Post by: Henrydog on February 11, 2016, 07:59:38 AM
Scope was mount and lasersited, Loctite on the screws everything is tight.
Zeroed at 2" high at 100 yards and produced several groups between 1 1/4 and 3/4 an inch. Not wonderful but expectable. I always blamed the results on myself
2 months later re shoot for upcoming season. Same results about a 1" group 2 inches high
Deer season comes, there is a nice little buck nothing to get excited over at 75 yards, bullet lands in the dirt at behind is front feet. He was dumb and I had a 2nd check that was dead on, deer falls over. I blamed in on buck fever even though I have shot many deer over the last 30 years and this was just a little freezer filler buck.
Shot it a month later and the gun would not group at all. At 100 yards and a bench I get shots at 6" high 12" low and right ect. I blame myself again, hand rifle to son. Same results.
Laser site again shows dead on back to the range with the same random results of high, low, right and left all off a bench. No mater what adjustments we made to the windage it did not seam to matter.
I put a new Redfield US made 3x9 and she shoots perfect with a 3/4" group so I know its not the gun or the shooter now.
It does not matter now, but I lay awake at night trying to figure out what was wrong with it. Broken crosshairs? I have no idea. The scope only had 200 rounds down range, and a .308 does not give a lot of recoil. I am at a loss
What the
Post by: Jason on February 11, 2016, 08:11:09 AM
Don't buy a Volkswagon and expect to drive a Lexus.
Post by: Henrydog on February 11, 2016, 08:19:38 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on February 11, 2016, 08:34:40 AM
With some piece of junk like that, who knows. Like Jason said, the internal components/reticle could be bouncing around.
Post by: coachcw on February 11, 2016, 03:15:42 PM
Post by: Jason on February 11, 2016, 03:30:12 PM
could have been a loose mount ?
Scope was mount and lasersited, Loctite on the screws everything is tight.
Post by: bearpaw on February 11, 2016, 03:34:10 PM
Post by: Bofire on February 11, 2016, 04:00:52 PM
Carl
Post by: Bob33 on February 11, 2016, 04:19:12 PM
Post by: buckfvr on February 11, 2016, 05:05:49 PM
Post by: HntnFsh on February 11, 2016, 05:18:46 PM
Spend as much or more on the scope than the gun, never use less than a nikon or leopold!
You can get some darn fine Leupolds for $300-$400 right now. VX3 cds.
Post by: 2labs on February 11, 2016, 05:29:00 PM
I said dang don't ban me!!
Post by: grundy53 on February 11, 2016, 05:42:00 PM
I have a couple pretty spendy scopes, for the money, Nikon is hard to beat! You can get a dang nice scope for 300- 400 range.Grow up.
I said dang don't ban me!!
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Post by: Henrydog on February 12, 2016, 10:24:44 AM
Post by: high country on February 12, 2016, 03:21:52 PM
Post by: Bob33 on February 12, 2016, 03:52:36 PM
The first thing I usually do is to ask someone else to shoot the firearm, and confirm that I am not the cause.
I assume the gun has been cleaned at some point in recent history; if not I might suggest doing that and shooting again.
If the gun shot well at one time but doesn’t now, isn’t excessively dirty, and I have confirmed the shooter is not the cause then I would look at rifle bedding issues next. If the barrel was free floated, check to confirm it still is. If it isn’t free floated, has anything caused the stock to shift? If it’s wood, moisture could do it.
Check the bedding screws and confirm they’re not the cause.
Next I would consider ammunition. If you've recently switched ammunition, try a different brand.
Assuming it’s the same ammunition as when the rifle shot well, then I would consider sighting equipment. Make sure the base and rings are tight and firmly attached to the scope. It should be nearly impossible to move or twist the scope in the rings by hand without loosening them first.
If everything else has been eliminated, then I’d consider the scope itself the prime suspect. You can replace the suspect scope with a known good scope, or reverse the process and put the suspect scope on known good rifle. That should tell you whether or not the scope is the problem.
Good luck.
Post by: yorketransport on February 13, 2016, 05:54:49 AM
Cheap scopes have lesser than desired internal components. Cheap scope = Cheap scope!!
Don't buy a Volkswagon and expect to drive a Lexus.
That's awesome; I actually replaced my VW with a Lexus! :chuckle:
My guess is that the internal adjustments were just sloppy. I've had mid priced scopes start to do the same thing but that was after 1000s of rounds and a lot of turret twisting.
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on February 14, 2016, 10:19:36 AM
Post by: Bill W on February 14, 2016, 10:25:32 AM