"centering" Scope reticle

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Hey folks, I apologize if this has been asked before.


I just bought my first scope.

I was just fiddling around with it, and mindlessly turning the nobs and pulling up on the knobs. How can I get the scope back to true zero if you may? Factory specs I guess?


Thanks in advance...

Scope is a nikon prostaff
 
Count the total amount of turns, then go back half. Life's too short to count all the clicks and the clicks match the markings anyway. Except for mounting a scope in windage adjustable mounts too much is made of centering a scope in its adjustments. Its not like its going to stay there after you sight in.
 
chadeech said:
get a bore laser sight tool , everyone has one eventually anyways
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They suck, atleast the ncstar one I bought stops working when you tighten the end all the way. Biggest waste of 20 ever.

Also op I've been there done that, but it was just a crappy reflex sight.
 
Are you mounting it?
Are you trying to "factory zero" because you think that will make sighting in easier?

If so, then I would just mount the scope and quickly boresight it, then take it to the range and sight it in and zero to the rifle.

"Zero" doesn't mean anything if your bullet doesn't hit what you want it to.
 
dero338 said:
I would like to understand why waist time with that.
I just dial it where the rifle shoot.
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YES THIS ... eventually you are going to do this anyway!! Just start at 25 yds though in case you idly dialed the scope to the end of its threads .. a quick boresight at 15m in your basement will get you very close!
 
Or, cut 2 V notches in the sides of a shoebox. Sit the scope in the notches and spin it. Adjust the knobs until the centre of the cross hairs stays pointed at the same spot as the tube is turned. (Apparently) This was the test taught to British Army armourers working on No.4T sniper rifles.
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
Or, cut 2 V notches in the sides of a shoebox. Sit the scope in the notches and spin it. Adjust the knobs until the centre of the cross hairs stays pointed at the same spot as the tube is turned. (Apparently) This was the test taught to British Army armourers working on No.4T sniper rifles.
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must be the usual cross eyed Brit armourers ... never seen a issue scope for a No. 4 T that had a "centered reticle" ... any body with average eye sight could easily centre the reticle just by looking through the tube. Of course given the usually poor British engineering - very likely once centred there would be more threads available to the left than right .. or vice versa
 
I wouldn't even worry about center of a scope anyways unless you are putting on fancy mounts that are elevation and/r windage changing.

Bore sight and shoot, correct... then shoot and shoot and shoot and shoot and shoot and shoot and shoot... you get the idea.:sniper:
 
true cheap bore sight tools are a waste but spend once is the rule get a good one it can come in handy
at an average of a buck a round fewer rounds to zero will pay for the tool quick
not to mention the frustration
 
Start with half way to see how much adj is required to get POI to center. If it is a lot your scope may not be mounted correctly, for sure you'll lose justifiability esp. in elevation.
 
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