Shooting too high - How to Adjust scope?

taxijohn

O.K., I can't find anything anywhere that can answer this question. I mounted a scope. Aimed at the bullseye. The bullets hit about 6 inches too high. Now, do I adjust the elevation up or down. Is the general rule to move the scope in the direction that you want your bullet to go. eg: shooting too far left, move scope to right etc. ??? Please help..

22WRF

This tells all http://www.tnoutdoorsmen.com/zero.htm

taxijohn

still does not say which way to move adjustment.

He Dog

Move the reticle down.

taxijohn

that's what I though. I tried that 3 full turns and it was still to high. I don't want to go any further and damage the scope. I have high "peep" tasco rings, I think I will exchange them for medium or just high without the see through design. I had to get them because the front of the scope was resting on the rear sight with regular profile rings. So I jumped to the "see through" design which are like 1/2 " high. I guess to high huh.Thanks guys.

22WRF

The arrows on the dial show which direction they will move the bullet. Turn the adjusting screws according to the MOA scale on the dial. If they say 1/4 MOA, that's means one click will move the bullet 1/4" at 100 yards.

taxijohn

Thanks. Has anyone ever used a bore sighter such a laserlyte? Are they worth it for $89.95?

He Dog

John, you want to use the lowest rings you can. As you raise your cheek from the stock to line up with a high mounted scope, you loose tight control of the rifle. You must have a huge objective like 56mm to be using such high rings. If the rear open sight is the problem, remove it or have it removed (front sight too, and use filler screws to keep crud out of the holes).Been thinking about the laser bore sighters too, but only use a collumator at this point. Be interesting to see what replies say.

nmyers@home.com

I just got one of the new Leupold boresighters (< $50), and it works pretty well. A magnet holds it to the muzzle. You look through the scope and see a grid on the boresighter. I think taxijohn needs to give us more info: exact rifle, scope, rings, and mount he is using, plus whether everything is new or used.Neal[This message has been edited by nmyers@home.com (edited 12-10-2001).]

taxijohn

Yeah, you're right about the rings. I went to the shop were I bought the gun (Romanian ak-47 223) and the guy said Oh, too High. So he took off the "see through" rings and put on "high" rings, Tasco. Now the scope rests about 3/16 " about the rear sight, perfect. Took him a little while to bore sight. The laser type did not work too well, so he used the older type. Now I just have to go to the range, shoot at 25 feet and fine tune in. let's see what happens. One thing probably could have prevented this, a "compact" scope.The scope I have is a Bushnell 3-9 x40mm..

He Dog

He Taxijohn, I know zip about AK's, but in sporting rifles of that caliber and above your first sight-in test is at 25 yards, not 25 feet. Then to a hundred yards, where you usually want to hit about 2.5inches high. Then you are point blank at 150-200 yrd. depending upon caliber, bullet and load and how fast the bullet drops.

22WRF

AK trajectory0 at 25 meters0 at 1000 metersIn between 25-1000 meters you will be shooting high.To convert from Meters to Yards, simply multiply the meters by 1.09 [This message has been edited by 22WRF (edited 12-10-2001).]

taxijohn

That's why I started this sicussion, to get differetn input. The gun is a NEW Romanian ak-47 223. The scope mount is a new weaver style which attaches to the side rail. The scope is a bushnell 3-9x40 mm (that's the problem) I should have stuck with a 32 mm. Well, we are going shooting this weekend, let's see what happens.