El Matavenados
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- Mar 5, 2015
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Hey all,
I just recently (in the past couple years) got into long range shooting and hunting. Last month, I went on my first hunt that had real opportunities for long range shots. I missed a 100yd shot at a cow elk. I believe I hit a twig on a bare tree, throwing the shot (from shooting sticks) off, missing completely. As I tried to figure out what happened, I discovered that my windage turret was off. Was it a full revolution plus 1 moa, or just 1 moa? Test fired, and found that it was just 1 moa. The next day, I looked through my scope (Vortex HS-T), and found that my focus ring was turned way out. It seems that it was making contact with my pack as I carried it by the sling, over my shoulder. This is a real problem for me, as I need to have confidence that when I need to make a quick shot, my scope won't be out of adjustment.
So my question: when hiking with rifle with a scope that does not have locking or covered turrets, how do you keep your turrets and other adjustments from being bumped or rubbed or otherwise messed up? I have a solution in mind, but want to see what creative alternatives you all might have found that work!
I just recently (in the past couple years) got into long range shooting and hunting. Last month, I went on my first hunt that had real opportunities for long range shots. I missed a 100yd shot at a cow elk. I believe I hit a twig on a bare tree, throwing the shot (from shooting sticks) off, missing completely. As I tried to figure out what happened, I discovered that my windage turret was off. Was it a full revolution plus 1 moa, or just 1 moa? Test fired, and found that it was just 1 moa. The next day, I looked through my scope (Vortex HS-T), and found that my focus ring was turned way out. It seems that it was making contact with my pack as I carried it by the sling, over my shoulder. This is a real problem for me, as I need to have confidence that when I need to make a quick shot, my scope won't be out of adjustment.
So my question: when hiking with rifle with a scope that does not have locking or covered turrets, how do you keep your turrets and other adjustments from being bumped or rubbed or otherwise messed up? I have a solution in mind, but want to see what creative alternatives you all might have found that work!
