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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #15 on: April 06, 2014, 07:06:01 PM »
If you need to you can buy windage adjustable base, Leupold builds some, others do too I bet.
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I like 1-piece scope bases, especially for a picatinny rail.  Never had a problem with those.  Did you check the scope tube for damage from overtightening the rings?  That happens occasionally.  :dunno:
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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #16 on: April 06, 2014, 07:50:23 PM »
If you need to you can buy windage adjustable base, Leupold builds some, others do too I bet.
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.  For a picittiny rail ?

I like 1-piece scope bases, especially for a picatinny rail.  Never had a problem with those.  Did you check the scope tube for damage from overtightening the rings?  That happens occasionally.  :dunno:
.  There's no marks on the scope at all. Going to grab a new set of rings tomorrow and see what happens.
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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #17 on: April 06, 2014, 08:44:56 PM »
That can be the only problem.  I've used the "sight through the bore and adjust the scope to match" method myself, and it works great!  Make sure you center the windage adjustment on the scope before you mount it, and it shouldn't take much fine tuning to bring it in...  :tup:
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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #18 on: April 06, 2014, 09:19:03 PM »
I have seen a few scopes that are backwards from what they tell you to do ...If you are hitting to the left then try turning it to the right ...it happens ...if someone had the scope before you or someone played with it they could have turned it so many times that you may have to keep turning it until you find the original zero ...usually takes a lot of wasted bullets ...

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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #19 on: April 07, 2014, 12:03:17 PM »
   On some scopes you can actually turn adjustments too far and something breaks inside where it won't adjust all the way back.Theres referances to that problem at Pyramid Airguns :yike:

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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #20 on: April 07, 2014, 04:05:27 PM »
Swapped out the rings today and same thing. So going to throw the old scope back on to verify its the Burris.
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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #21 on: April 07, 2014, 08:09:19 PM »
You probably already know this, but the windage knob doesn't tell you which way the crosshair goes, it dictates which way the point of impact of the bullet goes.  It can be confusing even when you know it!  :tup:
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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #22 on: April 08, 2014, 06:50:06 AM »
If I'm taking a scope from one rifle and mounting it on another rifle, I will find "zero" in the scope before mounting and bore sighting by turning the windage and elevation dials to one stop and then counting the number of clicks to the other stop and then putting it half way between the two. This isthe only way I am aware of to get a scope back to a neutral starting point. Don't know if you did this prior to mounting the Burris, but if you didn't, this may be your problem, when you started the process, you were already working with a fraction of your original adjustment range. My  :twocents:
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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2014, 07:36:39 AM »
If I'm taking a scope from one rifle and mounting it on another rifle, I will find "zero" in the scope before mounting and bore sighting by turning the windage and elevation dials to one stop and then counting the number of clicks to the other stop and then putting it half way between the two. This isthe only way I am aware of to get a scope back to a neutral starting point. Don't know if you did this prior to mounting the Burris, but if you didn't, this may be your problem, when you started the process, you were already working with a fraction of your original adjustment range. My  :twocents:

 :yeah:  That's what I did with the scope on my 10-22 build.  I got it within 3 inches of zero, then with the elevation range zeroed I was able to fine-tune it from there...  :twocents:
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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #24 on: April 08, 2014, 11:01:48 AM »
If I'm taking a scope from one rifle and mounting it on another rifle, I will find "zero" in the scope before mounting and bore sighting by turning the windage and elevation dials to one stop and then counting the number of clicks to the other stop and then putting it half way between the two. This isthe only way I am aware of to get a scope back to a neutral starting point. Don't know if you did this prior to mounting the Burris, but if you didn't, this may be your problem, when you started the process, you were already working with a fraction of your original adjustment range. My  :twocents:
.    This is exactly how I did it. The Burris has 185 clicks stop to stop, counted back 92 from left stop then mounted scope. After mounted I had to move 75 clicks to the right to get it bore sighted at 96 yards. Going to mount up the old scope tonight and try it , if its good than I guess I'm buying another scope.
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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #25 on: April 08, 2014, 04:20:24 PM »
Looks like the Burris didn't like riding on 2 7mm's. Threw the old Cabelas tactical back on the .17 and after finding the center or the turrets it took 9 clicks to get it bore sighted. Guess I'm buying another Vortex.
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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #26 on: April 08, 2014, 04:53:43 PM »
Many Burris scopes have a lifetime warranty.  Send it back, and if they repair or replace it, you have a scope to sell if you are still anti-Burris!  :twocents:
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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #27 on: April 08, 2014, 05:51:48 PM »
Many Burris scopes have a lifetime warranty.  Send it back, and if they repair or replace it, you have a scope to sell if you are still anti-Burris!  :twocents:
that was my thought going to get ahold of them in the morning. Its not that I'm anti Burris I still have 4. Just thinking a Vortex cause I have 3 now and really like them and the warranty.
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Re: windage not centered after bore sighting ?
« Reply #28 on: April 08, 2014, 05:59:03 PM »
There's a good deal on a vortex in the classifieds
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