.308 zero, what on earth is going on????

[User00003]

If you had not butchered it, you could have tested it with the iron sights and checked if it was scope or mounts immediately. In fact, it’s 99% of the time optics or mounts that give sudden accuracy issues, in which case having back up irons means you can keep hunting...benefit also then being you will realise how much fun stalking really can be, and how bad you actually are at it
because of optics advantages,,and thank your scope for breaking

 

[Grandhubert]

If you had not butchered it, you could have tested it with the iron sights and checked if it was scope or mounts immediately. In fact, it’s 99% of the time optics or mounts that give sudden accuracy issues, in which case having back up irons means you can keep hunting...benefit also then being you will realise how much fun stalking really can be, and how bad you actually are at it
because of optics advantages,,and thank your scope for breaking

I tend to agree with Jack O'Connor that insisting on iron sights on a scoped rifle is somewhat akin to insisting on a buggy whip holder on a Model T Ford.

 

[alberta boy]

So do I , to a certain extent . Most of my hunting rifles don't have iron sights , but I have installed good aperture back up sights on a couple of them . The reason being , they get used in fairly remote areas , if my scope gives up the ghost mid hunt , I can still keep hunting . Not much of an issue in the UK I know , but if you're two days in on horse back , it can be a big deal . I have carried a spare pre-sighted scope for the same reason , but a set of good sights takes up less space and are a lot cheaper .

AB

 

[ChesterP]

So do I , to a certain extent . Most of my hunting rifles don't have iron sights , but I have installed good aperture back up sights on a couple of them . The reason being , they get used in fairly remote areas , if my scope gives up the ghost mid hunt , I can still keep hunting . Not much of an issue in the UK I know , but if you're two days in on horse back , it can be a big deal . I have carried a spare pre-sighted scope for the same reason , but a set of good sights takes up less space and are a lot cheaper .

AB

That's a very sensible attitude and something we'd never really encounter ab. I can imagine what a pummelling a scope would get on horseback! "this is recoil proof sir"......to which the answer might be "yeah, but is is quarter-miler proof?".

I once had a day shooting on a reserve in Missouri, not that far from Carthage I seem to remember. I was given a horse which really was called trigger! We were shooting a mix of black powder rifles and gallery rifles so iron sights only. I don't know how a scope would have fared but know that my spine was shattered after a day on horseback! Mind you, no-one wanted to ride the beastie that I was given and they all smiled knowingly when I took the reigns...

 

[alberta boy]

I do know how you felt , it's amazing how tiring it can be riding a horse in rough country . There is also no better way to destroy any scope made than by sticking it in a saddle scabbard that doesn't fit properly .
Your experience with Trigger reminds me of a friends hunting Mule ( not as iconic as an Appaloosa , but a lot more practical ) His name was Sticky , because of his habit of launching into creeks , rivers or lakes without warning or reason , he just loved water . The problem was , he didn't care if he was loaded with gear or had a rider on his back , he'd just sprint and jump . The name Sticky came about because every time he did it , Roger , his owner , would curse a blue streak and swear if that damned mule does that one more time , he's going to the glue factory .......... Sticky .
Turn's out it was an empty threat , Sticky died a quiet death at the ripe old age of 25 , I miss that Mule , he had more character than some people I know .
My apologies for the thread hijack .


AB

 

[ChesterP]

I do know how you felt , it's amazing how tiring it can be riding a horse in rough country . There is also no better way to destroy any scope made than by sticking it in a saddle scabbard that doesn't fit properly .
Your experience with Trigger reminds me of a friends hunting Mule ( not as iconic as an Appaloosa , but a lot more practical ) His name was Sticky , because of his habit of launching into creeks , rivers or lakes without warning or reason , he just loved water . The problem was , he didn't care if he was loaded with gear or had a rider on his back , he'd just sprint and jump . The name Sticky came about because every time he did it , Roger , his owner , would curse a blue streak and swear if that damned mule does that one more time , he's going to the glue factory .......... Sticky .
Turn's out it was an empty threat , Sticky died a quiet death at the ripe old age of 25 , I miss that Mule , he had more character than some people I know .
My apologies for the thread hijack .


AB

It was a 15 yr old Appaloosa that I was riding AB. I think "sticky" would have been a more apt name for that beast which took great delight in galloping off with random abandon and cantered with spine crunching rhythm...put me off riding for quite a while!

My apologies also for the thread drift.

 

[geoffw]

Wise words Heym, I'm guilty of much of these reflex corrections.

 

[kieran222]

Did you find out what the issue was?