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Gunsmithing
Can’t get scope boresighted.
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 1569702" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>Something in this conversation is totally wrong. If you have a flat rail, the most you should need to adjust for zero is a couple MOA in either direction. And that is starting with the scope in the center of its motion as shipped from the factory.</p><p></p><p>Not being able to zero suggests that something is off by more than 20 MOA or half the scope movement. If you put a 20MOA rail on a rifle, the scope is pointing down, not up. Shooting further requires the barrel being raised , while the scope axis is inclined downward so you can still see the target with the barrel elevated. Think about raising the rear sight on a surplus rifle for long distances. This is the same thing. So looking through the scope after first putting it on the base, the crosshairs should be below the point that the barrel is pointing at. If the crosshairs are above the barrel aim point, the rail is on back to front. You willl find that to raise the aim point you will have to rotate the turret in the "down" direction.</p><p></p><p>You need to check out a few of these concepts and report back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 1569702, member: 35183"] Something in this conversation is totally wrong. If you have a flat rail, the most you should need to adjust for zero is a couple MOA in either direction. And that is starting with the scope in the center of its motion as shipped from the factory. Not being able to zero suggests that something is off by more than 20 MOA or half the scope movement. If you put a 20MOA rail on a rifle, the scope is pointing down, not up. Shooting further requires the barrel being raised , while the scope axis is inclined downward so you can still see the target with the barrel elevated. Think about raising the rear sight on a surplus rifle for long distances. This is the same thing. So looking through the scope after first putting it on the base, the crosshairs should be below the point that the barrel is pointing at. If the crosshairs are above the barrel aim point, the rail is on back to front. You willl find that to raise the aim point you will have to rotate the turret in the "down" direction. You need to check out a few of these concepts and report back. [/QUOTE]
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