Scope mount question?

I have a 22 cal standard matador with medium high scope ring. My scope elevation is max out to down position and it is still shooting high what should i do?

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hoot

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January 1, 2015 at 7:38 pm

I thought I said what I meant, but later realized what I thought was not what I meant, even thought I said it. You know what I mean?

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hoot

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January 1, 2015 at 6:32 am

quote Areles40:

I have a 22 cal standard matador with medium high scope ring. My scope elevation is max out to down position and it is still shooting high what should i do?

It’s easy to get confused when adjusting a scope.

Check out Ted’s 4 minute video…it’s short and fairly easy to understand. Easier to see, than to interpret written instructions :biggrinn:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwheH428z18 Pay particular attention to minutes 1:15 through 1:60 in the video. The trick is re-aligning the cross hairs after the initial test shots/adjustments. This is a step perhaps you bypassed.

We had scope sighting problems back with the Springers. Some of the makers had the barrels canted downward, others were dead level, and getting a scope to line up often required a “shim” inside the scope mount, front or back, if the turrent would not give you enough reticle movement up/down to zero in.

I hope this helps make it clearer. I think it will.

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areles40

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January 1, 2015 at 5:51 am

Hoot, i think what you mean is put the shim in front of the scope ring which make the front end of the scope higher. Since the front end is already slanted.

hoot

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January 1, 2015 at 4:18 am

You might want to put a shim/shims on the bottom of the back scope mount. This will raise the back of the scope and possibly correct your problem.

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strietwise

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January 1, 2015 at 3:38 am

This is from an earlier post. It works if you want to change the slope of your scope rail a few degrees.
1) remove the scope rings and rail.
2) wrap the muzzle end of the rail in heavy cloth or cardboard.
3) put he wrapped end of the rail in a vise and apply some hand pressure to gently bend the rail muzzle end up
4) frequently take the rail out of the vise and lay it upside down on a flat surface to observe if any and how much you have bent the rail. Take your time and don’t over do it.
5) stop bending when the rail has about 1/16 (or less) rise (arch) in it (for scopes that run out of adjustment – poi is high and can’t be lowered any further)
6) remount the scope with the muzzle end ring as close to the end of the rail as possible.

The slight bend is not noticeable.

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