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Caper
Optics GrassHopper Joined: September/18/2007 Status: Offline Points: 3 |
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Posted: September/18/2007 at 19:35 |
Hello everyone I'm new here and have a question I have a savage 12 BTVS chambered in .223 and have a nikon buckmaster 6-18x40 mounted to it at 100 yrds i'm 1.5 inch high and perfectially centered side to side, now here is where it gets interesting at 200 yrds it's shooting 2 inches to the right and height wise almost perfect my grouping isn't that good but i'll work on that later and all shots were on a bench rest, how critical is the parallax adjustment because It's new to me and i think i forgot to change it, plus i noticed a mirage of heat rising from the barrel with the sunshade on. thanks |
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Dale Clifford
Optics Jedi Knight Joined: July/04/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5087 |
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what kind of bases??
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Caper
Optics GrassHopper Joined: September/18/2007 Status: Offline Points: 3 |
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they are made of aluminum by b-square and the scope is held by four screws on each ring.
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The Big Dog
Optics GrassHopper Joined: January/28/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 20 |
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Hi,
Let me tell you of a trick I learned setting up my scopes for long range shooting. I put my rifle in my shooting rest. I find a rigid steel ruler and a small level. I hold the ruler flat on top of the scope bases. I slide enough of the ruler beyond the bases so I can put the level on it. Next, I level the rifle, or at least the bases so I have a point of reference. Next I put the level on top of the scope turret and level the scope to the rifle. On most good scopes, this works pretty well. I don't have to much trouble with windage with my scopes at the longer ranges using this method.
Hope this helps, Catch you later,
The Big Dog
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Caper
Optics GrassHopper Joined: September/18/2007 Status: Offline Points: 3 |
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I figured out the problem, or at least I think I found the problem havn't tried it at the range yet, the scope x-hairs were not perfectially straight up and down, the scope had to be turned counter clockwise to straighten them so when when i adjusted for elevation it was actually adjusting the windage to the right just enough to make it shoot to the right at 200yrds. At least this is my theory. I checked all my scope mounted rifles and I had to turn the scope counter clockwise to straighten them. this was not a problem before because the range I used to shoot at only had 50 and 100yrds the new town i live in their range goes to 300 yrds
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