Vertical reticle, wonky turrets?

I noticed that my vertical reticle post was, well, not plumb vertical. I tinkered to bring the vertical post plumb relative to a level rifle, and now find that my turrets appear to be a little off centre / vertical (see linked pics).

Am I seeing things? If it is off centre, is it consistent with manufacturer’s design / within tolerances? What could be the cause? And is it anything to worry about?

Is a fairly old Swarovski Habicht 6-24x50 with the swing off mounts, on a Sauer 202.

Thanks all in advance.

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Looks ok to me. I wouldn't be worrying about it, provided that the internals are true to your rifle.

1) get a decent sized box, and set it out at the distance you want to zero;
2) scribe a plumbed line or vertical laser line down the entire height of the box;
3) zero the rifle to the best of your ability on a postage stamp sized mark on the box, relatively low down the box;
4) once zeroed, adjust the up down turret upwards by at least two complete turns and continue to shoot at the small aiming mark.
Where your ‘adjusted turret’ shots land will determine whether the cant within the scope relative to your aim will be revealed - if all is good, the shots will land higher up but on the line; if they are noticeably to the right or the left of the line, this will show the cant, and in which direction you should rotate the scope relative to the rifle in order to eliminate said cant.

5) don’t forget to return your up down adjustment to where it is precisely zeroed at the end of the exercise.

More likely your rifle isn’t level, or your base holes are off centre. The reticle will be a wire reticle held in place internally, so unlikely it’s shifted internally, but possible. If it’s shifted internally, it won’t hold zero

Thanks all for helpful responses.

The scope holds zero really well so doesn’t seem like the reticle is (still?) moving. I am getting good accuracy and precision at my stalking ranges and I never use the turrets when stalking as don’t shoot over 200yds.

I think, given that, as long as I am zeroed then it doesn’t make a difference between having a canted reticle and plumb scope vs a vertical reticle and canted scape?

I read an article many years ago stating that even in top end scopes the reticule can be out of plumb by up to 5°
If you search on here there are numerous threads on this very issue.
Canting a sporting rifle is not a good idea.
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