Scope Ran Out Of Elevation...Any Fixes?

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On its first run out, the scope ran out of elevation at 50 yards. Bullets were hitting low and I wanted them to go higher but the scope wouldn't allow it.

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What kind of setup are you running? May be a case of rings at wrong height or a matter of a simple shim, See this a lot on some guys wanting to use big varmint type scopes on 22's. I assume u have checked the scope with a bore sighter to ensure that you do have movement/adjustment on the crosshairs? Not a big problem if rings/mounts....
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I wrote this up on a previous post... :)

Couple of comments

2. Running out of vertical adjustment on scopes with the 10/22 is a very common problem. I ran out of vertical adjustment with my 3200 5-15 (great scope buy the way). Here are some things that can cause it.

(a) If you glass bedded the rifle and free floated the barrel, there may not be enough support for the reciever to hold the action. To solve this try putting a preasure pad, either at the end of your glass bed in the forend, or at the very end of the forend. Make sure that your preasure pad creates an upward preasure on the barrel. If it doesn't it will preatty much be useless.

(b) Reciever "hump" can also be a very common problem on the 10/22's. If you take a ruler, or somehting other that is strech and put it over the 10/22 reciever without the scope mount on and put it up to the light you will probably see a gap of light in the middle of the reciever. What this does is it sort of elevates the front of the scope (which will make it shoot lower). Unfortunately there is not to much you can do about this unless you are willing to take out a file (but nobody wants to do that ;)

(c) Another very common problem with the 10/22 is barrel droop. This is caused by over-tightening the action screws. In all honesty I forget what the correction is for this.

All in all the one I would try would be step numer (a). THis is what I did with my 10/22. The vertical elevation problem was solved and it shoots great ;) :D

3. I use factory scope base with both the 11mm rail and the Weaver rail on it.

4. The burris signature rings are very good. You can buy additional offsets for them which is great if you are having problems running out of windage or elevation adjustments. The inserts are very good for the scope, and you don't have to lap them so that is always a good thing.

Hope this helps ;)
Jordan
 
Thanks for the reply. I have a 10/22, Bull Barrel and a Bushnell 4200 4-16X40. So not too big of glass on top. I will take her to the gunshop tomorrow morning to get it fixed and bore sighted. I am not handy when I comes to scopes.
 
Gah - not the Outdoorsman?! I've got a mental image of them placing napkins between your scope and the front scope mount with some overlength screws to hold it all down. To be fair I have never witnessed any of the Outdoorsman's work, but given their "rake you over the coals" pricing on everything from ammo to rifles - I wouldn't trust them to clean my guns much less try to fix one of them.
 
+1 on the Burris Signature Zee rings (mounted on Power Custom Weaver-bases!). This will give you +/- 20 MOA of adjustment, just by swapping the inserts around.
 
CanFire said:
Gah - not the Outdoorsman?! I've got a mental image of them placing napkins between your scope and the front scope mount with some overlength screws to hold it all down. To be fair I have never witnessed any of the Outdoorsman's work, but given their "rake you over the coals" pricing on everything from ammo to rifles - I wouldn't trust them to clean my guns much less try to fix one of them.
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Yep, I made up my mind and I am going to give wholesale sports in Lethbridge a visit tomorrow. I actually talked to a fellow that said the same thing you just did.

I have a Power Custom Base so I will suggest the Burris Rings. Thanks
 
Bull's-Eye said:
Yep, I made up my mind and I am going to give wholesale sports in Lethbridge a visit tomorrow. I actually talked to a fellow that said the same thing you just did.

I have a Power Custom Base so I will suggest the Burris Rings. Thanks
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Hey, I'm headed to Calgary tomorrow. I'm stopping at TSE (pick up my Dillon press) and Wholesale Sports (pick up a rimfire rifle). If you want to kill the day and split the gas - I'll drive! (no smoking in the mini-van though :D )
 
CanFire said:
Hey, I'm headed to Calgary tomorrow. I'm stopping at TSE (pick up my Dillon press) and Wholesale Sports (pick up a rimfire rifle). If you want to kill the day and split the gas - I'll drive! (no smoking in the mini-van though :D )
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That's very generous of you but my wife and I are going to make a day of it in Lethbridge. She wants to shop...etc and then do to dinner. Thanks anyways.:D
 
ben hunchak said:
Save alot of money by just putting a shim in rear ring.
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...a piece of black hockey tape on the lower section of the rear ring would give you a touch if thats all you needed..
 
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So if you're not using a set of rings with articulated mounts like the Burris SigZee's, doesn't shiming one end cause the scope tube to bend?

Discuss.
 
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