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How critical is scope level?
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<blockquote data-quote="dfanonymous" data-source="post: 1547194" data-attributes="member: 97050"><p>Don't be lazy. </p><p></p><p> Like my example from a previous post, 2 degrees off at 100 yards might not be the end of the world I said. But mathmatically two or three degrees may not sound like much–after all it is less than 1% of a 360-degree circle but three degrees of cant is VERY noticeable in a scope. In fact, most people will be bothered by a reticle that is just one degree off-axis. off-axis reticles cause a number of problems with sighting and accuracy. For example, if you set up your rifle so the vertical cross-hair is straight up and down, your turrets will be slightly tilted. This means that when you click elevation you will change windage slightly, and vice-versa. If, on the other hand, you cant the whole rifle to make the turrets square, this throws off the bullet trajectory–causing bullet impact that is low and displaced horizontally. So really wildrose is correct that it probably shouldn't be like that, but the reality is that a lot of scopes are. So either put more money towards a better more expensive scope or use a plumb line because if your turrets are sideways on a plumb line. That scope needs to go back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dfanonymous, post: 1547194, member: 97050"] Don’t be lazy. Like my example from a previous post, 2 degrees off at 100 yards might not be the end of the world I said. But mathmatically two or three degrees may not sound like much–after all it is less than 1% of a 360-degree circle but three degrees of cant is VERY noticeable in a scope. In fact, most people will be bothered by a reticle that is just one degree off-axis. off-axis reticles cause a number of problems with sighting and accuracy. For example, if you set up your rifle so the vertical cross-hair is straight up and down, your turrets will be slightly tilted. This means that when you click elevation you will change windage slightly, and vice-versa. If, on the other hand, you cant the whole rifle to make the turrets square, this throws off the bullet trajectory–causing bullet impact that is low and displaced horizontally. So really wildrose is correct that it probably shouldn’t be like that, but the reality is that a lot of scopes are. So either put more money towards a better more expensive scope or use a plumb line because if your turrets are sideways on a plumb line. That scope needs to go back. [/QUOTE]
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