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The Basics, Starting Out
Great tip for new guys (focus your scope!)
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<blockquote data-quote="cdmorten" data-source="post: 55287" data-attributes="member: 1674"><p>Do you ever have days when you shoot well and others when you're not shooting well?</p><p></p><p>I recently sighted in my 300 WM Sendero w/Leupold M1 4.5 x 14 and I could not get it to group very well at 100 yards. I was pretty distraught. </p><p></p><p>I did some research on parallax and found that it's critical to have your scope focused PERFECTLY or your reticle will move in relation to the target as your head moves.</p><p></p><p>I went out yesterday and put the rifle on sandbags and focused the scope. Even though it looked focused, I moved my head around and found that the reticle moved on the target, so I adjusted my focus knob until the reticle was locked on the target when my head was moving. </p><p></p><p>Consequently, I shot my best group yet (5 shots @ .70 inches). I did the same thing with my .308 and shot about the same group which is my best yet. </p><p></p><p>I found a cool little white paint pen at a hobby shop and made a dot on the focus knob that shows when I'm perfectly focused at 100 yards. </p><p></p><p>Hope that saves someone some unneccessary frustration.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cdmorten, post: 55287, member: 1674"] Do you ever have days when you shoot well and others when you're not shooting well? I recently sighted in my 300 WM Sendero w/Leupold M1 4.5 x 14 and I could not get it to group very well at 100 yards. I was pretty distraught. I did some research on parallax and found that it's critical to have your scope focused PERFECTLY or your reticle will move in relation to the target as your head moves. I went out yesterday and put the rifle on sandbags and focused the scope. Even though it looked focused, I moved my head around and found that the reticle moved on the target, so I adjusted my focus knob until the reticle was locked on the target when my head was moving. Consequently, I shot my best group yet (5 shots @ .70 inches). I did the same thing with my .308 and shot about the same group which is my best yet. I found a cool little white paint pen at a hobby shop and made a dot on the focus knob that shows when I'm perfectly focused at 100 yards. Hope that saves someone some unneccessary frustration. [/QUOTE]
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