Zeroing issue

[Accurate 1]

Yes Mike you are correct

 

[Greenmist]

And another typo

Creedmore, not cm

 

[Smellydog]

@GlennUK have you bore sighted it yet?

 

[Husky]

Creedmore, not cm

Creedmoor.

 

[Smellydog]

Just write gay, is simpler and quicker

 

[kenbro]

Purchase some Burris Signature rings and use the inserts to align your scope. I bore sight my rifles at a mark on the garden fence and use the inserts to get the scope aligned with the same spot. Once I'm happy with the setup, I go and shoot it. Typically starting at 50 yds.
Regards
JCS

Need to be Signature Zee.
I think.
KB.

 

[kenbro]

Nor do I but a pillow on a chair and a distant object gets me close or exposes an issue before I even fire a shot.

I use an adjustable front rest and a back bag and set them up on a table pointing at the top of a street lamp out the back of the house.
Ken.

 

[kenbro]

.7 moa

Bit less than 2” at his target range.
K.

 

[kenbro]

Only 10 MOA, you got a good one.

You did used to hear about a lot of people having their Remingtons blue printed and trued.
Ken.

 

[Eddie P]

You did used to hear about a lot of people having their Tems blue printed and tried.
Ken.

I did think about getting the mount screw holes re-drilled, but in the end used the XTR rings, loads of adjustment in those, I have fixed both windage and not needed a canted base.

 

[1894]

If all else fails you can have a good smith sort it by changing the base screws to 8x40 from the standard 6x48 and ensuring they are square. The additional tolerance of the bigger screws allow the smith to drill them central to the action. Rather than just drill the existing holes bigger it would be clocked up, measured and the new holes drilled central to the action (which will be slightly off the centre of the existing holes but will appear normal as the bigger hole covers the issue)

You should be a way off that however.

 

[JTO]

Take the scope & rings off but leave the rail screwed to the action.

Set the rifle up on a bench or table & bore sight it on something big enough to give you a good benchmark.

Then from behind the rifle BUT MAKING SURE NOT TO HAVE TOUCHED OR MOVED IT AFTER YOUVE BORE SIGHTED IT take a look along the edge of one side of your rail & it should line up pretty close to the the benchmark you've used to bore sight it. Check again using the opposite side.

If you don't get close to the benchmark then odds are the rail is on skewed.

Another way you could check the rail alignment is to put the rifle on the bench & then go & stand in front of it so you are looking back down the axis of the barrel. If the rail is skewed you should see it.

Last resort, take a straight edge & hold it against the side of the rail & you will soon see if the barrel & rail aren't aligned.

This is exactly what I was about to post after reading what had gone before.
If the rail is not aligned with the bore, you could try turning one of the rings 180 degrees.

 

[Greenmist]

I have a rem 700 when fitted with a scope on a rail was visibly out of alignment, leupold rings and bases solved the issue

 

[GlennUK]

Dear All thanks for your further comments and suggesiotns. Unfortunately i haven't had a chance to get the rifle out today, but will be looking over the next few days, and wanted to thank all for the comments (yes even the ones related to some people having trouble understanding that i meant a Creedmoor )

As for those troubled by their own sexuality, go on, you know it makes sense, dont knock it until youve lived it!!!

 

[GlennUK]

What make is the rail? If it's decent, then it sounds like you'll have to take it all apart and re-check it's going on straight. Tier One rails can have screws that are too long. If it's an unknown make that came bundled with the rifle, then that could be the culprit.

As per VSS, the parallax could be a factor but it seems difficult to believe that that could account for the whole windage adjustment.

Its a Britannia rail

 

[User100]

Its a Britannia rail

My experience of them is good. Proper picatinny and have fitted my rifles perfectly.

Did you try Donkeybasher's suggestion of putting a straight edge along each side to highlight misalignment?

All a bit odd.

 

[Smellydog]

All a bit odd.

Yes but there is room for them in society. It's what makes Britain Great, a great mixing pot of diversity.

 

[GlennUK]

My experience of them is good. Proper picatinny and have fitted my rifles perfectly.

Did you try Donkeybasher's suggestion of putting a straight edge along each side to highlight misalignment?

All a bit odd.

Thanks, no not yet, was going to try yesterday, but didnt get a chance. Spent all morning out at the Dartford HM, my wife ran (won her age category, and 16th women out of 270) , spent the rest of the day recovering with me hovering around her apart for going in the gym. By that time we had a table booked for sunday lunch and it was time to go out.

!st thing im going to do when i get home form work this afternoon is take off the scope and check the rail for alignment. I just assumed it would align itself, seems a very likley issue given that all the bits of kit as of reasonable quality. If thats not it ill try swapping rings around, and if that doesnt sort it, then ill pickl up the phone to ISS where i bought the kit.

They did offer to assemble it but i said thanks id likley to try as that's how we learn about our kit, as well as using it of course.

 

[kenbro]

My experience of them is good. Proper picatinny and have fitted my rifles perfectly.

Did you try Donkeybasher's suggestion of putting a straight edge along each side to highlight misalignment?

All a bit odd.

If the slots in the rail are not cut exactly 90degrees to the edges will using the straight edge method work?

Kb.

 

[GlennUK]

If the slots in the rail are not cut exactly 90degrees to the edges using the straight edge method won’t work.
Kb.

I have a straight edge and a square so between them can check both elements. If its straight then ill check that too.