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as the title say's the recoil from my rifle ( savage 111 30-06 firing 165gr Remington core lok bullets ) killed the scope that was on it.

The scope that was on it was a lower end Bushnell scope, I purchased the rifle with the scope already mounted as this was a deal through a private seller, He had previously bought the rifle with scope included , one of the savage xp or trophy set ups .

I am going to be sending the scope in to Bushnell under warranty as it was a factory defect.

I know that it was a factory defect from the fact that when I went to adjust the point of aim when bore sighting the rifle, the cross-hairs moved down when I was trying to adjust them up, and they went right when trying to adjust left.

if anyone else has an Idea of why this would happen, please chime in.
 
My thought is that the scope is garbage. If they repair it, great, save it to go on a rimfire. While you're waiting to get the scope back hit the EE and find yourself a Leupold or Burris to put on it. I assume that the rifle has Weaver rings and bases? If so you'll probably be fine with those. If they're something else then I would upgrade to better rings. My Stevens had Talley Lightweights on it and they're excellent...highly recommended.
 
sounds to me like the cross hairs are moving the right way when you adjust them..........your moving the crosshair to the bullet hole, not the bullet hole to the crosshair like some high end European scopes...

When you turn your elevation turret up, your crosshair will move down, when you turn left, the crosshair will in fact move to the right. To prove this theory of just how optics work I would suggest you try shooting it at paper and adjusting the scope accordingly..........
 
WulffMaster said:
I know that it was a factory defect from the fact that when I went to adjust the point of aim when bore sighting the rifle, the cross-hairs moved down when I was trying to adjust them up, and they went right when trying to adjust left.

if anyone else has an Idea of why this would happen, please chime in.
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That actually sounds normal to me. The adjustments on the scope....up/down/left/right are in relation to the bullets poi....which is going to have the crosshairs moving opposite the direction shown on the knobs...up moves the crosshair down, which raises the bullets poi.
 
WulffMaster said:
I know that it was a factory defect from the fact that when I went to adjust the point of aim when bore sighting the rifle, the cross-hairs moved down when I was trying to adjust them up, and they went right when trying to adjust left.

if anyone else has an Idea of why this would happen, please chime in.
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That's how they should work.
 
I know that it was a factory defect from the fact that when I went to adjust the point of aim when bore sighting the rifle, the cross-hairs moved down when I was trying to adjust them up, and they went right when trying to adjust left.
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I don't see the problem.That is perfectly normal when bore sighting.
 
thanks guy's.good to know. I should have also posted that this is the first time I have ever sighted a rifle scope in, this being due to having just got my PAL last month.
 
Shake the scope and see if you can hear it rattle.
I've had about a dozen lower end Bushnells in for repairs within the last 6 months with the ocular lenses blown out of the retaining ring.
Not a hard fix but a bit of a p*ssoff when the guy just bought it and fired ten rounds.
Bushnell are great for the warranty but again a bit of a p*ssoff when you just bought it.
 
"...as it was a factory defect..." Far more likely than recoil damaging it.
"...why this would happen..." Operator failure. Likely moving the wrong screw. Read the manual that should have come with the sight.
 
Recoil never killed it. Its bushnell so it was still-born. The crosshairs are doing what they are supposed to though, at least they are moving in the correct direction. It does feel backwards at first.
 
I bet the one you had that broke was the Bushnell Sharpshooter, comes from a Savage model 11 Hunter XP that scope is nothing but garbage, even an airsoft rifle scope has better quality that it. Bushnell website doesn't have it, I think that scope couldn't survive any recoil greater than 223, anyways, being serious with this scope is a waste of time, it's time to upgrade to a "real" rifle scope, some could withstand recoil of 3006, would hold zero, decent quality and decent priced. My $0.02
 
The only thing wrong with the scope is the brand name, if you want to keep the cost down go buy a redfield or a burris, much better glass than Bushnell.
Spend as much as you can afford on your optics, you get what you pay for.
I had a Bushnell 6500 and was not impressed, for that much money you can buy much better scopes.

Good luck
 
WulffMaster said:
as the title say's the recoil from my rifle ( savage 111 30-06 firing 165gr Remington core lok bullets ) killed the scope that was on it.

The scope that was on it was a lower end Bushnell scope, I purchased the rifle with the scope already mounted as this was a deal through a private seller, He had previously bought the rifle with scope included , one of the savage xp or trophy set ups .

I am going to be sending the scope in to Bushnell under warranty as it was a factory defect.

I know that it was a factory defect from the fact that when I went to adjust the point of aim when bore sighting the rifle, the cross-hairs moved down when I was trying to adjust them up, and they went right when trying to adjust left.if anyone else has an Idea of why this would happen, please chime in.
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This is the way they are supposed to go, as others have said. Counter-intuitive, I know, and it takes a bit to wrap your head around it, but it works the same as adjusting a front sight, the cross hairs go in the opposite direction so that you have to move the muzzle back towards the target.
 
I have a couple of bushnells and one has gone through about 150 rounds on the SVT40.....still working but like the OP says I am expecting this scope to go kaput soon.
 
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