Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Scopes and Optics => Topic started by: deerhunter_98520 on June 06, 2015, 08:35:49 PM
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I got a leupold 6-18x40 with the turrets yesterday and put it on my weatherby today and went out to sight it in....i bore sighted it fine then moved out to 100 yds and could not get it to group at all...i think 5" was the best group i could get and still had a few strays even with that group. before i sent the scope to leupold to get checked out i figured i would ask you guys for your opinion...i added a picture and theres 6 shots and you can see they were jumping around all over..ive had this only happen once to me and the crosshairs were loose and leupold had to fix them.
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Loose bases ? If you have weaver bases chuck them and go to leupold bases or better. I have had a vx2 on my 30/378 for years and it's never lost its zero.
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Yeah, it's moving. Inch pound torque wrench!
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Not a bad idea to have a wheeler around
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theres solid...atleast i cant feel it move at all....there the same rings and bases i had on my previous vx2 3-9x40 and had no issue with it
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Try a different scope and see
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i just took the 3-9 off today and it worked fine before...should i put that one back on and see if it still works? fine?
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Is that a new or used/second hand scope?
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That's better than sending in a good scope to get fixed
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I'm not an expert by any means. But I never like my bases up against. The bell.
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true.....it was a second hand scope...got it from my buddy...he had it on a 7mm mag
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Probably worth it then to swap back to the scope you know was working and send a few down range to see if it is back on track.
That should be the fastest way to eliminate any mounting issues, if everything is tight and straight and it shoots true, you know the "new" scope is the problem, then you can box it up and send it in, and put this problem to bed.
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Like coaches idea, put a different scope on that gun to check or put that scope on a different gun for testing. But probably loose tube---maybe stripped a little if someone tried to adjust too far?
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everything looks good that i can tell but who knows...ill try the other scope and see how that does and if it shoots good groups then ill send the scope in
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Your pic shows your rings against the bell! Move it forward and torque it at 20 inch. And try again.
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ill move it a little and try it :tup:
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Hey for what it's worth, you have almost zero clearance between your bell and barrel.
I see ring marks an inch back?
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I never noticed that....it's really close...I'll move that forward
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1 inch tube? Or 30mms?
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Buy some DEDNUTZ mounts. I use them on all my guns if I can. Zero problems. 2 piece mounts aren't my cup of Jack Daniels.
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Pretty sure it's just a bad rifle. Best send it my way and get a new one
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1" tube
If I didn't only have $700 into the rifle and scope I still wouldn't get rid of it :chuckle:
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Sounds like a problem with the scope to me. Like said check all hardware and retry or try the other scope. But being this is a rifle you know will shoot I'd just send in the scope. Jmo
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ill move it a little and try it :tup:
:yeah:
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i moved the scope about 1" back and went out and shot it and got 2 to group then had a stray...im shooting remington factory ammo so i changed it up and got a box of federal to try and they grouped alot better....i got a 3 shot 1" group at 100yds with all the holes touching with shootin sticks....alot better than the other day....im sure i could have done better with a table and rest but im happy for now with the results...thanks for helpin guys...i would have over looked that simple mistake and probably sent the scope in :tup:
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Everybody has a flyer. Like a good kid that minds most the time :chuckle:
Glad ya figured it out!
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Nice. Glad you got it figured out.
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:tup:
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Nice . I've had good luck with fedral premiums over the years.
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That's all I shot out of my .243 until I reloaded a bunch for it and just haven't had the time to get to my cousins to work up a load for the weatherby so I'll be shooting federal for now on I'll that happens
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Went out today to test out the scope...shooting paper plates out to 600 yds....I can see how this gets addicting.....its a lot of fun :tup:
