Can't get enough elevation out of my scope....
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see what , ditch the shuttle hardware 
Moose Masher
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I haven't had to do it yet, but I've heard of guys shimming scope bases to get proper alignment.
I had that issue recently using a new Bushnell 3200 7-21X scope on a 6mm-284 bolt action rifle.
I changed both rings and bases without it changing the point of impact, put the scope onto another rifle a 22-250 and it sighted in perfectly.
Ended up putting a 6 thou steel shim under the rear sight base the scope sighted in perfectly after that.
Not the best fix but it worked...
I changed both rings and bases without it changing the point of impact, put the scope onto another rifle a 22-250 and it sighted in perfectly.
Ended up putting a 6 thou steel shim under the rear sight base the scope sighted in perfectly after that.
Not the best fix but it worked...
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Perhaps try swapping front and rear base / rings from front to back and vice versa.
Be sure you're turning the dials the right way (my brother fell for that one for a while).
If you are truely out of elevation, Burris rings with inserts, shims or canted base may all be cheaper than new scope.
Be sure you're turning the dials the right way (my brother fell for that one for a while).
If you are truely out of elevation, Burris rings with inserts, shims or canted base may all be cheaper than new scope.
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- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
Tell him to use the common screw analogy, never mess up again
on a rifle, u move the back sight in the direction u want the bullet to go.
on the front sight, it's u move the front sight towards where the bullet is
hitting. for a scope, same as a front sight. if u are out of elevation,
u would shim up the rear base to point the scope to the POI.
works for me
jb
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if shimming a scope make sure you shoot all the way out to 300 yds or at least 200. reason is if the scope is aligned out to 100 you may have issues at further distances if it is not shimmed at the back as well. you may need to shim both to keep your elevation adjustment correct (MOA). just a thought.
Shim up the rear base, not the front, to raise the point of impact. Its just like the old military rifles with the flip up rear sight. The further you want to shoot, the higher you raised the rear sight. Imagine if the rear of the scope was lifted 3" higher so the scope pointed down at 45 degrees. When you raised the scope to shoot at the horizon, the barrel would be pointed up at the clouds. So yes, you move the rear sight or rear of the scope in the same direction you wish the bullet to move. Up is Up, left is also left.
