Beginner Scope Mounting Question

CTomz

CTomz

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Hey everyone,

So I got my scope mounted on my rifle at a reputable LGS, and I have a question about if there may be an issue. When I went to zero the scope, I had to dial up roughly 14 MOA to zero it for 100 yards. Does that seem right? It might be normal- I’m not super experienced so I’m just curious. It’s a Vortex Diamondback Tactical 6-24 mounted on a Win 70 .308, so that uses up roughly 1/5 of my maximum elevation adjustment.

Thanks I’m advance for any help or insight you can provide.

Edit: Do you need to re-mount/boresite a scope if you reset the optical/factory zero? I think it was off before so I reset it to be sure.
 
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It is not a big deal and may not have been centered to start... just zero it and forget about it.
 
The only way to mount a scope to keep your adjustments near the middle of its adjustment range is a painstaking process but it can be done.

Tony Boyer, if you do not know,(Hall of Famer in the BR world) has bedded shim stock into the bottom of the rings. That would be centering the range of the cross hairs, adding shim stock to get the rifle as close as possible to a 100 yard zero and bedding it into the rings.

Issue, that scope combination stays put on that rifle till it dies. You want to change scopes, new rings or mess with trying to remove the bedding and shims.
 
CTomz said:
Ah okay cool thank you for the info and for putting my mind to ease!
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Well that's more dialing than I would expect. But it's probably fine, as long as you are sure you won't need the additional elevation at some point.

Everybody makes mistakes, and your reputable LGS is no exception - Personally, I'd check that they used the right bases and rings. It's possible one could be mismatched, and this would be bad for your scope even if you are not worried about the elevation adjustment available.
 
hoytcanon said:
... may not have been centered to start.......
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But this could remove all doubt - Not sure if you understood this, OP. I didn't catch it until a second reading.

The scope adjustment range might not have been at "zero" when you started dialing - Someone might have played with the dial at the shop, or maybe they did it intentionally when boresighting.

The only way to be sure is to find the actual mid point in the adjustment range, and re-zero. Or keep track of your current zero while checking the range.
 
alpining said:
But this could remove all doubt - Not sure if you understood this, OP. I didn't catch it until a second reading.

The scope adjustment range might not have been at "zero" when you started dialing - Someone might have played with the dial at the shop, or maybe they did it intentionally when boresighting.

The only way to be sure is to find the actual mid point in the adjustment range, and re-zero. Or keep track of your current zero while checking the range.
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Do you need to re-mount/boresite a scope if you reset the optical/factory zero? I think it was off before so I reset it to be sure.
 
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