very good. But lots of guys love them ...I'm just not one of them

 

[socaloldman]

Try a tiny bit of plumbing teflon tape on the threads. Easy to remove but will probably be enough to lock it. screw it out farther then needed put tape on and turn back into your focus point. that will hide the tape and keep you from getting ribbed but the guys.