Set up the conquest and I'm a little puzzled?

jkc

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I just set up my encore rifle with its new Conquest 3.5-10 scope. I used my buddies laser bore sighter and boy did it ever make short work out of leveling the scope and hopefully getting me on paper quickly.

I am just a little puzzled with how much elevation was required to get the cross hairs centered. The turret is only graduated on half the cylinder. So from the factory setting I had to move the cross hairs up all the clicks. I didn't count how many it was, unfortunately. ( I should go and count how many now)

There is still more elevation available, but I'm just a little concerned with how far I had to move off center from the factory setting. I have had a scope let go on me with too much windage movement.

My set up is the above mentioned scope on an Encore(pro hunter barrel) with a leupold base and dual dovetail medium rings. This would be as low as I could go and doesn't leave much room for cocking the hammer or barrel clearance on the objective.

I was just wondering if this was a normal thing with an Encore? Is this something that happens with a laser boresighter as it travels in a straight line instead of an arc? Maybe if I had a chance to shoot it I would have answered my own questions. I suspect that once I have it zeroed I wouldn't require to change the elevation and it shouldn't be a problem.

Oh yeah, and those leupold rings were a major pain in the a$$ to adjust.
 
Just checked and its 24 clicks, so 6 inches at 100 yards.

Should have bought the Talley lightweights!?!
 
crank your dial all the way down. once bottomed, count the clicks till you bottom out on the top end, then go back down half way. Take a shot at 100 yards and see how far off your impact is compared to your crosshairs. then move the crosshairs to impact and that is how far off you are. i suppose you could use the laser but nothing beats solid info like actually shooting your rifle. hopefully that helps. if not, totally disregard this post. haha.
 
Thanks for the reply, I always like a different point of view. I totally agree that using the gun would have been better.

I did just track down some info that set me at ease. I see that this scope has a total of 65'' of windage and elevation adjustment. Seeing that I used 6'' of that I don't feel too bad.

I was just a little puzzled when it took 24 clicks to center me vertically and only 3 to correct me horizontally.(that is centered on the bore sighter)
 
Yeah, shimming would be something I want to stay away from. I guess other than the Dual dovetail rings being a pain to set up everything worked out fine.

Thats what you get when a rookie sets up his hardware!?!(stupid questions)
 
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