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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 1100754" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>If you are hitting the target high, it means that your point of aim is too low. So you need to adjust the turret in the opposite direction to what you have been doing. The way you currently have the turret configured is with maximum "up" shift since your bullets are going high, not low. The 20MOA base will point the scope down 20MOA, which will result in the barrel pointing HIGH 20MOA right off the bat. The scope has 32.5 MOA of adjustment in both directions so you should have more than enough adjustment to get on center.</p><p></p><p>The easiest way to make sense of what is going on is to ignore the up and down markings on the turrets. Put the rifle on a support/sandbags and pull out the bolt completely so you can look down the bore. Now get the rifle pointed at an aiming point that is small enough that you can center it in the bore at the front and back by simply looking down the bore. Pack the rifle in such a way that it is pointed with the bore centered on the aiming point and stable so it won't move. Then without touching the rifle, look through the scope. </p><p></p><p>Where are the crosshairs relative to the aiming point ? Rotate the elevation knob so the crosshairs move towards the aiming point. Check that the bore stays aligned with the aiming point, then keep moving the crosshair to the aiming point. I have got scopes (bore sighted) out to 160 yards like this, but 50 yards will be easier to get on paper. Once reliably on paper, then the "down" and "up" direction markings will move the point of impact in the indicated direction.</p><p></p><p>If you really can't get the reticle centered with 32.5moa of adjustment then something is way off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 1100754, member: 35183"] If you are hitting the target high, it means that your point of aim is too low. So you need to adjust the turret in the opposite direction to what you have been doing. The way you currently have the turret configured is with maximum "up" shift since your bullets are going high, not low. The 20MOA base will point the scope down 20MOA, which will result in the barrel pointing HIGH 20MOA right off the bat. The scope has 32.5 MOA of adjustment in both directions so you should have more than enough adjustment to get on center. The easiest way to make sense of what is going on is to ignore the up and down markings on the turrets. Put the rifle on a support/sandbags and pull out the bolt completely so you can look down the bore. Now get the rifle pointed at an aiming point that is small enough that you can center it in the bore at the front and back by simply looking down the bore. Pack the rifle in such a way that it is pointed with the bore centered on the aiming point and stable so it won't move. Then without touching the rifle, look through the scope. Where are the crosshairs relative to the aiming point ? Rotate the elevation knob so the crosshairs move towards the aiming point. Check that the bore stays aligned with the aiming point, then keep moving the crosshair to the aiming point. I have got scopes (bore sighted) out to 160 yards like this, but 50 yards will be easier to get on paper. Once reliably on paper, then the "down" and "up" direction markings will move the point of impact in the indicated direction. If you really can't get the reticle centered with 32.5moa of adjustment then something is way off. [/QUOTE]
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