In a recent 22LR competition, I re-learnt something about the rifle scope I was using and it may be useful to share:
I zero'd at 50m and shot at a target at that distance. I then dialled up to the relevant setting for the 90m target [in my case: 6¼ MOA up]. All good so far.
When I then dialled back down 6¼ MOA to engage the second target at 50m, the POI was a little high...but only for the first few rounds.
At the end of the comp' I reviewed what had happened and recalled that had been my experience on a previous two-distance sequence. The fix then had been to dial up to the 90m elevation setting normally, but to then dial two clicks below the 50m setting before tickling back up to actual value.
I recall that mentors of mine have sometimes tapped the scope after reticle adjustment and it probably serves the same purpose as shooting a few rounds did for me. Lesson re-learnt.
I zero'd at 50m and shot at a target at that distance. I then dialled up to the relevant setting for the 90m target [in my case: 6¼ MOA up]. All good so far.
When I then dialled back down 6¼ MOA to engage the second target at 50m, the POI was a little high...but only for the first few rounds.
At the end of the comp' I reviewed what had happened and recalled that had been my experience on a previous two-distance sequence. The fix then had been to dial up to the 90m elevation setting normally, but to then dial two clicks below the 50m setting before tickling back up to actual value.
I recall that mentors of mine have sometimes tapped the scope after reticle adjustment and it probably serves the same purpose as shooting a few rounds did for me. Lesson re-learnt.
