New scope mounted & sitting very high, help zeroing!!!!

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BarryIllman

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So I'm sure you can tell I'm very new to the game and just got my first rifle and scope.... Hoping this is a simple problem the vets can help with! After watching several videos on how to properly mount a scope and using some levels I went to bore sight it and of course its sitting quite high. The laser bore sight is just out of the plain of view at 10 meters. I went to adjust and lower the scope reticle but the doesn't appear to be much adjustment "going down". Its a night force scope, and I wanted some advise before I tried tooling with turrets... thanks in advance!

Barry
 
Barry - if you post a picture it will help. You will get lots of advice I'm sure but, generally, use the lowest height rings you can that still allow for the scope to clear the barrel.
 
Ill work on some pictures tonight, in the mean time... Its a night force with a 56mm objective and the rifle is an AR 10 with full length rail. There is minimal clearance so I have the ring height on point, which is NF extra high... its a .308 rifle... I want a 100 yard zero and then hope to shoot out to 1000.... what do guys who use AR10's for long range do, or the fellas with the codex guns with full length rails....?
 
If it's a zero stop model, you may be running into the ZS and not being able to adjust below that. You'll have to reset the zero stop. Not exactly sure how to do that on NF models but I'm sure the manual that came with your scope will help.
 
You probably don't have a problem.
Disassemble your rifle. Mount the upper in a holder - a cardboard box with a couple of notches will work.
Looking through the barrel, center a small mark in the bore. Adjust the scope until it is on the same mark.
The longer the distance, the better. This will get your rifle approximately zeroed, ready to shoot without expending a lot of ammunition. You might fire your first shots quite close, just to check, and then move back.
This is assuming that bore sighting like this isn't going to attract unwanted attention. Very private where I live.
I suppose there are those who shoot ARs to 1000y.
Once you have zeroed your rifle at 100y, check your ballistic table to see how much elevation you are going to need to get to 1000y. See if your scope has that much adjustment available. If it does, you are good to go. Information from a ballistic table might not be exact, but it will certainly help you get on target.
 
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