george123456789 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 I have a problem in that i have adjusted my horizontal axis as far as it will go to the left, yet my rifle is shooting about 1 foot to the right! i have tried remounting the scope several times but with no change. It used to be fine but i moved the scope closer to my eye so the whole of what i was looking at could be seen ie no black ring round the edges, and now i can see properly yet i cant adjust so i can use the crosshair properly! Any ideas or suggestions please? Thanks, George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 wow that sounds mad,have you tried swapping the mounts back to front,or screwing the turret all the way in and back out again ,just incase its stuck.or is it possible your leaning the gun over when shooting it,sounds fuuny to me that shouldnt alter zero much by moving scope backwards,try putting it back where it was and check zero again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stink£r Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 What rifle is it on mate? Does it have a free floating barrel with a figure8 clamp on it? If so is your barrel pointing straight forward? I had a mate who bumped his rifle (thus "twisting" the barrel position) and that shot miles off until we figured out what it was. Hope this helps. Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stink£r Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 oooooo, and I forgot, have a look at the end of your silencer (uncocked and unloaded natrually). If you can see a shiny line inside the end, you are clipping, and need to adjust the silencer position. Have you tried shooting without your silencer fitted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george123456789 Posted June 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 What rifle is it on mate? Does it have a free floating barrel with a figure8 clamp on it? If so is your barrel pointing straight forward? I had a mate who bumped his rifle (thus "twisting" the barrel position) and that shot miles off until we figured out what it was. Hope this helps. Tim. It's a Webley Raider single shot, and im sure the barrel isnt twisted as there is a figure of 8 keeping it and the reservoir together. It almost looks as if the scope is on wonky, but i cant change it even though i adjust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stink£r Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 It's a Webley Raider single shot, and im sure the barrel isnt twisted as there is a figure of 8 keeping it and the reservoir together. It almost looks as if the scope is on wonky, but i cant change it even though i adjust! My mates had a clamp on it, but you only need to shift it a tiny bit (1mm) and it makes a hell of a difference. Maybe loosen the grub screws on the clamp both barrel and reservior and just let the barrel and clamp settle down in their positions, then retighten, and try to zero again. Failing that mate, if its not silenced then I think it points to your scope/mounts. Is this a new rifle or have you had it shooting straight before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george123456789 Posted June 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 My mates had a clamp on it, but you only need to shift it a tiny bit (1mm) and it makes a hell of a difference. Maybe loosen the grub screws on the clamp both barrel and reservior and just let the barrel and clamp settle down in their positions, then retighten, and try to zero again. Failing that mate, if its not silenced then I think it points to your scope/mounts. Is this a new rifle or have you had it shooting straight before? i had it shooting straight but it was suggested to me that the reason for its inaccuracy may be because there was a black ege through the eyepiece as i wasnt close enough to it, i moved it closer to my eye so there is a full circle of light, only now i cant zero it properly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stink£r Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 If theres a black edge mate, its because the eye relief is wrong (distance from your eye to the scope). Best way I found to set it up is to leave all the clamping bolts on your mounts loose, then bring your rifle to aim, but with your eyes shut. This is your natrual shooting position. Open your eyes, look down the scope, and set it from there to how it suits you. Failing that mate, can you get a photo up of your mounts and scope? Got me wondering this one!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 My guess would be the scope was clamped wrongly/differently before, and zeroed like that. Now it's been loosened to move it, its moved. Is it grouping well, even though it's not zeroed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george123456789 Posted June 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 It is grouping quite well, but no way near as well as i would like. I moved the scope black to eliminate the black edge, but now cant zero it in! From above it almost looks as if the scope is mounted wonkily, i have remounted several times to no effect...what exactly do you want pictures of?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stink£r Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 It is grouping quite well, but no way near as well as i would like. I moved the scope black to eliminate the black edge, but now cant zero it in! From above it almost looks as if the scope is mounted wonkily, i have remounted several times to no effect...what exactly do you want pictures of?? Just a pic looking from the top down showing the scope, action and barrel. Just so I can can get an idea of how wonky it is. The scope on my springer looks mega wonky, but I still managed to get it zeroed, so keep faith matey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george123456789 Posted June 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Im not sure how to post pics at the moment....and anyway i dont think theyd be that useful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stink£r Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Im not sure how to post pics at the moment....and anyway i dont think theyd be that useful... Ok then. Well thats the only way I can see to proceed. Good luck then mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyjaimz Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 I had a similar problem a while back with my scope, only the point of impact was too low instead of to the side like yours is. Stink£r helped me get that sorted out perfectly have you tried differant mounts? has your scope had a knock? how old is the scope? suprised snakebite's not had a go with this one yet, he's knowledgable (most of the time ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naddan28 Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 I had a similar problem a while back with my scope, only the point of impact was too low instead of to the side like yours is. Stink£r helped me get that sorted out perfectly have you tried differant mounts? has your scope had a knock? how old is the scope? suprised snakebite's not had a go with this one yet, he's knowledgable (most of the time ) yeah as long as you catch him in the right mood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 suprised snakebite's not had a go with this one yet, he's knowledgable (most of the time ) Don't believe a word of it, it's all cut and pasted from the BBS! I was actually waiting to see if a bit more information was forth coming. It certainly is a puzzler. Off the top of my head at the moment I would be looking at ....... How cleanly the mounts are going into the dovetail. Look for burrs and remove if there are any. How tight are you clamping the scope in/how tight was it clamped in. Overtight can damage scopes. The turrets, are they sticking? Is the scope "springer rated"? Has been damaged by the recoil? Did you check the barrell clamp as mentioned before? If you give us a list of what you have checked then that might help us. Just a really silly question.......... You have got the scope on the right way? I have seen a scope fitted with the elevation turret 90 degrees out and making it the windage adjustment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george123456789 Posted June 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 All fixed now!! It turned out that the mounts werent the problem, just the parts that clamp the scope, im not sure what they're called though, so i took them off and spent about 1/2 hour on it, just went out and got a 1 p coin size grouping of 15 shots at 30 yds, thanks for all the help anyway, very useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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