New Scope - Unable to Zero. Why?

[Member 34319]

Lol, thread turned into a Vortex pissing match, OP literally admits to not fully tightened up his action, gets ignored, pissing match continues.

 

[orygun]

That was my thought; although I tightened everything down to spec using a torque wrench.

You say it's torqued correctly but perhaps it's settled. I'd grab the scope and try to see if it moves and even if it doesn't move, check the tightness by hand.

Well, before I got here it looks like the OP found at least a large part of his problem. My thoughts were were hit on by @Certaindeaf . If the screws bottomed out in the holes then they would be tight, but the base would be loose.

I own 63 kias and I drive them at 320mph for 9 billion miles and get 104 mpg. So yours can't possibly have thrown a rod

Mine tossed a timing belt cuz I wasn't cautious enough to change it. Put a belt on it and gave it to the kid. It's only a 3 cyl at idle. Runs down the road well.

 

[Bobbygun]

Lol, thread turned into a Vortex pissing match, OP literally admits to not fully tightened up his action, gets ignored, pissing match continues.

Personally, I'm hoping it's not the action screw so we can get back to the Vortex thing.

In fact I'll add: I've never owned a Vortex scope that will shoot less than a 4" group at 100 yards with my finest rifle.

And: I've never owned a Vortex scope that shot over 1/2" groups at 200 yards with that same rifle.

I swear, both statements are true.

 

[Stomper]

The rifle is set in sandbags. I'm a USMC Expert shooter so I don't usually have fliers.

Well there's your problem!



Try not chewing crayons at the bottom of your exhale just before you pull the trigger.

 

[Stomper]

Well, it's a kind of a group, but not what you could call a good group.

Kinda like a '90's "boy band" group….

 

[TTSX]

Kinda like a '90's "boy band" group….

ay what you will, that guy with ramen noodle hair made more money in a few years than all of us will make in our lifetimes

 

[Stomper]

ay what you will, that guy with ramen noodle hair made more money in a few years than all of us will make in our lifetimes

Yeahbutt…. Fast forward to today, he's a lonely addict, and was buggered by his agent.

 

[titsonritz]

ay what you will, that guy with ramen noodle hair made more money in a few years than all of us will make in our lifetimes

 

[Member 53328]

Well there's your problem!



Try not chewing crayons at the bottom of your exhale just before you pull the trigger.

Don't forget every Marine is a "Rifleman." Haha. I personally find my rifle most accurate after I lick each crayon before chambering them. For some reason though when I pull the trigger nothing comes out…. I get a lot of pit love on my end.

 

[2ndtimer]

While I do have two Viper GenII, and three other Vipers. Here is a picture of me punching holes through coins @ 215 yards all day long with a Vortex crossfire.
Remy 700 .223 bedded & load development.

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Don't say you weren't warned:
Section 331 of Title 18 of the United States code provides criminal penalties for anyone who "fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the Mints of the United States.

 

[Nosferatu]

Well there's your problem!



Try not chewing crayons at the bottom of your exhale just before you pull the trigger.

Burnt Sienna is my favorite. You strike me as an Extreme Candied Apple guy.

 

[Xmark1]

Don't say you weren't warned:
Section 331 of Title 18 of the United States code provides criminal penalties for anyone who "fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the Mints of the United States.

What about them machines that squish pennies at the mall or fair?

 

[Nosferatu]

What about them machines that squish pennies at the mall or fair?

There's some forum members here that can do that with their rear-mounted cheeks.

 

[2ndtimer]

What about them machines that squish pennies at the mall or fair?

You could drop a dime on them, assuming you haven't shot holes through all of yours.

 

[Xmark1]

You could drop a dime on them, assuming you haven't shot holes through all of yours.

My prejudice is against quarters only. Please see picture.

 

[Member 53328]

My prejudice is against quarters only. Please see picture.

That's discrimination. A snowflake will melt.

 

[Nosferatu]

That's discrimination. A snowflake will melt.

Unless you shoot it with a quarter-bore, like a .25-06

Then it's just inter-decimal violence.

 

[Xmark1]

Unless you shoot it with a quarter-bore, like a .25-06

Then it's just inter-decimal violence.

LOL

 

[40Garand]

Don't forget every Marine is a "Rifleman." Haha.

Every Vietnam vet that I met as a child just all happened to be Huey door gunners.

 

[Member 53328]

Every Vietnam vet that I met as a child just all happened to Huey door gunners.

Yup. And everyone is a "door kicker" "MARSOC" "Raider" "Recon" or a "sniper." Or they will try to argue/justify how much better they are than any other MOS. Haha. When in reality the Majority of us qualify on the range once a year…