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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Mulie87 on March 16, 2019, 05:14:10 PM

Title: Vortex windage issue
Post by: Mulie87 on March 16, 2019, 05:14:10 PM: So I have a brand new Vortex scope that I put on my Remington 700 .300 rum with a one piece Picatinny rail and Vortex Percision rings. During sight in I ran out of windage and am 2 inches left at 25 yards. Has anyone ever ran across this. I’m assuming it’s the scope. Hard to believe it would happen to an expensive viper hslr 6-24x60 FFP.

I am troubleshooting and put tally rings on the gun. I’m going to shoot it tomorrow and see if the problem still persists. If it does I will be sending that damn scope back to vortex.
Title: Re: Vortex windage issue
Post by: fowl smacker on March 16, 2019, 06:14:27 PM: Humm, no issues with any of mine. Do your scope rings look centered on your rail?
Title: Re: Vortex windage issue
Post by: Tracker0721 on March 16, 2019, 07:22:57 PM: On most forums I’m on it seems people agree vortex started out great and then they grew too big too fast and with how many scopes they’re pumping out a lot of lemons sneak out. I sold all of mine and all of my buddies have too now. I paid over the cost of a new scope in shipping scopes back for repair. The only good vortex now is the Razor line. Everything else is the same as a Walmart Bushnell in my book.
Title: Re: Vortex windage issue
Post by: Mulie87 on March 16, 2019, 07:36:52 PM: Ya, the rings were on right.

I agree, I might have a lemon. I’m not to the pointbwhere i’m giving up on Vortex.......yet!

Well i’ll shoot it tomorrow with the Talley rings and post an update.
Title: Re: Vortex windage issue
Post by: Mulie87 on March 17, 2019, 12:22:31 PM: Got back out to the range this morning and what do you know, it was the rings/bases. The Talley’s performed perfectly and I got it sighted in. Weird, it was either the Vortex precision rings or the EGW one piece rail. Either way I’m sticking with the Talley rings.

Anyone want a pair of 30mm vortex precision rings? $100
Title: Re: Vortex windage issue
Post by: BULLBLASTER on March 17, 2019, 01:21:16 PM: I would lean toward the rail. :twocents:
Title: Re: Vortex windage issue
Post by: dmoua on March 17, 2019, 01:33:05 PM: Glad you got it figured out. From my experience, most of the time when I run out of windage or elevation it is a rail or ring issue.
Title: Re: Vortex windage issue
Post by: Mulie87 on March 17, 2019, 01:34:10 PM: I would too. I just can’t trust a $40 rail.
Title: Re: Vortex windage issue
Post by: fowl smacker on March 17, 2019, 02:44:47 PM: Quote from: Mulie87 on March 17, 2019, 12:22:31 PM
Got back out to the range this morning and what do you know, iylt was the rings/bases. The Talley’s performed perfectly and I got it sighted in. Weird, it was either the Vortex precision rings or the EGW one piece rail. Either way I’m sticking with the Talley rings.

Anyone want a pair of 30mm vortex precision rings? $100
Bet you're breathing a huge sigh of relief. Glad you figured it out.
Title: Re: Vortex windage issue
Post by: BULLBLASTER on March 17, 2019, 04:17:01 PM: I’ve used lots of egw rails and have found that the hd ones seem to be better. But they don’t match the fit and finish of the $100+ rails.

I would guess if you called egw they would replace the rail though.
Title: Re: Vortex windage issue
Post by: Mulie87 on March 17, 2019, 07:05:18 PM: Yes, very relieved. I was stressing. Very happy that the problem is fixed.