i stripped the locking rings screw on my nf 5.5-22x56. am i just screwed or is there something i can do
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know i mean the locking ring screw that you use to focus the recticle. ive got it set and it doesn't appear to be moving so im wondering if it is a non issue. if it does move a little and i dont notice will it effect my zero?
know i mean the locking ring screw that you use to focus the recticle. ive got it set and it doesn't appear to be moving so im wondering if it is a non issue. if it does move a little and i dont notice will it effect my zero?
Re: im a idiot (nightforce)
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 42769vette</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> if it does move a little and i dont notice will it effect my zero? </div></div>
I'm gonna go ahead and say no. Your retitcle won't be as crisp and clear if it moves but I wouldn't think it to move. I don't see how that part of the scope could cause reticle movement. I would think it mostly to effect you as your eyes change with age or if you try to sell it.
Disclaimer: I'm new to the game with limited experience. I have no experience with a locking ring screw on the NF. My nikon doesn't have a screw in the reticle focus ring.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 42769vette</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> if it does move a little and i dont notice will it effect my zero? </div></div>
I'm gonna go ahead and say no. Your retitcle won't be as crisp and clear if it moves but I wouldn't think it to move. I don't see how that part of the scope could cause reticle movement. I would think it mostly to effect you as your eyes change with age or if you try to sell it.
Disclaimer: I'm new to the game with limited experience. I have no experience with a locking ring screw on the NF. My nikon doesn't have a screw in the reticle focus ring.
Re: im a idiot (nightforce)
Call nightforce. If you really did strip it, you probably need to repair it.
Call nightforce. If you really did strip it, you probably need to repair it.
Re: im a idiot (nightforce)
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sniperaviator</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Call nightforce. If you really did strip it, you probably need to repair it.</div></div>
Agreed. When I read titles like this I always assume the worst. Like you tried to polish your objective with sandpaper or something.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sniperaviator</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Call nightforce. If you really did strip it, you probably need to repair it.</div></div>
Agreed. When I read titles like this I always assume the worst. Like you tried to polish your objective with sandpaper or something.
Re: im a idiot (nightforce)
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TrooperBrian</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sniperaviator</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Call nightforce. If you really did strip it, you probably need to repair it.</div></div>
Agreed. When I read titles like this I always assume the worst. Like you tried to polish your objective with sandpaper or something. </div></div>
i did a google search and could not find anyone asking this question in the past, but i figured it may have been covered before. i titled it like this because i figured it would get folks to click on the thread they might have skipped before
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TrooperBrian</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sniperaviator</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Call nightforce. If you really did strip it, you probably need to repair it.</div></div>
Agreed. When I read titles like this I always assume the worst. Like you tried to polish your objective with sandpaper or something. </div></div>
i did a google search and could not find anyone asking this question in the past, but i figured it may have been covered before. i titled it like this because i figured it would get folks to click on the thread they might have skipped before
Re: im a idiot (nightforce)
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hoosier</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am not sure what that screw affects. You dont loosen a screw to focus the reticle on a NXS.You might be fine, but as others hace said I would call Nightforce. </div></div>
will do. when i read the manual it said loosen the screw and set the focus then tighten it. hopfully its nothing. the scope functions great as is
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hoosier</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am not sure what that screw affects. You dont loosen a screw to focus the reticle on a NXS.You might be fine, but as others hace said I would call Nightforce. </div></div>
will do. when i read the manual it said loosen the screw and set the focus then tighten it. hopfully its nothing. the scope functions great as is
Re: im a idiot (nightforce)
It is hard at first to "unlock" the eyefocus adjustment (lets call it the diopter adjustment as opposed to the parallax adjustment). Stand on the left side of the rifle/scope. Put your left hand around the locking screw and hold it but dont squeeze it. now take your right hand a grab the rest of the scope that sticks out. Turn it counterclockwise, hard as you can if you have to. This should unlock the locking ring from the ring lock.
There is something a little odd about this locking ring. If you grap it tight and squeeze it, it makes it harder to undo.
You should not touch the allen head in that area at all to adjust the diopter (or anything else for that matter).
Now turn the locking ring all the way clockwise to get it out of the way. Focus the scope on infinity and look at an object really far away (like miles away). Now focus the diopter part of the scope (the whole end of the scope turns). Once it is focused tighten it back up.
Hope that helps.
It is hard at first to "unlock" the eyefocus adjustment (lets call it the diopter adjustment as opposed to the parallax adjustment). Stand on the left side of the rifle/scope. Put your left hand around the locking screw and hold it but dont squeeze it. now take your right hand a grab the rest of the scope that sticks out. Turn it counterclockwise, hard as you can if you have to. This should unlock the locking ring from the ring lock.
There is something a little odd about this locking ring. If you grap it tight and squeeze it, it makes it harder to undo.
You should not touch the allen head in that area at all to adjust the diopter (or anything else for that matter).
Now turn the locking ring all the way clockwise to get it out of the way. Focus the scope on infinity and look at an object really far away (like miles away). Now focus the diopter part of the scope (the whole end of the scope turns). Once it is focused tighten it back up.
Hope that helps.
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