Sighting in?

[zac221]

Trying to sight in new rifle and scope is as low as it will go. How do I fix this? Different bases, rings...? Any help is appreciated.

[huntmaster]

when I've run into that in the past. I remove the scope and rings and reinstall and solved the problem. probably a fluke but it might work for you too

[Coach W]

Post a pic of your rifle, what caliber and what yardage are you sighting in at?

[TexZ71]

Move the target further away!

[sharkhunter]

What rifle is this on? I had a Ruger #3 that had bases that were not the same and I installed them wrong. You can also shim the scope as well. Sounds like something's not right though. Most scopes today have a ton of adjustment.

[zac221]

Remington 700 ADL .223 scope is a bushnell banner 4-12-40. Picked bought it front TX Gun Trader, but is practically bran new. Still has packaging grease I wiped off. Previous owner said it was grouping well, which I don't think he shot it at all cause I used his ammo and its 4-5' high. Shooting at around 75-85 just set a target and drove back to an area I've ranged before.

[sharkhunter]

I would take it all apart and remount like sugested above to make sure it's not a mounting problem. If that doesn't fix it you could go 3 different way. Your mounts or bases might be out of spec and a new set might fix it or a differs scope with more adjustment. The cheapest fix is to shim the rings. There should be a tutorial on the net on how to do that.

[zac221]

Gonna look at rings and bases then try different scope.

[txfireguy2003]

Does it have a one piece base on it? If so, does that base have some slope to it? Here's my thinking:

He installed a base with slope, like a 20 or 30 MOA base from EGW of someone like that, then installed a scope that doesn't have enough internal adjustment to make up for that. Could also be, as stated earlier, that there is something not mounted right and it's just outta whack and a good tear down and reassembly would correct it.

[TheCracker]

Not sure of your exact setup but if it allows you can try switching the front and back rings.

It sounds like you may have a bad scope, incorrectly installed bases or something.

My brother went through the same thing with a new Nikon scope on a rem 700. He sent the scope back and exchanged it. The new scope did the exact same thing. He was using 2 piece leopuld bases. What fixed his problem was simply switching to a one piece base. Something was out I whack with the 2 piece setup and but perfectly fine with 1 piece.