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Why are my shots going to the right?
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 693584" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>From the targets you are showing, it would appear that your scope is mounted with a cant to the left because your group appears to be moving proportionally further right and higher at as you increase your distance. While its only two targets, your statement that you see this regularly could help confirm this. I think if it was caused by canting the rifle only, inpact points would be more random since it is just as possible to cant left as it is to cant right. The other possible reason for groups to drift in a consistent direction as range increases is an improper rifle hold/cheek weld causing the rifle to angle upon firing. For right handed shooters, this tends to produce hits to the right. I would still recommend a scope level to insure the rifle is not canted, particularly on the uneven ground encountered while hunting, and shooting at longer rangers. It's cheap insurance, and easy to do when you set the plumb on your scope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 693584, member: 10291"] From the targets you are showing, it would appear that your scope is mounted with a cant to the left because your group appears to be moving proportionally further right and higher at as you increase your distance. While its only two targets, your statement that you see this regularly could help confirm this. I think if it was caused by canting the rifle only, inpact points would be more random since it is just as possible to cant left as it is to cant right. The other possible reason for groups to drift in a consistent direction as range increases is an improper rifle hold/cheek weld causing the rifle to angle upon firing. For right handed shooters, this tends to produce hits to the right. I would still recommend a scope level to insure the rifle is not canted, particularly on the uneven ground encountered while hunting, and shooting at longer rangers. It's cheap insurance, and easy to do when you set the plumb on your scope. [/QUOTE]
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