Rifle Scopes Tips for finding "sweet spot" in sight picture?

[springerjb]

Any quick tips for finding that "sweet spot" of a sight picture. I'm shooting through a SS 10x42. Finding the proper eye relief, cheek weld, etc to get side-to-side clarity is often difficult. It just seems like the margin for error is virtually zero. Any tips for improving this?

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I plan to sign-up for online training in early spring (I'm out of the country a lot this fall/winter so practice and range time isn't going to happen as frequently as I'd like).

 

[2M10]

Re: Tips for finding "sweet spot" in sight picture?

Make sure you set the focus ring adjustment against a blank wall for maximum clarity. Then it's just a matter of getting into your normal shooting position and adjusting the scope in the rings until you find the best spot. The upside to a small window box is a small margin for error related to parallax.

 

[RS39]

Re: Tips for finding "sweet spot" in sight picture?

And it may not be the scope. I might be your 'natural point of aim' is not yet stabilized, and your are forcing the position each time.

Get on target, close your eyes and wait a while, open eyes, see if you are still <span style="text-decoration: underline">exactly</span> on target. If not, it is the forcing of your body position and the rifle onto target, and it is settling off target when you close your eyes for a while.

If you are well-settled behind the gun instead of steering it, getting the scope settings on target might take care of itself.

 

[Redmanss]

Re: Tips for finding "sweet spot" in sight picture?

Yes, those scopes are a bit less forgiving than others, but they're still very workable. The one thing I would suggest is to make sure your stock is comfortable for your cheek in relation to the scope, and if not make some adjustments. The natural point of aim comment above definitely applies in this, making sure your stock weld is not forced.

You may need to make adjustments in your eye relief by moving the scope backwards or forwards, or in the height of your cheek rest, or the relationship of your body and your rifle. Keep going until you can naturally rest your head on the stock without getting any scope shadow at all.