My scope and levels never seemed to agree on the Vudoo. Never had trouble hitting targets but it or the level or the rifle was always off.
So, yesterday, I spent a good bit of time with a quality carpentry level getting the chassis, my scope and the scope level all speaking the same language. (my small shop deck was perfectly level, imagine that).
Well I got everything squared away and packaged up for the trip today. When I got the rifle out, lined up on the target, the reticle had a strong left (top) right (bottom) cant. Apparently I can’t get cant right. So, I put the top of the reticle on the top of the berm, and guess what, the after market scope level had shifted way high on the two hour drive from our home to Howard Prince gun range. However, the built in level on the chassis was now reading quite level. And by all appearances,, the scope reticle is now level.
Here is the interesting observation. Despite not changing anything but the cant, the point of aim moved to the right 1.5 mils to the right at 50 yards. It came right back, with the windage adjustment but that almost seemed rather extreme considering how little I actually moved the scope. The bottom rings were not moved and the top rings were only loosen. Interesting.
Not a problem but it sure brings home the point, even the slightest adjustment to the scope mounting, one be especailly sure to get to the sight-in range to check things out.
So, yesterday, I spent a good bit of time with a quality carpentry level getting the chassis, my scope and the scope level all speaking the same language. (my small shop deck was perfectly level, imagine that).
Well I got everything squared away and packaged up for the trip today. When I got the rifle out, lined up on the target, the reticle had a strong left (top) right (bottom) cant. Apparently I can’t get cant right. So, I put the top of the reticle on the top of the berm, and guess what, the after market scope level had shifted way high on the two hour drive from our home to Howard Prince gun range. However, the built in level on the chassis was now reading quite level. And by all appearances,, the scope reticle is now level.
Here is the interesting observation. Despite not changing anything but the cant, the point of aim moved to the right 1.5 mils to the right at 50 yards. It came right back, with the windage adjustment but that almost seemed rather extreme considering how little I actually moved the scope. The bottom rings were not moved and the top rings were only loosen. Interesting.
Not a problem but it sure brings home the point, even the slightest adjustment to the scope mounting, one be especailly sure to get to the sight-in range to check things out.
