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<blockquote data-quote="dmgreene" data-source="post: 255238" data-attributes="member: 8491"><p>Broz the farthest place I have to shoot right now 860 yards and I have never had to readjust a scope for vertical tracking using this method out to this distance. If you are missing left or right then I would be looking for some unnoticed wind currents or some kind of bad shooting habit (maybe even the mysterious spin drift).</p><p></p><p>Broz you are right about marking the scope, I forgot to mention that. I cut two pieces of electrical tape to a sharp point to create a couple of pointers and I stick one on the scope ring and one the scope tube. I guess a pencil mark would have been a lot easier but then again I am always trying to over complicate things. </p><p> </p><p>MontanaRifleman I agree that the method that you described is a good way line everything up if the levels are accurate and nothing gets bumped, but the method that I described will prove that the scopes vertical travel is correct without a doubt. I also like to shoot a group around 7 moa and one around 15 moa to make sure everything tracking correctly. Like I mentioned before I can only shoot out to 860 yards right now and 20 moa will get me there, that's the reason I use 20 moa when checking my scopes. If you would like go to the limit of your scope's elevation you can see what effect it has on your tracking. Some scopes will do some crazy things once they get near the end of their travel.</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dmgreene, post: 255238, member: 8491"] Broz the farthest place I have to shoot right now 860 yards and I have never had to readjust a scope for vertical tracking using this method out to this distance. If you are missing left or right then I would be looking for some unnoticed wind currents or some kind of bad shooting habit (maybe even the mysterious spin drift). Broz you are right about marking the scope, I forgot to mention that. I cut two pieces of electrical tape to a sharp point to create a couple of pointers and I stick one on the scope ring and one the scope tube. I guess a pencil mark would have been a lot easier but then again I am always trying to over complicate things. MontanaRifleman I agree that the method that you described is a good way line everything up if the levels are accurate and nothing gets bumped, but the method that I described will prove that the scopes vertical travel is correct without a doubt. I also like to shoot a group around 7 moa and one around 15 moa to make sure everything tracking correctly. Like I mentioned before I can only shoot out to 860 yards right now and 20 moa will get me there, that's the reason I use 20 moa when checking my scopes. If you would like go to the limit of your scope's elevation you can see what effect it has on your tracking. Some scopes will do some crazy things once they get near the end of their travel. David [/QUOTE]
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