messed up crosshairs

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Hey folks. My first post, i'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction
My Father bought a new rifle, it came with a Weaver Kaspa scope, and was bore sighted (so we were told)
Anyways, we went out today to zero it in, and from 50 yards, it was 5" to the right, and about the same low. Two of us shot to eliminate user error, same results.

So, we adjusted it up, got it pretty close, then after the last adjustment, I went to shoot one more time, and the vertical cross hair was slanted to the left, and the horizontal looked almost bent.

Did we over adjust and break something? If so, how else would a person make up that much adjustment?

Any help would be appreciated.
 
Were you drinking?
Seriously though, maybe the scope isn't tight in the rings and it twisted. The crosshairs shouldn't appear bent under any circumstances unless a lens has come loose. I don't know if 5" at 50 yards is near the limit of adjustment for your scope but I wouldn't have thought so. If it is, then you need to do something about adjusting your mount rail (assuming the rings are accurate quality items. If they are Chinese manufactured then it's a bit of a crap shoot). Not the easiest task to undertake successfully.
 
I let cabelas mount and bore sight a scope on my first rifle. It was out 6" to the right at 25 yards and after a couple months I noticed the scope was moving cause the rings weren't tightened properly. Needless to say I've mounted them all myself now
 
Check that everything is snug, look for rubbing marks near the rings to possibly indicate if the tube is sliding around. It is also certainly possible that the lens itself is damaged or loose.

On some models of scopes, clamping the rings over certain areas can possibly bind/damage internal components.
 
Sounds about right Canadian-Zuk. This is probably a loaded question, but what would everyone consider a decent optic?
 
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