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Scope failed tall target test....🤬
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<blockquote data-quote="DocGlenn" data-source="post: 1927421" data-attributes="member: 5122"><p>[ATTACH=full]199779[/ATTACH]</p><p>So this is what I did. Put up a new target using a plumb line. The target is straight. Put the Leupold on a RPR, put a NF on the CA PRC. Zeroed and shot the test. Got very similar results. The Leupold that was the issue is on the left. The NF on the right. My grouping isn't great, but I got almost identical results from both scopes. Both showed a 5/8" deviation to the right with 30 MOA dial up. Both showed 1/4 deviation to the right at 20 MOA dial up. I wish I would have shot 10 MOA, but didn't think to do that. This is less than I had yesterday and I'm thinking I can rotate the scope to correct this smaller amount of error. So I go back home, Swap the scopes back, and re-zero. This is what I got. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]199784[/ATTACH]My first shot was right on the line. I'm smiling. The second two are to the right again, no more smiling. If I measured correctly, I'm 1 3/8" to the right. I should have shot 20 MOA, but I decided to try rotating the scope clockwise (from the buttstock POV) to try and fix it. I had just gotten re-zeroed when storm came in, so I don't know if rotating the scope helped or not. I'm less inclined to think it is the scope now since the NF shot almost exactly the same. I'm going to lap the rings, remount, re-zero, and retest ASAP. The error seemed more progressive today, so I'm hoping a simple rotation will solve the problem. At this point, who knows?? Thanks for all the suggestions and help. I'm trying to take it all in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DocGlenn, post: 1927421, member: 5122"] [ATTACH type="full"]199779[/ATTACH] So this is what I did. Put up a new target using a plumb line. The target is straight. Put the Leupold on a RPR, put a NF on the CA PRC. Zeroed and shot the test. Got very similar results. The Leupold that was the issue is on the left. The NF on the right. My grouping isn’t great, but I got almost identical results from both scopes. Both showed a 5/8” deviation to the right with 30 MOA dial up. Both showed 1/4 deviation to the right at 20 MOA dial up. I wish I would have shot 10 MOA, but didn’t think to do that. This is less than I had yesterday and I’m thinking I can rotate the scope to correct this smaller amount of error. So I go back home, Swap the scopes back, and re-zero. This is what I got. [ATTACH type="full"]199784[/ATTACH]My first shot was right on the line. I’m smiling. The second two are to the right again, no more smiling. If I measured correctly, I’m 1 3/8” to the right. I should have shot 20 MOA, but I decided to try rotating the scope clockwise (from the buttstock POV) to try and fix it. I had just gotten re-zeroed when storm came in, so I don’t know if rotating the scope helped or not. I’m less inclined to think it is the scope now since the NF shot almost exactly the same. I’m going to lap the rings, remount, re-zero, and retest ASAP. The error seemed more progressive today, so I’m hoping a simple rotation will solve the problem. At this point, who knows?? Thanks for all the suggestions and help. I’m trying to take it all in. [/QUOTE]
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