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Travis
Was at the range today, as in rifle range and with my 5-20 monarch when I adjusted the turret down it would take 2 shots to move the appropriate distance. When I moved it back up to my original setting it was bang on. I do realize that it is a 1/8th click scope so I have to move it 8 clicks to move an inch at 100 yards. I am zero'd for 300 yards but if my cow elk is standing broad side at 150 or a 100 I don't want to be doing math. FS
 
Start with a closer zero and go UP.

Unfortunately, what you are experiencing is very common amongst consumer grade scopes. They are designed to hold their setting, not always track as the knobs are turned. Maybe you have sticky scope. maybe it is a construction flaw.

If you want a scope that tracks as you turn the dials, you will need to look at other brands. Not more expensive but better.

Jerry
 
Why not check your elevation at a range with targets set up at the 100, 150 and so ranges?
The last thing I'd mess with is my scope while zeroing on fur.
Must be the Fuddnyness of me?

Fassteel said:
Being a slow moving older gentleman, please explain the optimstic side to me? FS
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Fassteel said:
Jerry

I wouldn't have thought that a Nikon Monarch wouldn't track as advertised. FS
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Unfortunately, there are a whole lot of scopes that don't track well.

the only way to know is to test the scope you have. And good thing you did cause you now know you have an issue.

Big box purchasing is driving manf to "features" instead of content. Some of the fanciest scopes ever produced now sit on the shelves but at the currect price points, some things have been cut. optics, tracking and reliability are unfortunate casualties of the race to the bottom.

Some brands push their warranty support but really the product has an extended coverage priced in already.

I have been a huge fan of old Bausch and Lomb Elites and Nikon Monarchs. Used a number for years but tech has moved on and unfortunately, the big box mentality has hit the product planners. Now it is all about the bling and TV shows with far less effort put on actually improving what you buy.

all the fancy on the outside mean little to me if the inside is lacking. A scope is still only an optical viewing device and if it fails to meet that one role, the rest is wasteful packaging.

I have stopped offering many of these products now cause if I will not use it, I certainly wouldn't sell it.

YMMV
Jerry
 
kamlooky said:
Why not check your elevation at a range with targets set up at the 100, 150 and so ranges?
The last thing I'd mess with is my scope while zeroing on fur.
Must be the Fuddnyness of me?
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Well I was at the range shooting yesterday and doing what the scope is supposed to do. I am zero'd at 300 yards but where am I hold when mrs elk shows up at 125 yards, that what I was working on. I guess i better go and get zero'd at 200 as moving up with this scope works well, I'm fuddy right along with you... FS
 
Likely a spring issue...some spring types were never really designed for continual rezeroing but manufacturers continue to use them. You can typically get away with an inexpensive scope with a ballistic reticle.....not so much with turret scopes. Putting an externally adjustable turret on a scope doesn't necessarily make it a reliable externally adjustable scope. Ballistic reticles are a far better option when budget is a concern. You could try replacing the spring...it may help.
 
Fassteel said:
Travis
Was at the range today, as in rifle range and with my 5-20 monarch when I adjusted the turret down it would take 2 shots to move the appropriate distance. When I moved it back up to my original setting it was bang on. I do realize that it is a 1/8th click scope so I have to move it 8 clicks to move an inch at 100 yards. I am zero'd for 300 yards but if my cow elk is standing broad side at 150 or a 100 I don't want to be doing math. FS
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Elk have large vitals. Zero at the MPBR for your round. Take dead aim at her arm pit, squeeze gently, and sharpen your knife.
 
blargon said:
Provided your load lines with the reticle at given distances, and magnification. Can't see how a reticle can be a one-size-fits all for any load and bullet weight.
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Most reticles don't have given distances....you need to memorize what distances they represent. There is one that may be tuned to individual loads by adjusting the magnification. Either way, it is much more reliable in lower end scopes than turrets that don't track reliably.
 
If you are saying that the reticle wasnt tracking immediately when the elevation turret was adjusted but took several shots to settle in its new position .. then this is not uncommon ... I make a habit of tapping my turrets with a spent casing a few times after any adjustment to "help it on its way" ... at a range.

I would never adjust a reticule in the field when hunting as the potential for a botched shot is high. I would follow Labrador 76's advice.

F class guys (and gals) who have confidence in their specific scope will (normally) adjust their scope for different ranges ... but they get sighters.
 
AP said:
I would never adjust a reticule in the field when hunting as the potential for a botched shot is high. I would follow Labrador 76's advice.
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Lots of scopes out there with external turrets designed to be constantly adjusted.
 
skhunter said:
What caliber and bullet weight are you shooting.
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I am shooting a 25-06 with a 120gr Hornady HP bullet with 46gr of IMR 4350 travellling around 2800 fps. I know for sure when I'm an inch high at 100 I am 5 inches low at 300, so I will go back and zero at 200, currently zero'd at 300. FS
 
Might be worth calculating your point blank range and sighting in to that. h ttp://www.shooterscalculator.com/point-blank-range.php
 
Lots of scopes out there with external turrets designed to be constantly adjusted.
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Yes .... they are "designed" to be adjusted... but few of them are consistent under all conditions - ask the benchrest shooters about experiences with the "holy grail" of scopes - Leupold.
 
AP said:
Yes .... they are "designed" to be adjusted... but few of them are consistent under all conditions - ask the benchrest shooters about experiences with the "holy grail" of scopes - Leupold.
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Actually a lot of them are regular old scopes that manufacturers decided to put externally adjustable turrets on. They are actually quite common.
 
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