I just bought a brand new Remington 30-06 semiauto rifle and Bushnell scope. I mounted the scope and went to site it in. I was only at about 75 yards and was able to get the height perfect but had trouble going left to right. I had the scope cranked all the way to the right, literally it would not turn any more and I was still shooting about 6 inches left.
It was not operator error either as I put about 10 rounds in a 3 inch circle 6 inches to the left of the bullseye. Is my scope fucked up or is it a rifle problem?
Did you try shooting that during a tornado? lol j/k Try different ammo first to see if there’s a difference.
Did the rifle come with iron sights? If it did, it might be a good idea to put them back on and see if you get better patterns. That would also rule out any defects with the rifle itself.
Sounds like the scope. I had the same thing happen but it was the height that was off.
Remount the scope. You may have something mounted incorrectly.
Remount and or try bore sighting it. You know how to bore sight?
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Edit: Also, make sure you have up down and your left right properly situated. I’ve seen and probably did it myself in the past where you mount a scope with these wrong and when you are making adjustments your shots are going the opposite direction. Just one of those dumb mistakes we sometimes make.
[quote]Doug Adams wrote:
Did you try shooting that during a tornado? lol j/k Try different ammo first to see if there’s a difference.
Did the rifle come with iron sights? If it did, it might be a good idea to put them back on and see if you get better patterns. That would also rule out any defects with the rifle itself.[/quote]
I had to take the iron sights off to fit the scope on. I tried both reg 160gr ammo as well as some ballistic tip 168gr silver tips. All went left;(.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
Remount the scope. You may have something mounted incorrectly.[/quote]
It will be tough to get the base off because I use lock tight on it. The first time I mounted the scope it got loose after about 10 shots, so I put it on to stay. Perhaps would resetting just the rings help?
[quote]Dedicated wrote:
Remount and or try bore sighting it. You know how to bore sight?
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Edit: Also, make sure you have up down and your left right properly situated. I’ve seen and probably did it myself in the past where you mount a scope with these wrong and when you are making adjustments your shots are going the opposite direction. Just one of those dumb mistakes we sometimes make. [/quote]
I got it bore sighted right after I first put the scope on. But when I went to fine tune it the scope base became loose from the shooting. So I used lock tight and reset the base. Maybe I just need to bore sight it again.
I have a sinking feeling that I broke something in the L/R knob. Because it seemed that the last 10 clicks did nothing as far as moving the bullet towards the bullseye, where as the up/down took maybe 3 shots to get perfect.
Unfortunately with lower end scopes (under $150), which most Bushnells are, this can happen. Sometimes you luck out and get a decent one that meets your needs, but getting a lemon is far more likely then when you pay for a higher end model. I had a Simmons that gave me the same damn problem and finally gave up on it.
Hope you get it figured out.
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Simple question, did you start at mechanical zero? Do you know what it is?
[quote]Loose Tool wrote:
Simple question, did you start at mechanical zero? Do you know what it is?
No I did not. I will start over but I really think that I broke the windage setting by turning it to fast.
Thanks for the link, I wish I would have read that a couple weeks ago.
[quote]2thepain wrote:
I just bought a brand new Remington 30-06 semiauto rifle and Bushnell scope. I mounted the scope and went to site it in. I was only at about 75 yards and was able to get the height perfect but had trouble going left to right. I had the scope cranked all the way to the right, literally it would not turn any more and I was still shooting about 6 inches left. It was not operator error either as I put about 10 rounds in a 3 inch circle 6 inches to the left of the bullseye. Is my scope fucked up or is it a rifle problem?[/quote]
If you have a gun vice, put the gun in the vice, fire the gun, then adjust the scope until the cross hairs line up with your shot.
How do you like that 30-06 I was considering a 308 or a 7.62 with a good scope have you shot either of them?
[quote]pittbulll wrote:
How do you like that 30-06 I was considering a 308 or a 7.62 with a good scope have you shot either of them? [/quote]
Never shot a 7.62 but my friend has a nice 308 that is very accurate. Honestly, the best gun I’ve used was a Rock River AR-15. Someday I will have one, but I think my next gun is going to be a Valtro 12 gauge.
