At last check I'm pretty sure scope manufactures check for tracking before shipping!?!
So all scopes that leave all factories track 100% along their axis and with correct linear displacement? What about those 1/10th MOA scopes you mentioned?
There are also quite a few good articles and threads on this website about how well (or not) various scopes have performed in tracking and displacement verification tests after shipping from the manufacturer....
So I'll say it again, what do people do without the fancy scope tracking fixture?
See my previous post for how those without a "fancy scope tracking fixture" CAN validate correct scope tracking (or lack thereof).
They could also not be verifying and just go out there and shoot. Because remember, "I'm pretty sure scope manufacturers check for tracking before shipping!?!"....
you seem to think every guy that wants to go shoot long distances accurately needs his own a scope testing fixture!
Yes, those who want to shoot long distances ACCURATELY, or those who want to verify/map their scope tracking need their own testing fixture. See my previous post for how this can be achieved on ANYONES budget.
I believe one of the very first things done in Frank's classes is to remove the students scope and do a quick tracking verification, but yeah, you're totally right. Scope tracking doesn't matter....
In place of cardboard, a Sharpie and a 4' level! So now levels aren't level to draw a plum line! Good God Man, I use a STABILA.... They're known Worldwide for a reason, but I know you'll already disagree!
It's clear as day to visually see that you're holding the rifle's reticle directly over the plum line drawn, so no, you can't fuck it up!
Well you manage to, REPEATEDLY! You even admitted this yourself.
"bullets going left to right or right to left diagonally as you dial up at a stationary target".
"can't even see the fraction of degrees it's rotated within the rings"
"I've been doing that way for at least 25 years now"
BTW, do you even know who that guy is in that YouTube video? I'd bet the Farm you couldn't hold a candle to how smart that guy is! You should probably Google it!
Who, Brian Litz?
Brian Litz from Berger, the same Berger that got caught inflating BC numbers on their projectiles?
Brian Litz from Applied Ballistics, the same Applied Ballistics that thought he had been chosen by god himself as the sole source of Doppler radar verification, the Brian Litz that had a meltdown when Hornady released their own FREE CFD based ballistic calculator?
Brian Litz, that guy?
So how big is your farm and what do you grow there?
Disclaimer: I have nothing for/against Brian Litz, he is a very clever guy. His "Marketing hype in Ballistics- Hornday 4dof" article, not so much. His subsequent brain aneurysm on the forums was entertaining though.
So shooting a tall target is a total waste you say!!!
Yes. It proves nothing, introduces variables to the scope validation process and burns up cash. For the cost of shooting your "tall target test" (not to mention materials cost for the tall target itself) you could have purchased the timber, screws, pic rail and sandbag needed for a home brew scope fixture and verified as many scopes as you like! Hell, you could even charge your pals $5 a scope and THEY would still be saving money too!
You'll down play that too I'm sure.....
Correct.
"You Don't need to fire a round to test for your tracking to calculate where your bullets are going"....
Now we're making progress!
I know more than a few people that compete on a National level that would look at me like I was trying to sell them something if I asked them if they use a scope tracking device vs shooting.
I am attempting to enlighten yourself and any other new shooters towards a more efficient process.
Again. The earth was flat, heavier than air flight was impossible and the moon was made out of cheese....
Old dog, new tricks....
Lead a horse to water....
Etc....
Backtracking, No, anybody can do that tall target test and see if they've mounted their scope level,
and where their bullets are going. Concentrate... back to KISS.
What the actual fuck man, how are you STILL not grasping this concept?
If your scope tracks true and the reticle is aligned correctly within the tube, holding the crosshairs level WILL RESULT in a vertical string of shots on a stationary target with either a hold over/under OR dialling +- elevation.
It's too bad we don't have credentials vs the thread count, that would help immensely.
It is and it would, but it would depend entirely on who is handing out the credentials and the verification process involved with obtaining them....
That said it's clearly evident that you're the only expert in the room, and for that reason I'm done explaining there's more ways to skin a Cat!
I believe there are, or at least were, a few in this room.
If you want to skin that cat, why not do it in the most efficient way possible, preserve the pelt and get back to shooting long range sooner?
If you would rather shoot than skin cats then you would be wise to heed what has been said prior.