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Lightweight scope that dials with zero stop, does it exist?
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<blockquote data-quote="LDHunter" data-source="post: 1774283" data-attributes="member: 105"><p>This is the first I've ever heard of any scope manufacturer recommending this. Has anyone actually confirmed this with Leupold? I'm not doubting you but it invites troubles with people overrunning the maximum limits of adjustments which will cause all sorts of problems including damage to the erector system.</p><p></p><p>I used to mechanically center my scopes by going to the limits of the adjustment range each way while counting the clicks wall to wall and then moving the adjustment half way in between by dividing the number of clicks by 2. I did this with vertical and horizontal adjustments. The problem with this is many scopes, including Leupolds, get "mushy" at the limits of their adjustment range and it's hard know when you're actually at the limit of adjustment and I had to send a couple of scopes back after I did this.</p><p></p><p>Then I learned how to optically center a scope and not only is it much safer but it only takes a minute or so. You just turn the scope to it's lowest magnification range and set the parallax adjustment to the shortest distance first. Then you hold the objective bell against a good mirror (I use my wall mounted bathroom mirror) and look through the eyepiece and you'll see two vertical and two horizontal crosshair lines. Just move your adjustment knobs until you only see one of each and you're optically centered which should be very close to mechanical center.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LDHunter, post: 1774283, member: 105"] This is the first I've ever heard of any scope manufacturer recommending this. Has anyone actually confirmed this with Leupold? I'm not doubting you but it invites troubles with people overrunning the maximum limits of adjustments which will cause all sorts of problems including damage to the erector system. I used to mechanically center my scopes by going to the limits of the adjustment range each way while counting the clicks wall to wall and then moving the adjustment half way in between by dividing the number of clicks by 2. I did this with vertical and horizontal adjustments. The problem with this is many scopes, including Leupolds, get "mushy" at the limits of their adjustment range and it's hard know when you're actually at the limit of adjustment and I had to send a couple of scopes back after I did this. Then I learned how to optically center a scope and not only is it much safer but it only takes a minute or so. You just turn the scope to it's lowest magnification range and set the parallax adjustment to the shortest distance first. Then you hold the objective bell against a good mirror (I use my wall mounted bathroom mirror) and look through the eyepiece and you'll see two vertical and two horizontal crosshair lines. Just move your adjustment knobs until you only see one of each and you're optically centered which should be very close to mechanical center. [/QUOTE]
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