Leupold Mark AR 3x9x40 gone squirrely?

[patriot87]

Took my XCR (.223) out to the range today. It is outfitted with the above mentioned sight. Usually I can do better than 3 inch grouping at 100yards with any 55gr bulk ammo. Usually my XCR fires like a dream. Today I wasn't even on paper! I was checking my splash and was about 2 feet low. After 30 rounds, some sight adjustments and a lot of swearing I still got nowhere. It seems I was all over the map. i also noticed was seemed to be a wavy type view at the target. It was almost like what you see on a hot summers day when heat is distorting the image off in the distance. My experience with sights are pretty limited. Anyone have any advice? Also worth mentioning is I was at about a 6 inch grouping at 25 yards with a bipod.

And for you XCR haters it wasn't the XCR, everything was nice and tight.

Thanks!

 

[Colt .45]

Not that I'm an XCR Hater, but did you try popping the scope off and using the iron sights to shoot a bit to eliminate the gun / ammo as a possibility?

 

[Hoss83]

I have the same scope... Seems fine to me

 

[Sask_Hunter]

Send it in to korth if some thing is wrong they will fix it and send it back. Check and make sure your rings and bases are still tight. A loose screw or two can cause headaches.

Snow and warm sunny days cause a lot of mirage this time of year as well.