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matters

01-10-2008 08:22 PM

RE: scope will not stay zeroed

Buy a good scope and good mounts and rings this should not happen.

beech18

01-10-2008 08:37 PM

RE: scope will not stay zeroed

I wouldnt trust that gun before I figured out the problem and fixed before I took it hunting. Normal taps and bangs to the gun or scope shouldnt move the Point of impact unless it was a severe blow. A gun and scope is a tool and should be able to with stand normal day to day usage.

jeepkid

01-10-2008 09:15 PM

RE: scope will not stay zeroed

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ORIGINAL: enviormentchild

Guns are very dangerous you know that right........If you are not careful and follow the directions you may harm yourself or someone else.........please be careful..............whatever you do................................................ .
You dont plan to shoot animals with this gun do you?

Uhh...yeah we plan to shoot animals, the more the better!!

KansasBBD

01-10-2008 09:41 PM

RE: scope will not stay zeroed

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ORIGINAL: jeepkid

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Uhh...yeah we plan to shoot animals, the more the better!!

i like head shots to rabbits the most. Its a nice humane kill and saves what little meat there is. YUM YUM EAT UP!!!:D

skeeter 7MM

01-10-2008 10:40 PM

RE: scope will not stay zeroed

Are you saying it shoots fine at the range off a bench and only when it gets a knock the POI shifts? If so,
-I'd replace the rings and bases with a quality steel set and test. (Usually a scope problem will show itself from recoil and when making adjustments (so both shooting and bump contact)

However if it shift between shots and range sessions as well as the bumps?
-Contact Bushnell's Customer Service to arrange for a RA# and send it back ASAP. Bushnell's come with a "Limited Lifetime Warranty". A wandering POI is covered...driving over it with your truck is not;).

New York Hunter

01-10-2008 10:48 PM

RE: scope will not stay zeroed

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Longbeard

You sure do:DI've had nothing but bushnell trophy scopes on every gun I own... I bought a Browning Stainless Stalker and decided to put a better scope on it... So I bought a Leoupold... Couldn't get that thing to hit the same spot twice:(Decided it was the scope and went out and bought a Bushnell Trophy and that was the end of my sight in prob:)

Definetly a classic case of you get what you pay for;)

Did you send it back to Leupold to see if there was a problem? I had to send my Leupold VX-II 2-7x33mm Shotgun Scope back to Leupold this fall. I boughtit in 2002. It wasn'tholding zero. Leupold told me there was something loose and theyfixed it. Then they sent it back to me "next day air". It didn't cost me a penny. Leupold's customer service is OUTSTANDING![/align][/align]My friend had a similar problem with his Bushnell Shotgun Scope. He bought it about the same time I bought my Leupold. Bushnell wouldn't help him because it was out of warranty. He bought a Nikon ProstaffShotgun Scope (life time warranty) to replace it. Send your Leupold back, they'll take care ofit. [/align]

Rammer

01-11-2008 12:32 AM

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I think you have this backwards. "I bought a POS Bushnell scope, and it wouldn't hold zero, so I replaced it with a Leupold and never looked back." That is what it should have read. Bushnell scopes are bottom of the barrel, junk. Nuff Said.

JeffS

01-11-2008 08:06 AM

RE: scope will not stay zeroed

You can get a bad scope with any brand. It sounds like you either got a bad scope or your rings are loose. I've had the same problem with another scope we bought we returned it and exchanged it for another one and never had a problem with it.

eldeguello

01-11-2008 09:03 AM

RE: scope will not stay zeroed

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ORIGINAL: nc1234

My scope, after just a little contact (a bump against my back, against my knee when I place it in my lap, etc.) is knocked off zero about two inches at 100 yards. Is this something I just need to learn to live with and be a lot more gentle with my rifle or is this a problem with thescope or mounting? I try to be very gentle with myrifle and think that I am and am surprised that such minor contact results in sucha change in zero. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.

It COULD be a scope problem, but it sounds to me MORE like the mounts aren't sturdy enough. At any rate, a bump or two should not make a scope shift point of impact. I see it is a Bushnell. I have had very good performance from Bushnells, even the Banner series, which used to be their least expensive line. The first thing I would do is to replace your scope mount with a known, reliable make. Then if the same problem persists, contact Bushnell and see what they will do for you.

chma	01-11-2008 05:21 PM

RE: scope will not stay zeroed

I have always had Leupold and now have 2 Zeiss scopes I have never had any problem with changing POI and I am pretty rough on all of my guns I would send the scope back and look for some quality steel bases and rings Leupold,Burris,Talley Etc. chad

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