The only reason I would do that would be to count the clicks on the windage and on the elevation, then move the adjustment to half the clicks between the two. This would give you the opportunity to have the reticle adjustment centered. That way when you mount the scope in the rings, you might be able to use any adjustments in the base (if the base has adjustments) to take the major adjustment (movement) you have to make. Then just use the adjustment on the scope to fine tune. I used this method when I used Leupold bases that had the windage adjustment.
