Originally Posted by
Ridge Runner
another tip, wanna move 5 moa, move it 6 and back 1.
RR
This is the trick. A lot quieter, and more positive acting than rapping on your scope with a wood block. Past-and-back is actually one way that many shooters might find out their scopes track a lot better than they think they do. Many budget friendly models have fairly loose gearing, so it takes a shot or two to settle in, if someone does a 5 shot box test (4 corners, plus one back 'home'), they don't get a square. Repeat the test by going past the adjustment and coming back to it, and you'll see even $200 scopes clean up on the adjustment box test.
The gentle-tap and the past-and-back techniques are as old as scopes themselves, pretty common knowledge.
There ARE certain scopes that are tight enough that you don't need to tap them, or go past the adjustment and back to it, but none in the price range you are talking about.