Set up this scope on a Bulldog the other day and went out to sight it in yesterday.
I used a folding table, bipod, and rear bag to sight my scope in at 25 yards. Below is the target.
The first or shot was pretty low. I turned the dial the wrong way and the second shot didn’t hit the target. After making adjustments you can see the second shot (actually the third shot, but second shot that hit the target) rose a bit. I think by the fourth shot I was just about on center. It started raining a couple of times so I was in and outside trying to get sighted in.
My issue is once I got around 25-35 (tenths of a mil) on the elevation dial it appears that the reticle stopped responding. So turning the turret any further didn’t move the reticle to get my zero exactly where wanted it. As you can see, my shots are hitting low and to the right. The couple that hit higher occurred after I physically moved the gun.
I’d also like to note that I also used a torque wrench to tighten the rings and set it just below 15 inch/lbs. I tightened the screws until they felt snug I didn’t push the wrench to its set limit. I saw no recommended specs for the amount of torque used on these rings and scope in the instruction manual. Does anyone have any idea why it seems the scope ran out of elevation? I will get it back outside this evening since it appears the weather has cleared up, but in the meantime input is appreciated.
I used a folding table, bipod, and rear bag to sight my scope in at 25 yards. Below is the target.
The first or shot was pretty low. I turned the dial the wrong way and the second shot didn’t hit the target. After making adjustments you can see the second shot (actually the third shot, but second shot that hit the target) rose a bit. I think by the fourth shot I was just about on center. It started raining a couple of times so I was in and outside trying to get sighted in.
My issue is once I got around 25-35 (tenths of a mil) on the elevation dial it appears that the reticle stopped responding. So turning the turret any further didn’t move the reticle to get my zero exactly where wanted it. As you can see, my shots are hitting low and to the right. The couple that hit higher occurred after I physically moved the gun.
I’d also like to note that I also used a torque wrench to tighten the rings and set it just below 15 inch/lbs. I tightened the screws until they felt snug I didn’t push the wrench to its set limit. I saw no recommended specs for the amount of torque used on these rings and scope in the instruction manual. Does anyone have any idea why it seems the scope ran out of elevation? I will get it back outside this evening since it appears the weather has cleared up, but in the meantime input is appreciated.
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