I have been involved with guns and shooting for a very long time and you'd think that I would have picked up the problem quickly.
Well, I only spotted the problem after about 25 shots and after tons of frustration.
What happened was this: I wanted to have the accuracy of my trusty old .308 restored and took it in to a gunsmith. They performed some work on it and amongst other things, they sent my Leopold scope in (I do not know to whom) for a service.
I got the rifle back last week and yesterday I took it to the range to see if I could improve on the previous grouping. After the first shot at 25 meters, I realized that the rifle is shooting too high and I turn the set-screw in the “D” direction. However, the gun kept shooting high regardless of how much I turned the set-screw in the “D” direction. In frustration, I turned the screw all the way in and then all the way out again. In the process I was all over the target and often off the target, but always high.
I was convinced that the gunsmith totally messed up and put the rifle away and started shooting another rifle that performed way more predictable. Before packing up, I decided to try one more time. Same thing happened – and then it struck me!
Whoever serviced the scope, swopped the up/down indicator plate with the right/left indicator plate so that instead of moving the reticle up and down, I was moving it right and left!
I know there are a lot of very clever members who would have spotted the problem immediately, but it certainly had me baffled for quite a while!
Well, I only spotted the problem after about 25 shots and after tons of frustration.
What happened was this: I wanted to have the accuracy of my trusty old .308 restored and took it in to a gunsmith. They performed some work on it and amongst other things, they sent my Leopold scope in (I do not know to whom) for a service.
I got the rifle back last week and yesterday I took it to the range to see if I could improve on the previous grouping. After the first shot at 25 meters, I realized that the rifle is shooting too high and I turn the set-screw in the “D” direction. However, the gun kept shooting high regardless of how much I turned the set-screw in the “D” direction. In frustration, I turned the screw all the way in and then all the way out again. In the process I was all over the target and often off the target, but always high.
I was convinced that the gunsmith totally messed up and put the rifle away and started shooting another rifle that performed way more predictable. Before packing up, I decided to try one more time. Same thing happened – and then it struck me!
Whoever serviced the scope, swopped the up/down indicator plate with the right/left indicator plate so that instead of moving the reticle up and down, I was moving it right and left!
I know there are a lot of very clever members who would have spotted the problem immediately, but it certainly had me baffled for quite a while!
