have my scopes had it???

[dig deep! 0]

hi everyone, after every outing i have to zero my scopes up again i make sure i am extra carefull not to bang them around but it still does it. just wonderd if anyone has had this promblem? and do i need to buy new scopes? cheers.

[hunter1989 91]

hi buddy

 

check that the mounts are tight this may be the problem

 

atb steve

[hullhunter 219]

mate sure everything is tight (scope mounts on the gun and scope) if they are there is a screw in the middle of your adjusters make sure that is tight(on both) but not to tight so you cant turn them. re zero and if its still the same then they are fecked.

Edited February 4, 2011 by hullhunter

[dig deep! 0]

cheers lads ill give it a try.

[johnbaz 363]

Check that the action is tight in the stock too

 

 

John

[Karpman 44]

What gun you got and as it been ok with the scope previous and other scope?

 

The logun solo I bought would lose zero just about every time I put the gun down

 

karpman

[pest hunter 151 15]

I have the same prob! cant work it out, scope is tight! any advice.

Edited February 4, 2011 by pest hunter 151

[pianoman 3,589]

Hi dig deep.

 

How far out do you need to re-zero dig deep; a few clicks?

When you've been out on a cold day's shooting, you'll bring your rifle into a warm home and the stark change in temperature will cause cold, contracted metals in the scope to expand and thus, the resulting movement causes zero shift. Even my most expensive Simmons and Bushnell scopes need a click or two between sessions. If you are losing zero during your shooting foray, you have a genuine problem. Otherwise, this is a fairly common thing with airgun scopes.

 

As long as your scope holds its zero precisely for the duration of your shooting day, you don't really have a problem

 

Simon

[darren watson 14]

hmmm, my leapers did this when they were new and i was bricking it as i'd sold my bushnells to buy them, not massively but they were out by an inch or so but they gradually settled down and the amount of tinkering i had to do got less and less and now they seem to have settled to be bang on. i had heard rapid changes in temperature can effect all kinds of stuff though, like the tuning of my guitar when i put the heating on, for instance. if you're going from a nicely centrally heated house to a cold, wintery outside, that might have an effect. but i would also suggest that if your zero is waay out, your scope may well be knackered.

edited to say that its because of these slight shifts that i eventually learned to never try to shoot anything live UNTIL iv'e spent a few minutes checking my zero EVERY time i go out.

Edited February 4, 2011 by darren watson

[mikeyblue 28]

Hi Lads,

 

Just a quick thought. If all seems well with mounts, turrets etc. , check the barrel is not loose. I had this problem on my old S410K, couldnt get it to hold zero or feck all, changed scopes, same result. The barrel grub screws had come slightly loose, nipped em up, problem solved!

 

Best of luck.

 

Mikey.

[dig deep! 0]

its a bsa r10, didnt have the problem with it for the first week and it doesnt loose zero badly only a few clicks but ill try all what youve sed nd let u know how i get on with it. cheers

[pianoman 3,589]

Must be a correct answer here somewhere dig deep.

 

You use the plural of scope, implying this problem is not confined to just one scope but, all scopes you have. Either you have an alignment problem with your rifle's barrel, or, if it's just a few clicks, it's the normal effect of temperature changes.

 

Never heard of an entire collection of scopes going faulty!

 

Simon

Edited February 5, 2011 by pianoman

[ftm 3,357]

i must be one lucky guy then lads as ive had my white tail classics on my rapid 7 for 6 years and never ever had to re zero it in and i use it in alsorts of weathers lads its even been dropped a few times! touch wood !!!

[darren watson 14]

my old bushnell sportsman once took the full force of my TX200 falling over and landing scope first on the floor! the zero got knocked out a bit but it functioned perfectly once i'd sorted it out!

[pianoman 3,589]

Never lost zero in 6 years ftm? Your Simmons Whitetail Classic scope is still as sharp on the dot, centre-to-centre zero, as it was the day you mounted it six years ago and it's never been taken off your Rapid-7 ??

Blimey! I've been regularly shooting with a beautiful Simmons Whitetail Classic 4-14x40 AO scope for over 10 years and I always need a click or two of re-zero from session to session.

 

You're a very lucky chap indeed. I've honestly never heard of that before.

 

ATB

 

Simon