So I have a Nikon Monarch UCC 3-9x40, the older style of the Monarch with the finger adjustable capped turrets.
Anyway, when I mounted it and sighted it in at 100 yards, I did a box test and it tracked perfectly. I also twisted the turrets several times, and then back to zero and it always returned back to zero.
That being said, I sighted it in and never shot it at 100 yards again. I've probably put 50-75 rounds since at various ranges. 250-300 yards the first time, and 450-500 yards the second time so I did quite a bit of turret twisting. I then turned the knobs back to zero, and put it up.
Today I got it out to shoot at 100 yards, and noticed it was shooting 1.25" to the right and about .5" high. It wasn't way off, but off enough especially to the right that I was concerned. I dialed it back in and it seems to stay zeroed, so it doesn't seem to be that the scope is not holding zero, so I figure that it must be that it didn't return to zero after the last 2 shooting sessions. I'm going to do some more testing with this, but I just wondered is this about par for the course with these scopes, or is it worth sending it back to Nikon? If it's basically just how these things are designed being a cheaper scope, then I will probably just sell it. If others have this scope and it isn't doing this, I will contact Nikon about warranty work.
Anyway, when I mounted it and sighted it in at 100 yards, I did a box test and it tracked perfectly. I also twisted the turrets several times, and then back to zero and it always returned back to zero.
That being said, I sighted it in and never shot it at 100 yards again. I've probably put 50-75 rounds since at various ranges. 250-300 yards the first time, and 450-500 yards the second time so I did quite a bit of turret twisting. I then turned the knobs back to zero, and put it up.
Today I got it out to shoot at 100 yards, and noticed it was shooting 1.25" to the right and about .5" high. It wasn't way off, but off enough especially to the right that I was concerned. I dialed it back in and it seems to stay zeroed, so it doesn't seem to be that the scope is not holding zero, so I figure that it must be that it didn't return to zero after the last 2 shooting sessions. I'm going to do some more testing with this, but I just wondered is this about par for the course with these scopes, or is it worth sending it back to Nikon? If it's basically just how these things are designed being a cheaper scope, then I will probably just sell it. If others have this scope and it isn't doing this, I will contact Nikon about warranty work.