The scope is a VX-R 3-9x40. The capped elevation turret was replaced by Leopold screw on dial. I've decided to stretch it's legs, so I put it on my 223 Rem, and took it out to 550 yards. The rifle could not hit the 12" steel gong. the rifle shoots 0.5 moa, and there was no cross wind. so the problem must be the scope or the ballistic data.
I preformed a vertical tracking test on the scope, the target was leveled with a drop weight and set at 50 yards. With 12 moa dialed, the scope was shooting 6" higher and 1" right. I leveled the gun by aligning the reticle with the target. To confirm the result, I dialed 1moa increment at a time, all the way up to 12moa, and there is a clear pattern the scope drifts more to the right with more elevation dialed. Does this mean, the scope doesn't track, or was it human error???
I preformed a vertical tracking test on the scope, the target was leveled with a drop weight and set at 50 yards. With 12 moa dialed, the scope was shooting 6" higher and 1" right. I leveled the gun by aligning the reticle with the target. To confirm the result, I dialed 1moa increment at a time, all the way up to 12moa, and there is a clear pattern the scope drifts more to the right with more elevation dialed. Does this mean, the scope doesn't track, or was it human error???
