Recent content by Savagehunter500

As I said in a previous post, I had looked through the scope while turning the turret and thought it was moving the opposite direction, up not down. You would think this was my first rifle but honestly, I have a gun safe full of them. I suppose I got in too big of a hurry at the range and...

Well returned home from work, caught a break in the snow and wind and took the rifle to the range. It was operator error, not the equipment. Started the barrel break-in and got it sited at 100 yards roughly. Thanks for all the help.:)

Ok well i am out of town for work so i can't verify some of the questions/ things asked but i will feel pretty stupid if that is the case. Nice and easy if it is but i can honestly say that although i did look through the scope while turning the elevation turret more than a couple of rotations...

Thanks Jim. I am pretty close to just taking it to a guy i know who is a good gunsmith. Thought i could get this done myself but starting to wonder. I will try adjusting a few of the things and see if i can find another different set of rings (the ones I have are Vortex but made by Warne)...

OK, one more thing. I do know that the EGW rail is correct and is concave. That issue came up when i ordered the two piece Weavers from Midway. I ordered one correctly (concave bottom) and the other was flat (my screwup but their chart is confusing as hell). Anyways, to get a different steel...

Oh, and i did follow Vortex specs for the screws on the rings. Unless my Wheeler fat wrench is not correct, they are tightened to about 12-15 lbs, which is what it calls for but i won't tighten them as much either. I also did not check to see if the crosshairs were tracking up when i turned it...

Thanks to everyone who has posted. I have no problem investing in a better rail, hell, i thought the EGW was a decent one? I originally started with a two piece Weaver rail but it seemed to give very little distance in order to adjust the eye relief, plus i intially ordered some Vortex...

I have a new Savage 111LRH in 300 Win mag. I have a EGW one piece picatinny rail and a new vortex HS LR 4-16x50 FFP scope. I mounted it properly, lapped the rings (vortex HS quick release rings) and torqued it all. Took it to the range and looked down the bore at 100 yards, then tried to get...