Rifle Scopes confused about right and up on turret.

[Long Range]

On my scope it has an arrow pointing up and that is counter clockwise for the elevation adjustment.

for the windage there is an arrow that is pointing and says right.

What I am confused is when I turn the turret in that direction it goes opposite where I expect it will. I figure if I turn the turret to the marked up arrow, the scope should look up but it looks down.

If I turn the turret to the marked right arrow, the scope looks over to the left.

Why is this?

 

[Graham]

confused about right and up on turret.

The scope doesn't look anywhere.

The point of impact moves in the direction of the arrow.

So, the internal adjustment moves opposite to the point of impact.

 

[glock24]

The scope turrets change bullet impact, not the scope direction.

Consider this example . . . you are aiming at the bulls-eye through your scope, yet the bullet strikes low. As you've stated, when you adjust the scope "UP", the scope points "down". Is that correct?

Of course it is . . . with the scope now pointing farther "down" what must the shooter do to place the scope back on the bulls-eye? What? He/she must raise the rifle barrel? . . . and what happens to the bullet impact when the rifle barrel is raised?

 

[Warpspeed]

In other words, if you hold the cross hairs on the center of the target and the bullet hits to the left, turning the turret in the R direction moves the impact right in the direction of the center of the target.

If the bullet impact is low, turning the elevation turret in the UP direction should move the impact up.

 

[Long Range]

Interesting and thanks for the replies.

I wonder whoever decided or invented this way of thinking. To me it just made more sense to think of the scope turning, and not the point of impact.

 

[Darkside-Six]

Interesting and thanks for the replies.

I wonder whoever decided or invented this way of thinking. To me it just made more sense to think of the scope turning, and not the point of impact.

Because it's a whole lot simpler to look at your miss, know that you need to make the bullet (POI) go right....adjust right.


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[Jeepcreep]

You are moving the reticle so that when you put the cross hairs on the target, the muzzle is pointing as necessary to put the bullet on the same spot. The farther left you adjust your reticle, the farther right it will shoot.

Iron Sights are opposite because there are two and they act like a lever.