Scope not holding zero.
05-31-2015, 11:15 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 31
Scope not holding zero.
About a year ago the last time I went to Wooster Mt. range some asst. RSO knocked my Sako off the bench and it bounced off the scope. I had no ammo to check it so I went home. Last week I was trying to evaluate some ammo and after each 2nd group the zero seemed to have shifted slightly I was using a Caldwell Tack Driver sand bag and rear back.
It's a Chinese made Aim Sport 4-12x and from the start there was tiny "flecks" in the image. I wonder if it's damage or was just a cheap scope from the start. I'm looking into the 1.5-6x Konus Pro with a 30mm tube so I don't have to change the Conetrol rings and base.
05-31-2015, 12:27 PM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: south eastern PA
Posts: 15,436
You should have hgotten some ammo immediately and held the guy who knocked the gun on to the ground responsible to replace it. Waiting a year to find out if there was damage is your mistake. If a gun falls on the scope seldom is good going to come of it. Looks lke you are out the price of a new scope.
05-31-2015, 03:27 PM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,747
I agree with Oldtimer. Why was the range officer walking so close to your weapon to begin with. At a minimum it was either his or the range's responsibility to replace your scope. You missed the boat on that one friend. As for a replacement I don't know much about Konus scopes. But I do like Nikons for the price.
05-31-2015, 04:05 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,695
The only scope type Nikon carries (like he is wanting) is the M223 which is WAY more than that Konus. My preference is Nikon also but he seems to want a 30mm tube with 1.5-6 power Which with Nikon is $699 I think. Seems just a bit pricey for that power range.
Al
06-01-2015, 08:35 AM
#9
Spike
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 31
I had shot my last round and would have needed at least 3 to check zero. Nobody there had a .243 as this is black rifle Heaven on weekends. The range is state run and the other RSO can be counted on to say he never touched the bench.
06-01-2015, 08:43 AM
#10
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: south eastern PA
Posts: 15,436
OK, someone knocked you gun of a bench at a public range run by the state. You had no more ammo to check it so you went home without registering a complaint or checking to see if the range would be responsible for the damage if any. Then you wait about a year before you bothered to check the gun and scope to see if the scope was damaged. It was. What was the point of even telling us someone else damaged your gun if you didn't have the initative to have them held accountable or even to check your gun for a year to see if there was damage. I highly doubt a state range officer would have lied about damaging your gun and have another employe swear to it. I don't know for sure but having worked for a state agency that has a public range I doubt it and since you didn;t bother to report the incident, you don't know for sure either. They have insurance to cover all kinds of ills and people sometimes are careless, hence the insurance and the guy wouldn;t have been fired unless he had a history of being stupid. I have to wonder what the point of telling us the story
Last edited by Oldtimr; 06-01-2015 at 08:53 AM.