savage long range hunter sighting problems.

[Angus]

I got my 6.5x284. I had the scope mounted and bore sighted at the store. I loaded some 142 smk's with 47 grains of imr 4831. I started at 100 yards and it wasn't on paper. I moved up to 50 still wasn't on paper. I moved to 25 and still couldn't hit paper. I brought it home and used a bore sighter a friend gave me to try and it was about 2 feet high and four inches left. Now, I don't have enough down adjustment to get it below 3" high at 100 yards. When I got it the lady only had bases for a savage 110, but not 111. They fit, so she thought they would work. Besides being way off, could that be the problem with not enough adjustment? Sorry, new guy question.

[Camshaft]

Try bedding your scope base and lapping the rings. What rings and bases are you using? The 110 and 111 are the same action, just different models. Any savage 110-116 will use the same base, they are all long actions, except some of the older ones. Same thing with the model 10-16.

[texan79]

Never let the guy at the sporting goods counter mount and bore sight your scopes. Leupold bases and rings never gave me a hassle, but you may want to get a 20 MOA rail and rings to match.

[Angus]

I tried two different bushnell 4200 elites. The one they mounted and I tried mounting another one I had and ran out of adjustment at the same place. Actually I forgot that one square on the bore sighter was 4", so I am about a foot high. I also tried an old guide gear scope I had and ran out of adjustment too.

The bases look like they fit correctly Everything seems flush, etc. I am not too experienced myself, so I might not know what I am looking at. Though it seems pretty straight forward to me.

[silvertip-co]

Shim your rear scope base only. 2x thickness of a empty Coke can will be perfect. Good luck.

[cornstalker]

That is very strange. I used a one piece Weaver base and Burris Signature Zee rings on my 111 LRH in 6.5x284 and it worked out great.

Can you post any pics of the setup?

[Angus]

Well, my heart is back where it is supposed to be. I don't know exactly what was wrong, but I took the bases and rings off and messed with everything. I put it back together myself and it seems to look fine on the bore sighter now. Like an above poster said I shouldn't trust somebody at a store to do it. That is the hard part. If I don't consider myself an expert I tend to put my trust in somebody else and it is surprising how many times it doesn't work out. I guess like my old boss said, "You just have to give it hell and see what happens."