trouble sighting in.
I’m having trouble sighting in my scope. At 15 yrds i am hitting 2″ low from aim point and out of adjustment on the scope. I haven’t tried a longer range yet, figured I’d sight it in in the back yard before I went anywhere with it. Is this normal because of the high scope and will sight in at a longer distance or do I need to shim? The scope is a leapers and maybe the problem but I don’t know. I just want to be able to shoot near and far with a gun.
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AF has it covered on their DVD how to “get ‘er done” in 3 ez steps.
tom gaylord starts at 10′ and then goes to 10 yds…at 10’ he is about 3″ low…and remember, like njnoodles said…the bore is 3″ below the scopes line of vision.
15 yds sounds perfect for laser or red dot type of optics
save scope zero for 30 to 50 yds then mil dot everything else
At 20 yards you will be about 1″ low with a 45 yard zero. 15 yards will be even lower. If you sight at 15 yards, you will be 1 t 2″ hing at the same 45 yards. This is where a mil dot or learning Kentucky windage comes in. 😉
Unlike most springers, 15 yards is “VERY” short range for our guns.
Mike
Yea I agree with what Mike said…….Just learn where
to put the crosshairs when shooting at 15yds…You need a mildot scope…
Nobody zero’s a scope at 15yds
i’m going to try at a longer range and see what happens. I have a discovery for short distance/back yard shooting and would use the condor for longer range shooting/hunting. I bought my gun on a whim to help a friend and am having trouble getting the feel of shooting this axe handle. I have it for sale on the yellow because a big bore is more attractive to me at the moment, but if it is as accurate as I’m told the turkeys and other small/medium game should be no problem.
Don’t forget that on the AF Guns, your scope is 3″ above the line of bore when using high mounts.
At 20 yards you will be about 1″ low with a 45 yard zero. 15 yards will be even lower. If you sight at 15 yards, you will be 1 t 2″ hing at the same 45 yards. This is where a mil dot or learning Kentucky windage comes in. 😉
Unlike most springers, 15 yards is “VERY” short range for our guns.
Mike
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I’ve had to shim both a leaper’s and a centerpoint (both 6-24×50) at 10m.
Never tried to zero one at 15 but probably would have had the same problem. I did end up with an elevation adjustable mount on the Talon which completely solved the problem (it was just a PITA to set up the first time). I left the shims in on the Crosman 2400 (that’s just my own dumb fault for putting a scope that big on that gun 😀 ).
Drooper mounts (from MAC1 I think) might solve the prob too, depending upon the ring offset.
If you are going to shoot at 15y, it’s worth getting it shimmed just right or dropping the the $ for the right mount.
You should be drilling bullseyes at 45 feet. You didn’t say what kind of mount you have.
Shimming a scope is never an option.
ETA: What gun do you have?
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I ain’t jnoodles, 😀 and Gay – Lord (AKA BB Peliter) is well, not so well respected here. We have caught him full of crap on a regular basis. And just flat out lying many times.
Sighting in a 10 feet is a big waste of time. Or at least it is if you know anything about shooting at all.
Our guns are easy to bore sight by removing the bottle, and sighting thru the bore when the gun is solidly rested.
1.Use the bore as a peep site. Adjust the scope to match the bore picture. (This is real bore sighting. Not the crutch you see at the gun shop to sight a rifle.) Never-Eever put a mechanical bore sighter in an Air Gun Bbl. Or any other gun that you care about top accuracy in.
2. Re-attach the bottle. With the gun solidly benched and held securely, fire one round using the scope cross hair. DO NOT move the gun. Firmly secure the gun, aim at the bullet hole. While firmly holding the gun on target on the bench, carefully adjust the cross hair to intersect the bulls eye. Or reverse. Sight the bulls eye just like you did with the first shot. Now adjust the scope to intersect the pellet hole. Your scope and pellet are now at the same spot on the target. You are now sighted in with only 1 shot fired. Fire a group now to settle the scope and gun. Adjust if needed. Lower quality scopes some times need this group to settle.
This is a well used bench rest set-up technique.
Mike