There's probably a perfectly good explanation out there somewhere for this, but...
Why are windage turrets found on the right side of a scope tube?
Mind you, as a shooter of the sinistral persuasion, I'm not <span style="font-style: italic">complaining</span> about this fact per se, but I do find it rather puzzling.
One would think that with all the myriad configurations and whiz-bang scopes being produced these days around the world, someone would have decided to buck the trend and reverse the configuration at the factory for the sake of right-handed shooters. Is there something horribly obvious that I'm missing here, or is it simply a matter of "That's the way it's always been done"? The only explanation I've ever heard is that iron sights were historically configured that way, and it carried over to scopes. Rotating the tube 90 degrees only works if your reticle is symmetrical on both axis, and if you don't have a side focus or illumination knob to interfere with the mount and/or rail. So what gives?
Why are windage turrets found on the right side of a scope tube?
Mind you, as a shooter of the sinistral persuasion, I'm not <span style="font-style: italic">complaining</span> about this fact per se, but I do find it rather puzzling.
One would think that with all the myriad configurations and whiz-bang scopes being produced these days around the world, someone would have decided to buck the trend and reverse the configuration at the factory for the sake of right-handed shooters. Is there something horribly obvious that I'm missing here, or is it simply a matter of "That's the way it's always been done"? The only explanation I've ever heard is that iron sights were historically configured that way, and it carried over to scopes. Rotating the tube 90 degrees only works if your reticle is symmetrical on both axis, and if you don't have a side focus or illumination knob to interfere with the mount and/or rail. So what gives?
