bccanadian
09-23-2013, 07:12 PM
I went out to the Mission club on Sunday to check the zero on my scope. I'm shooting a Savage 111 in 30-06.
The first couple of rounds were good. After that they got wider. I put up the rifle and let it cool for quite awhile.
Once it cooled down, I put a couple more shots through it, paying close attention to my grip , the positioning against my shoulder and especially my breathing and trigger control.
what doesn't help is putting 2 bullets down range and finding an extra 3 holes in the target. I don't know if people are confused as to which is their target, too dumb to tell the difference or just careless. By the way, I mark my targets with bright green masking tape.
So with this added confusion it was difficult, to say the least, as to where the bullets were going.
It wasn't until I decided to put a bore snake down the barrel that I noticed that I could turn the screws on my scope by hand. Now just to be clear here, I'm not referring to the wind age and elevation screws, I'm talking about the mounting screws.
so using my trusty tool. A 2009 nickel, I tightened the screws and started zeroing the rifle again. I had it coming along nicely, letting it cool after every 3 shots when it started to open up again.... The screws were loosening off again. Most likely from the concussion. So at this point I'm done for the day.
when I got home I called a friend of mine and we chatted about my scope problem. He reminded me of something I had read here about Locktite. He said he uses it on all of his scopes.
i checked the website and found that the blue is what I needed. So I picked some up today. When my buddy called, he asked if I got the red like he suggested. I told him that red needs a torch to remove and the blue is what the doctor ordered.
He said he always used the red. Although he wasn't planning on taking the scopes off anyway. All I said was "like you have a choice, eh"... Lol
so remember for scopes it's the Locktite BLUE, in case you ever decide to change scopes.
The first couple of rounds were good. After that they got wider. I put up the rifle and let it cool for quite awhile.
Once it cooled down, I put a couple more shots through it, paying close attention to my grip , the positioning against my shoulder and especially my breathing and trigger control.
what doesn't help is putting 2 bullets down range and finding an extra 3 holes in the target. I don't know if people are confused as to which is their target, too dumb to tell the difference or just careless. By the way, I mark my targets with bright green masking tape.
So with this added confusion it was difficult, to say the least, as to where the bullets were going.
It wasn't until I decided to put a bore snake down the barrel that I noticed that I could turn the screws on my scope by hand. Now just to be clear here, I'm not referring to the wind age and elevation screws, I'm talking about the mounting screws.
so using my trusty tool. A 2009 nickel, I tightened the screws and started zeroing the rifle again. I had it coming along nicely, letting it cool after every 3 shots when it started to open up again.... The screws were loosening off again. Most likely from the concussion. So at this point I'm done for the day.
when I got home I called a friend of mine and we chatted about my scope problem. He reminded me of something I had read here about Locktite. He said he uses it on all of his scopes.
i checked the website and found that the blue is what I needed. So I picked some up today. When my buddy called, he asked if I got the red like he suggested. I told him that red needs a torch to remove and the blue is what the doctor ordered.
He said he always used the red. Although he wasn't planning on taking the scopes off anyway. All I said was "like you have a choice, eh"... Lol
so remember for scopes it's the Locktite BLUE, in case you ever decide to change scopes.