Can’t zero rifle... 8” high.

[Lrdchaos]

Picked up a new to me Ar( I know I in the bolt section but it gets more traffic). With a Bobro 20moa mount and Bushnell ers optic. At 100yard I am 8” high with the scope bottomed out. In my mind I need to dump the 20moa mount and go back to a 0moa Mount. Am I on the right train of thought?

 

[dirthead1]

Is the erector bottomed out or are you hitting a zero stop?

 

[Crews]

may be a silly question, but you never know.... are you sure the scope is bottomed out, or is it just hitting the zero stop?

 

[spife7980]

Are you sure youre bottomed out and not hitting the zero stop? Third times the charm after all lol

 

[BobinNC]

When all else fails read the instructions, about how to set and un-set the zero stop...........

 

[Lrdchaos]

That would be it, I was able to drop my zero stop down to get more mils. That’s why I come on the site....when I’m a moron you guys set me straight. My other bushnell doesn’t have zs so it never dawned on me.

 

[Threadcutter308]

I bought a well known, popular high end scope about 3 years ago and had a hell of a time getting it zero'd. Damn thing just wouldn't adjust, no matter how many elevation clicks I dialed in. I was pissed. It finally dawned on me to pull the elevation cap and use the internal screw (just to make sure the bloody thing really was broken, straight out of the box). Dialed in just fine. Turns out the screws in the cap hadn't been tightened down when it left the factory and the cap was just spinning. Duurrrrr. I'm glad I found it, but embarrassed about the amount of time it took me.

 

[SRPowah]

Just gotta ask...why did you select the bolt action thread when it is actually a scope question? lol

 

[Lrdchaos]

Look at my original thread, I posted why.

 

[308pirate]

Reading and following instructions: a lost art.

 

[BurnOut]

Reading and following instructions: a lost art.

Be honest... what percentage of the time would you say that you begin your interaction with a new gizmo (especially one similar in type to that which you're very familiar) by reading the user docs?

For me, I'm about 98% "grab it and fuck with it"; and advanced features, if I can't figure them out on my own, get read about later.

 

[308pirate]

Be honest... what percentage of the time would you say that you begin your interaction with a new gizmo (especially one similar in type to that which you're very familiar) by reading the user docs?

75 - 80% of the time, I'll give them at the very least a quick scan. Seriously. It costs me nothing to do so and has cost (frustration at the very least) me not doing so in the past.

 

[Threadcutter308]

Be honest... what percentage of the time would you say that you begin your interaction with a new gizmo (especially one similar in type to that which you're very familiar) by reading the user docs?

For me, I'm about 98% "grab it and fuck with it"; and advanced features, if I can't figure them out on my own, get read about later.

Agreed. That's because the instructions are usually total shit. My favorite is the warning on the side of a 5 gallon mud bucket in Spanish, with the pictogram of (not letting) your baby drown in the drywall mud. Really ?