Suddenly, for no reason at all, my shots were hitting 3" left at 40 yards. Put in 33 clicks of windage and it walked a bit with every consecutive shot. Elevation stayed perfect. Impact .30 and handled with the greatest of care.
I guess something crapped the bed in my Aztec :(
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so you think something shifted inside ? or is it a new scope and mounts and shot well untill today , and every screw is tight holding it ? , I never had an aztec but alot of guys run them here
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I have three of them on three different rifles. Helps avoid rifle/target confusion. Have worked very well for me. No limit mounts. Everything is tight. maybe a year old and never had any adjustment or repeatability issues.Definitely something awry inside the windage mechanism 
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Subscribed, they have a lifetime warranty, so I want to see/know that they do right by you. I really like mine, the warranty was a part of my purchasing decision.
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My best guess is the windage gear has jumped the track. It easy usually is an easy fix in house. It happens, and it will look like your pic. They get to look like a shotgun blast for a group. You will have to send it in as they will have to purge the scope.
It really should not take long for them to send it back. Call and see if you need an RMA?
Good luck!
It really should not take long for them to send it back. Call and see if you need an RMA?
Good luck!
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Well,It's been 6 days and no response from their online email page. I sent one from each of my two different mail servers
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Give them a call and ask to speak to someone who can actually help. Am following this thread to see how you are treated.
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Well,It's been 6 days and no response from their online email page. I sent one from each of my two different mail servers
I would make a phone call to their customer service number. Get a real live human on the phone who can't get away from you. I have much better luck that way. Emails are helpful, but?
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Call AOA directly they are the U.S distributor speak to someone in customer service. Let us know how you are treated.
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It's not the scope!
And so it goes..............
Baker Airguns: I'm sorry to hear about your troubles with the scope.Unfortunately, it is beyond our capability to repair those.I would suggest contacting the manufacturer directly for a warranty repair.
Aztec: No response
AOA answered my email and told me to call them. I did, left a message and they never returned the call..........but,maybe they are behind from 4th of July holiday(?)
Palm Beach Airguns: Joel responded right away (4 total emails in 2 days) and was willing to get the scope problem solved/replaced... but wanted me to make sure it was the scope and not the rifle. So.........I tried one of my other Aztec scopes and the problem was still there. Just to make sure,I rotated the scope in the mounts 45° so the cross hair was an "X" and it still had a horizontal shot string of about 3". Should have done that first instead of swapping out scopes :-( My Wildcat .25 was immediately shooting ragged holes at the same distance and conditions. I taped a piece of plastic to the front of the moderator and it broke a clean hole in the center of it when I fired a shot, so it's not clipping pellets. I recently had the rifle apart to install a Delrin C3 bumper to replace the chewed up factory 0-ring bumper. It was then shooting great for probably over 200 shots......and then it suddenly went goofy. Every thing is square and tight, EXCEPT I see the barrel shroud is crowded to the right side of the picatinny rail mount. It and the flat bar under it is square to the action block. It is not touching the mount but pretty close. Not sure how or why that is. Rifle has never been dropped or bumped. Guess I'll have to take it apart and see what is up :-(
Really weird condition. Every time I take it out the windage is 3" off. Correct for it with turret clicks and it is fine for several shots. Next day, same thing all over again
Rotated the scope in the mount. Proved the scope wasn't the problem
Barrel shroud is crowded to the right side for some odd reason but the shroud IS NOT touching the rail mount
Plastic taped over the moderator. Exit hole was dead center.
And so it goes..............
Baker Airguns: I'm sorry to hear about your troubles with the scope.Unfortunately, it is beyond our capability to repair those.I would suggest contacting the manufacturer directly for a warranty repair.
Aztec: No response
AOA answered my email and told me to call them. I did, left a message and they never returned the call..........but,maybe they are behind from 4th of July holiday(?)
Palm Beach Airguns: Joel responded right away (4 total emails in 2 days) and was willing to get the scope problem solved/replaced... but wanted me to make sure it was the scope and not the rifle. So.........I tried one of my other Aztec scopes and the problem was still there. Just to make sure,I rotated the scope in the mounts 45° so the cross hair was an "X" and it still had a horizontal shot string of about 3". Should have done that first instead of swapping out scopes :-( My Wildcat .25 was immediately shooting ragged holes at the same distance and conditions. I taped a piece of plastic to the front of the moderator and it broke a clean hole in the center of it when I fired a shot, so it's not clipping pellets. I recently had the rifle apart to install a Delrin C3 bumper to replace the chewed up factory 0-ring bumper. It was then shooting great for probably over 200 shots......and then it suddenly went goofy. Every thing is square and tight, EXCEPT I see the barrel shroud is crowded to the right side of the picatinny rail mount. It and the flat bar under it is square to the action block. It is not touching the mount but pretty close. Not sure how or why that is. Rifle has never been dropped or bumped. Guess I'll have to take it apart and see what is up :-(
Really weird condition. Every time I take it out the windage is 3" off. Correct for it with turret clicks and it is fine for several shots. Next day, same thing all over again
Rotated the scope in the mount. Proved the scope wasn't the problem
Barrel shroud is crowded to the right side for some odd reason but the shroud IS NOT touching the rail mount
Plastic taped over the moderator. Exit hole was dead center.
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Good to hear it’s not the scope... I shoot everyday and love the reticle on the Aztec Emerald. That center dot Is uncluttered and the Christmas tree is unobtrusive, and a great aid for shooting on windy days.
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Did you make sure the barrel fell into the notch and seated all the way back when putting it back in? You should be able to feel it seat into place by gently pushing and rotating the barrel. It’s lined up with the notch if it will not rotate.
You may want to move this post to another thread and rename it. Then you’ll get more eyes on it and better chance of someone knowing the problem
You may want to move this post to another thread and rename it. Then you’ll get more eyes on it and better chance of someone knowing the problem
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That was fixed when I got a side shot magazine. The barrel didn't protrude out of the action block far unuf to locate the magazine properly. Barrel notch was lengthened a few thousandths and seats perfectly now.
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SUCCESS! Took the scope rail off and loosened the top strap screws. I could get just a VERY tiny bit of shifting on the top strap with the screws loose as well as the rail mount.This was enuf movement to center the scope rail around the barrel shroud. That said, if your scope is not optically centered for windage, you could get maybe as much as an inch and a half(at 50 yards) by skewing the top strap and scope rail. Be warned,those screws are very tight If they don't loosen, give the hex head a crisp whack with an 1/8 th inch punch and small hammer and they should come right out, otherwise,you will round out your hex key...or worse, the screw head. The whole problem was the scope mount front rail machine screw was barely snug...not tight at all. This apparently allowed the rail to walk left and right with the shots....regardless that the two rear screws were very tight. I can only blame myself as I was the one who assembled the rifle. I must not have fully tightened the front screw and it loosened over time and finally was loose enuf to walk Seems to be fine now with two adjustment shots and them seven for proving zero
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