willbick Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 when i fit my scope to my gun and i centre the dials and shoot at a target from about 10 yards, its miles out - like at least a foot or two high and to the right. to get it on target i have to turn the dials until they are basically right at the end of the scale. anyone know why this might be the case? and is there any way to solve the problem? ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie2108 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Hi there, Is it a newly purchased scope or have you removed an existing one and put it back on again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realtreedave Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 sounds like your scope is centred for a firearm instead of an air rifle and your mounts are off centre.to sort the mounts on an air rifle first try turning them around so the clamp is on the other side,if this throws your point of aim off the same distance to the left try turning just one mount round[a bit of experimenting may be needed to figure out which one ].this only works with air rifles due to the short rages involved.as for sorting out the elevation try shimming the scope in the rear mount[insulation tape,film negatives, cut up coke tins or plastic packaging can be used],add one shim at a time until you achieve the desired result :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rec-baller Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 where are you based ?? i have a laser bore-sighter, if youre near to me i,ll take you to one of my permissions and help you set it up regards shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 as for sorting out the elevation try shimming the scope in the rear mount[insulation tape,film negatives, cut up coke tins or plastic packaging can be used],add one shim at a time until you achieve the desired result :unsure: Do the above. I bought a Titan Mowhawk nearly 20 years ago that had a miscut scope rail (I still use it today!). The only way I could get the scope to a "zeroable" point was to shim the hell out of it. ZB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbick Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 thank you all for help. will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbick Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 i put some shims in and it seems to have done the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.