Rifle Scopes How much is to much windage for zero?

[mbrittan]

I have a Falcon 5-25 mounted on a 20MOA EGW HD base with Burris X-treme rings. I can get my one hundred yard zero, but am using up about 4mils of windage to do it. Putting a different scope with rings on the same base only uses .3mils windage to zero. So I mounted the 5-25 with some Seekins rings, and a different set of Burris rings, and needed the 4mils every time.

So the scope seems to be where the problem is. Is that to much to use for zero? Or is it within what would be an exceptable amount of misalignment?

 

[wnroscoe]

Re: How much is to much windage for zero?

4 mils @ 100 is a lot, I'd send the scope back.

 

[sandwarrior]

Re: How much is to much windage for zero?

4 mils is way too much. But you need to troubleshoot it down to what it is.

Did you use the same rings as with the falcon? Flip them around and see what you come up with. I'd hate for you to send a scope in and it still be rings

 

[Swan]

Re: How much is to much windage for zero?

Or pick up a set of USO rings that are windage adjustable.

 

[mbrittan]

Re: How much is to much windage for zero?

I did flip the rings around, and the Falcon was still off. I also tried the Seekins rings with the Falcon, and still was way off. So a different scope was good and centered, but the Falcon with two different sets of rings was still the same amount off each time.

The Falcon has that knob/cap that is at a 45degree angle to the turret housing. Is there an adjustment under that to center the cross hairs? If not I will talk to the vender to see if it can be repaired/replaced.

 

[sandwarrior]

Re: How much is to much windage for zero?

Sounds like you got 'er figured out. Send the scope back.

Edit:

Like you said, call first and see if something easy can't just be fixed.