Re: Scope crosshair won't adjust

oldpink wrote:
# zxcvbob wrote:
# [...]
# # I have a new Leupold VX-I that I bought last winter and the point-of-aim
# # drifts all over the place. At first it had the same problem where he
# # top knob didn't do anything. I screwed it a full turn to the left and
# # then to the right and it finally started moving. Maybe I thumped it
# # with my finger; I don't remember. But then when I got it adjusted, I
# # would fire it and I could see the crosshairs get fuzzy then come back in
# # focus. And the next shot would be several inches off (at 50 feet.) I
# # tried it at that distance with iron sights to make sure it wasn't me or
# # the gun or the ammo and I put all the bullets in a dime-sized hole.
#
# Oh, one other thing I just thought of, that is if you haven't already,
# is to double check out your mounts, rings, and all the attendant screws.
# Degrease all mating surfaces and screws, then apply the removable blue
# Loc-Tite.
# A loose mount or ring would also cause the problems you cite.
# [...]


Thanks. I had the scope mounted and bore-sighted at Cabela's and I
assumed they did it right. I haven't checked anything.

Also, these are see-thru mounts, so the scope is mounted pretty high.
And I've never used a scope before (I have used a red dot sight on a
target pistol.) Could I be doing something wrong enough to cause this
problem? Another shooter at the range was helping me try to adjust it
and he didn't notice anything.

Bob


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