But first thing first, I need a better scope for the 30-06. Any suggestions people? I can probably spend 2-300.
[quote]2thepain wrote:
pittbulll wrote:
How do you like that 30-06 I was considering a 308 or a 7.62 with a good scope have you shot either of them?
Never shot a 7.62 but my friend has a nice 308 that is very accurate. Honestly, the best gun I’ve used was a Rock River AR-15. Someday I will have one, but I think my next gun is going to be a Valtro 12 gauge.
But first thing first, I need a better scope for the 30-06. Any suggestions people? I can probably spend 2-300. [/quote]
Look at the Nikon Buck Master series. Very good mid range scope in the $300 range. You could probably find one around 275. I had this on my 243 and now the 22-250 and give it two thumbs up. Clear optics and holds zero. It’s a 4.5 to 14 power so lets you crank up the magnification without being to heavy for a walking rifle.
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The Winchester, the first rifle, wears a 3 x 9 Leupold Riflemen. It’s a midrange $200 scope you can pick up at Wal-Mart. All you need for basic target shooting big game hunting in the accuracy dept.
The next one on the camoed Savage is the Nikon Buck Master.
The Browning A Bolt is wearing a $200 Simmons again adequate for basic target shooting big game hunting.
Anyone of these will do unless you are really getting into match grade long range shooting where one would want to pay top dollar for a higher quality scope. Burris, Swarovsky, or a high end Leupold come to mind.
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Thanks D.
I have no interest in match grade shooting. I really just want to pop a few coyotes that keep coming up to my house and bothering my dogs. I will start looking for the Simmons or maybe that Nikon Buck Master.
Do you collect guns? Or do you just have a variety? I think that gun collecting would be something I could really get into later in life. Right now the funding has to go towards other things:(
I’ve always hunted since I was a wee lad with my dad and in the last five years have really gotten back into it. I love hunting rifles and between me and my dad we have got quite a nice little arsenal.
If the other half lets me I plan on getting one firearm per year for as long as I can swing it. I’ve recently gotten into reloading and I am really digging it. You save money on ammo and get to fine tune your loads to get the best accuracy and load for your chosen shooting/hunting needs. The following is a pic of my new reloading room.
Gotta any pics of your guns? Would love to see em.
[quote]Dedicated wrote:
I’ve always hunted since I was a wee lad with my dad and in the last five years have really gotten back into it. I love hunting rifles and between me and my dad we have got quite a nice little arsenal.
If the other half lets me I plan on getting one firearm per year for as long as I can swing it. I’ve recently gotten into reloading and I am really digging it. You save money on ammo and get to fine tune your loads to get the best accuracy and load for your chosen shooting/hunting needs. The following is a pic of my new reloading room.
Gotta any pics of your guns? Would love to see em.
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Not much to see just yet. I have a 45 caliber Glock and my Remington 30-06. My other half is not crazy about a lot of guns in the house but after I buy my shotgun I will buy a gun safe. 1 gun a year sounds like a solid plan.
The reloading thing is suddenly of great interest to myself as 30-06 ammo is not cheap. How did you learn, website, book etc.?
[quote]2thepain wrote:
The reloading thing is suddenly of great interest to myself as 30-06 ammo is not cheap. How did you learn, website, book etc.?[/quote]
Fortunately my dad was a reloader for years in the seventies and eighties when he hunted a lot back then. His reloading press was gathering dust in the basement and I asked him if I could use it. He was more then happy to pass it to me and we worked together to set it up at my place and he started teaching me the ropes. Funny thing is after he got me set up it fired up his interest again and he purchased a brand new press and set it up at his place.
I also picked up a couple of reloading books by Hornady and Sierra and read them fully. Still learning but I’m fully in the swing as I’ve reloaded over a hundred rounds now for the 243 an 22-250. I’ve got a good accurate hunting load for my 250, but I haven’t been as successful with the 243. I am going to use it for antelope this year and need to get an accurate load with a good bullet for possible 300 plus yard shots.
It can be frustrating in that dept. as there are many variables to take into account. It’s experimentation. Keep trying loads until you find what you’re looking for. It’s challenging and fun and does save you money after the initial investment if you shoot a lot.
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