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Hallo guys,
I'm a newbie here and I would like to ask you a question as you may have experience with this.
I have a new Remington 700 Police and yesterday I put a scope on it. I used a Leupold Dual Dovetail bases and 30 mm rings. Riflescope is Nikko Stirling Diamond 6-24x42mm Saddle Focus model - it is an Australian brand, I am not sure is you know it. Well, before mounting it on the rifle I set the perfect zero on it - by turning the scope in a V-shaped prism I found the center position very accuratelly - the crosshair didn't move more than 1/4 of inch while turning the scope around. I did it twice and the difference was no more than 1 click.
I put it onto the rifle then. Mounts fitted perfectly, riflescope too, no misalignment at all... But, when I pointed the rifle on a far away object (an insulator on power lines - cca 300 yards) I found the barrel was pointing 4 mildots lower than the scope! 4 mildots are 13,75 MOA and this is simply too much - it makes the rifle good for shooting to only some 300 - 400 yards since there is a lack of elevation remaining!
Had anyone of you faced such a problem? It looks it could be a problem of barrel/receiver misalignment. How to fix it? Is it reason enough for complaint/rejection? Or are there any taper washers under the bases available? Thanks in advance.
I'm a newbie here and I would like to ask you a question as you may have experience with this.
I have a new Remington 700 Police and yesterday I put a scope on it. I used a Leupold Dual Dovetail bases and 30 mm rings. Riflescope is Nikko Stirling Diamond 6-24x42mm Saddle Focus model - it is an Australian brand, I am not sure is you know it. Well, before mounting it on the rifle I set the perfect zero on it - by turning the scope in a V-shaped prism I found the center position very accuratelly - the crosshair didn't move more than 1/4 of inch while turning the scope around. I did it twice and the difference was no more than 1 click.
I put it onto the rifle then. Mounts fitted perfectly, riflescope too, no misalignment at all... But, when I pointed the rifle on a far away object (an insulator on power lines - cca 300 yards) I found the barrel was pointing 4 mildots lower than the scope! 4 mildots are 13,75 MOA and this is simply too much - it makes the rifle good for shooting to only some 300 - 400 yards since there is a lack of elevation remaining!
Had anyone of you faced such a problem? It looks it could be a problem of barrel/receiver misalignment. How to fix it? Is it reason enough for complaint/rejection? Or are there any taper washers under the bases available? Thanks in advance.