so i was sightin in my 270 today,, first to shots high an right.. moved it 4 clicks left an 4 clicks down.. the next shot no where to be found? the next shot after that same results... soooo i move to 50 yds an it barely hits the far left side of my 8 inch circle... so i move it 2 clicks right an it shoots moreleft then when i moved it the first time... so now im steamin.. i turn it prolly 15 clicks an shoot it to more times... well it moved right finally but about an inch to far so i move it left 2 clicks an it shoots farther right then my last one.....so i turn it 4 clicks left an move back to 100 yards... so now it shoots 4 inches low an 3 inches right again......so i move it left an up again... it mushrooms my last hole... i had enough of it.... so i come home find my box for the scope... bought 10-28-01.. still have the box the recepit an everything.. well seems aanother company bought tasco in august 2002 an my scope i bought with a lifetime warranty is now no good... called them up pretty much said nothing they can do sence it was bought before august 2002.......last tasco i ever buy.....
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High Country Triple S
Easton ST Epic's
Trophy Ridge drop zone
Trophy Ridge Flatliner 3 pin
Muzzy's 100 gr 3 blade,Scorpion XT's /
Browning A-Bolt 25-06
Federal 117 gr. nosler partition
Have you checked to see that your bases are solid and that your scope is solidly attached to the base?
I'm assuming you have, but that's something I always check and double check when I've got a scope doing that to me.
Another thing I've tried on a Bushnell before and it worked: after I clicked to adjust, I tapped the that adjuster knob pretty hard a couple times with my finger before shooting. It wasn't completing the adjustment after I had turned the knob. The springs or gears or something was not machined to real tight tolerances, and the reticle would "settle" from the recoil after I had fired a few rounds. Tapping the windage and/or elevation knobs would make the cross-hairs settle before I started shooting, so I could accurately gauge where I my scope was aimed. Not that it really solved much of my problems, though, because it didn't take much bumping, rubbing, jostling, etc. to knock it off zero.
One more thing: Have you shot this gun previously and have you shot groups with it previously?
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Have you checked to see that your bases are solid and that your scope is solidly attached to the base?
I'm assuming you have, but that's something I always check and double check when I've got a scope doing that to me.
Another thing I've tried on a Bushnell before and it worked: after I clicked to adjust, I tapped the that adjuster knob pretty hard a couple times with my finger before shooting. It wasn't completing the adjustment after I had turned the knob. The springs or gears or something was not machined to real tight tolerances, and the reticle would "settle" from the recoil after I had fired a few rounds. Tapping the windage and/or elevation knobs would make the cross-hairs settle before I started shooting, so I could accurately gauge where I my scope was aimed. Not that it really solved much of my problems, though, because it didn't take much bumping, rubbing, jostling, etc. to knock it off zero.
One more thing: Have you shot this gun previously and have you shot groups with it previously?
rings are tights,,,... i also tap the adjust knob when i adjust... an yes ive shot this gun in with the same scope for the last 6 years with no prob... thanks for the advice though!!!
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High Country Triple S
Easton ST Epic's
Trophy Ridge drop zone
Trophy Ridge Flatliner 3 pin
Muzzy's 100 gr 3 blade,Scorpion XT's /
Browning A-Bolt 25-06
Federal 117 gr. nosler partition
Have you checked to see that your bases are solid and that your scope is solidly attached to the base?
I'm assuming you have, but that's something I always check and double check when I've got a scope doing that to me.
Another thing I've tried on a Bushnell before and it worked: after I clicked to adjust, I tapped the that adjuster knob pretty hard a couple times with my finger before shooting. It wasn't completing the adjustment after I had turned the knob. The springs or gears or something was not machined to real tight tolerances, and the reticle would "settle" from the recoil after I had fired a few rounds. Tapping the windage and/or elevation knobs would make the cross-hairs settle before I started shooting, so I could accurately gauge where I my scope was aimed. Not that it really solved much of my problems, though, because it didn't take much bumping, rubbing, jostling, etc. to knock it off zero.
One more thing: Have you shot this gun previously and have you shot groups with it previously?
I like to bump on the recoil pad, likethe recoil from ashot.
Instead of bumping the turants.
Like North Texan said, when you turn the adjustment, it woun't change unless bumped.
It seems to work for me.
Another thing is,if the rings arent lined up, it will mess with where the bullets impact.
That is why you use a centering tool, and a scope lapping tool.
And make sure not to over tighten the screws.
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remember to use ear plugs
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The bottom line is that you need to break down and get a REAL scope that'll adjust/track as intended and last longer than you. I've seen this happen SOOOO many times. In scopes,you truly get what you pay for and MOST cheap scopes WILL go bad sooner or later. That's why I reccomend to everybody to get a good scope 1st and save the money that they would blow on a cheap scope to spend on ammo.
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I'm going to go ahead and say this in both this and the other thread. My Leupold got sent off today for repair for the 2nd time since I bought it new about 1 and a half years ago. It seems to want to self adjust itself now. This is crazy as for a scope for that price should last a lifetime not 6months at a time.
As for the Tasco I don't doubt that someday it will fail but when it does I will put another one on it. I can put 5 or 6 on it and still be saving money over what the Leupold costs and it seems to last longer at a time than the Leupold does anyway. I've had it for around a year now and not yet had a problem.
I can't really tell a difference in clarity between the Leupold and Tasco either. Looks similar to me but a few buddies have said the Tasco looks clearer to them.
I did put my Burris Fullfield 2 on just recently when the Leupold messed up so I've gotten to test that out some. I can't comment on how long it will last or how it holds up as I haven't had it long enough but when I heald it up it was like wow. It surprised me how much clearer and how much better it looked than the Leupold. Colors are just soo sharp and it's so clear. The Leupold was not at all like this. I like the Burris much much better already so far compared to the Leupold. I will have to see how it holds up.
The beauty of the Tasco is it seemed just as good as the Leupold vision wise and seems to hold up a lot better and it's about a 7th of the price of the Leupold. The Burris I think is probably slightly clearer but it also was way on up there in price too compared to the Tasco that is clear enough ytou can see just fine. If you can't I think you need to have your eyes checked.
I would say that if you can't tell the difference between a Tasco and a Leupold, you need to have your eyes checked..
My Tasco is just as clear to me as the Leupold. I've had a few others look to compare and they all have said the Tasco looked clearer to them. So it's not just me. I can't tell much of a difference except the Tasco seems to be slightly better in low light and the Leupold seems slightly better when the sun is super bright out.
The Burris however, is noticably clearer like I said.
I'm not at all a Tasco fan boy infact I can't even say I'm crazy about them I just think my Leupold sucks and it showed me first hand that you don't always get what you pay for.
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