Author: WraithlabsSubject: Zeroing A New Scope
Posted: March/09/2015 at 11:27
Hello All,
I am new to the forum and have a couple questions about sighting in my new Scope. I have a
Ade Advanced Optics 6-25X56mm 35mm Long Range Rifle Scope. Which i love so far. I have been to the range and put 200 Rounds down range and have sighted the scope in. I am running into trouble though with the adjustments of the scope to get to zero. I have a bore sight which i used to help zero the scope. But that always seems to be off. After which i adjusted the elevation and windage knobs at 50 yds to zero the rifle. The scope has a parallax adjustment knob which is very useful in zeroing the rifle at 50 yds then 100 yds. After zeroing at 50 yds all i had to do was adjust to 100 yds on the parallax knob and the rifle was zeroed. Where i am running into trouble is the direction of the knobs and this feels backwards. I know that when zeroing in a rifle you are moving the reticle to the point of impact of the round you just fired. So if i hit low and to the left i will adjust down and to the left. But i am not sure if this is correct or not. I have heard it two ways. One, you are moving the reticle to overlap the point of impact and the other is to move the point of impact to overlap the reticle. I am wondering which one is correct. And in which direction do i move the knobs. Am i correct in assuming that if you are 3 inches low and 4 inches left. you move the elevation knob 12 clicks down and 16 clicks left at 100 yds? Being that the knobs are 1/4 inch per 100 yds or 4 = 1 MOA. Or am i backwards in my thinking and need to adjust it in the other direction. If someone could clarify this for me it would help greatly because i have been watching videos and reading posts and also trying it my self with my rifle but still seemed confused. Any help would be greatly appreciated.