Rifle Scopes Sightron scope question

[cornhusker]

I have a sightron 36 x mounted on my 223,so recoilis very mild..Anyway it's less than a year old..Is it possible for it to have gone bad
already..When making adjustment it seems to be wild..It has 1/8 adjustments....Had to quit at todays shoot. Bullets flying all over..
And I doubt it was the light wind at 300 yards....Is they qnyway I can check it to see if it is the adjustment or not..Will a bore sighter work
Appreciate any advice on this..

 

[demolitionman]

Yeh run a box test or a tall target test.

 

[flatland1]

Maybe the simplest way to check it is to do a tall target & box test at 100yds. If the erector mechanism has shot craps on you, this would show it quickly.

 

[flatland1]

Hmm - great minds think alike - I was just a minute slower on the draw...lol

 

[cornhusker]

box test ??

 

[SRPowah]

box test ??

Try THIS

 

[cornhusker]

thanks for the info. interestin.will try it

 

[SRPowah]

thanks for the info. interestin.will try it

I am somewhat sorry for being a smart ass, but nice job taking it like a champ. Good luck with the scope, and let us know what you find.

 

[Thumper580]

Is the base or rings loose....

 

[Triple D]

Is the base or rings loose....

That's what I would be looking at if bullets were all over the place. A loose base had me scratching my head at my first PRS match...learned to use loctite after that.

 

[cornhusker]

I hope to be doing a box test today...If I can even get it on target again.I removed the scope and
checked all the screws and they all seemed to be ok...

 

[fdkay]

Sightrons are typically, boringly, reliable.
They do, however, have excellent customer service.
I have one of the 2.5-17.5 S-Tacs and I am nothing but pleased with it.

 

[cornhusker]

Ok here is the results..After getting it back on paper,only took 2 shots to do so..Any way I did the box test there 50 yds
to start with...Approx. 15 inch square..Seems to be adjusting alright..So, moved out to 100..Did another test..16 up and 16 over
32 down 32 left 32 up and 32 back right..Everything looks ok..So now I am thinking the barrel is at faught..Or perhaps
my loads ARE just wrong for the 7 twist....But the honadys,noslers and berger's I have tried all say for 7 twist or 8 or faster.
I know it aint got a long enough chamber probably for someof the bullets to work well..223 Wylde chamber..I never told them to
cut it longer...So,back to the drawing board..