Hunting & Fishing ,,so what's 1 full Rev on your scope?...lol

[6.5x61Super]

..okay...I must admit it, after hunting groundhogs for over 35 years, with over 2,000 confirmed kills....I must admit that I screw up once in awhile!!...lol...

...the other evening, I was re-marking my Nightforce scope for the zero settings....did the elevation okay...counted the revs, etc....then I did the windage...no problem...


...the next day, I went hunting....
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.....afterwards, I got the target box out to check my zero...wow 1 full revolution off on my windage turret....


so...this afternoon, I went back out to get some redemption!!
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[my human host]

Re: ,,so what's 1 full Rev on your scope?...lol

Wish I had good chuck hunting in my area. Excellent videos.

 

[reeljob]

Re: ,,so what's 1 full Rev on your scope?...lol

Now I know the reason groundhogs have become extinct!!!

 

[Nortex]

Re: ,,so what's 1 full Rev on your scope?...lol

You dial for windage? Why not hold for windage therefore nixing having to remember two different set of revolutions.

 

[ColoWyo]

Re: ,,so what's 1 full Rev on your scope?...lol

No good can come from touching the knob on the right side of the scope.

That being said. I shot at three targets on a stage before I realized I was a rotation off on my knob. Just a bit high. So I do feel your pain.

 

[6.5x61Super]

Re: ,,so what's 1 full Rev on your scope?...lol

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: nortex</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You dial for windage? Why not hold for windage therefore nixing having to remember two different set of revolutions. </div></div>

...I suppose habit....I quit trying to estimate windage corrections when taking shots beyond 600 yards years ago.

...ever try estimating 5 MOA of wind at 1,000 yards and beyond?......

I rely on my scope at that point.

 

[6.5x61Super]

Re: ,,so what's 1 full Rev on your scope?...lol

,,,this means WAR!!!!.....lol.....

...not AGAIN!!

..okay.....STUPID ME!......after sighting in my 6PDK with the new Vortex PST 2.5-10x44 Scope...I glance down at the target and think....hmmnnn....the group looks to be about 3/4MOA low at 100 yards.....

..so I get home, click in 4 FULL clicks UP.....loosen the (3) allen head screws and move the ZERO line on the elevation turret.....

...so, here was the RESULT....

..btw.......this means WAR.......silly g'hogs....


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[6.5x61Super]

Re: ,,so what's 1 full Rev on your scope?...lol

....okay....I think I figured out just what the heck is the problem...my Eberstock Backpack was causing my windage turret to rotate 1 Full REV whenever I would insert or remove my AR-15....I have since wrapped it with electrical tape [temporary] to prevent this...

...on Vortex PST 2.5-10x44 Scopes..there is 86MOA of adjustment, the horizontal graduations are very fine = especially for these bifocal-corrected eyes!! = very easy to get "lost" by one REV


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[6.5x61Super]

Re: ,,so what's 1 full Rev on your scope?...lol

.....yeah, a zero stop would be nice, however, the electrical tape is a decent stop-gap measure in the interim!

..my other Vortex PST scopes do have zero-stops.....


I took a fine RED Sharpie and colored where the ZERO position should be, as you can see in the pic, the distance between the 0, 2, 4, 6 graduations is very SMALL......in relation to the vertical 0 line...

it is real easy to be off by one REV

 

[jcfd2201]

Re: ,,so what's 1 full Rev on your scope?...lol

6.5 you probably have a way to remove the pen from your turrets already but if not a little brake cleaner on a cue tip works great. I use the fine tip sharpie to mark my turrets on my 260 for the two different loads I commonly shoot. Just use two different colors and remember which is which.