Can a different scope make the gun more accurate?

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hawkeye69

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I'm partially joking, obviously a good scope versus a crap scope will make a huge difference but... I picked up a Hawke Sidewinder 6-24 X 56 (the same as I have on my Crown) to replace the Aztec 5.5-25 X 50 I had on my Pulsar HP. Firstly because it has better glass IMO. Secondly I use those two guns the most and I can switch the Tactacam scope cam using the same adapter.

The Pulsar shoots re-designed Monsters great, but the originals were very inconsistent. Unfortunately I have a lot of the originals, but I only use them for unimportant things saving the re-designed for hunting where accuracy really counts.

I sighted in the new scope, which only took a few shots. Then tested to verify zero. The original Monsters were, as you can see, pellet on pellet at 25 yards. That's 8 shots in the same hole. That's the best group I've ever gotten using those pellets and all other groups were better than before. Maybe it's just a fluke, but I'll definitely do more testing.



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Can't believe what I experience would make any one pellet shoot better but I have several Aztecs. Some are better than others but the one on the rifle in front of me even as I type, yields as much as 3 mil apparent poi change on my 75y target 'simply' by moving my head a little while keeping what looks to be a reasonable scope picture. So, at least on this one, I have to be very aware of a repeatable cheek weld/eye position. On the flip side, I have one on a different gun that I can just pick up and shoot. Maybe my eye position is more easily repeatable on the gun, maybe that scope doesn't show a good picture unless my eye is in the right spot (forcing me to get to the right spot). Can't really compare this across other scopes but if could be that your Hawke just works better, better aligned lenses.


 
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That's funny I replaced my Hawke 4x12x50 with an Aztec because the Aztec was a true MOA scope none of that mil reticle and MOA turret stuff like the three Hawke scopes I have. I did not notice much of a difference in the glass but would give the Aztec the edge in that category. To be fair In your comparison Aztec does not make a scope with a 56 mm Objective.
 
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That's funny I replaced my Hawke 4x12x50 with an Aztec because the Aztec was a true MOA scope non of that mil reticle and MOA turret stuff like the three Hawke scopes I have. I did not notice much of a difference in the glass but would give the Aztec the edge in that category.
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I see it mostly is when using the scope cam. The Hawke seems much sharper to my eye, but these things are subjective.
 
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WOW!! I just experienced this the other day and was going to bring it up!

YES....for me I used same rifle same pellets ,same power setting..same everything yet with my new scope I was getting more pellets stacking on top of each other.....one is a 40mm lens the other 44mm,both have mil-dots,the 44mm seems to have a little thinner mil-dots...

Both are middle of the road scopes,a Hawke and the newer one is a Discovery VT-1....I do liked the Hawke..for the money,the Discovery has turrets on both sides and makes loading by single shot PCP harder to load,it is the 44mm 

As I said I was going to post about this experience,:,butt what the hey and-by-the-hay ,I won the Discovery on a auction site,it came from China took a month to get it and was set the wrong scope,won a VT-Z,butt got a VT-1.....I am not about to send it back

So then a scope can make You shot better because it gives you something extra,even when you may not know what it is....what's said,"That something extra".....maybe even "better vibes"....
 
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