problem with zeiss scope

[SCOTT78]

I bought a zeiss conquest 4.5X14 for my 6mm remington and had the scope mounted at the store. I took the gun to the range to break it in and i am shooting almost 2 inches to the right. I was adjusting it to move left and it stopped. It ran out of adjustment. Does this sound like a problem with the scope? And has anyone dealt with zeiss before?

[stubblejumper]

It sounds like the mounts are not square on the rifle.What type of mounts are on the rifle?Do you have another scope to try on the rifle?

If they are Leupold std mounts, then they didn't set up your windage correctly. They should have centered your crosshairs and adjusted the windage using the rear base. If you don't have these types of mounts, then sounds like you either have reciever out of line or bad mounts.

[retrieverman]

I have had a similar problem with the same scope, but it was a mount problem and not a scope problem. I have 5 Conquests and never had a minutes trouble out of any of them. If it is the scope, send it back. They have a great warranty.

[SCOTT78]

Thanks for the sugestions. I really havent looked at it,i got married so not as much free time as i would like, but i am going to check it out tomorrow after work

[SCOTT78]

and yes the are Leupold std mounts

[eldeguello]

ORIGINAL: SCOTT78

I bought a zeiss conquest 4.5X14 for my 6mm remington and had the scope mounted at the store. I took the gun to the range to break it in and i am shooting almost 2 inches to the right. I was adjusting it to move left and it stopped. It ran out of adjustment. Does this sound like a problem with the scope? And has anyone dealt with zeiss before?

How far left did it go before it stopped?? Was there a scope on that rifle before, that worked OK?

I don't know the range of adjustment on that scope, but if it was mounted correctly, you should NOT run out of clicks before you get zeroed. I think it is a mounting problem. The only two times I ever let someone else (store) mount a scope for me, they messed it up! Do your own mounting work!

[eldeguello]

ORIGINAL: SCOTT78

Thanks for the sugestions. I really havent looked at it,

i got married so not as much free time as i would like,

but i am going to check it out tomorrow after work

OK! NOW I understand the problem!! (Seriously, congratulations. I hope she likes guns & shooting!)

With those Leupold mounts, you're OK. Center the scope's internal windage adjustment by screwing it to the end in one direction (you're already there??), then count the number of clicks while turning the adjustment knob all the way to the end the other direction. Now click the knob back to the middle (one-half the total number clicks).

Next,use the mount base's windage screws to boresight and center the reticle for windage using a collimator. Tighten both windage screws after boresighting. You should now have plenty of internal windage adjustmentavailable to finish up the zeroing with.

ORIGINAL: SCOTT78

and yes the are Leupold std mounts

Then your set. All you need is a quick good boresighter. You now know approx where POI is zero'd, center up the scope by moving to the extremes (not too extreme), and move to the center, use the windage screws to adjust

[Rammer]

I hate to hi-jack a thread, but my Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14x40 on my Rugher 10/22 came out of zero, and it shoots 6" high now, and it is bottomed out for adjustments. Whats a guy do to fix this problem?