What does zeroing a scope do?
Zeroing, or sighting in, a rifle is the process of aligning the sights on the weapon with the rifle so you can accurately aim at your target from a set distance.
How far should a scope be from your face?
Eye relief is the distance from the rear lens your eye requires to see a full picture. The industry average for a fixed-power scope is about 3 1/2 inches. For most variables, you’ll start out about there at the lower power, and about 2 1/2 inches when you crank up to to max magnifcation.
How low should you mount your scope?
Generally speaking, you want to mount the scope as low as you can without making contact with the barrel of your rifle. In most cases, you will want to go with low rings if you have a scope with an objective size of 50mm or smaller, medium rings for 50mm and larger, and high rings for 56mm and larger.
Why do Scopes lose their zero?
Make sure the scope rings are properly tightened and there is no play in the scope to rings or rings to rail connections. This is the most likely problem when a scope won’t hold zero, either because the parts fit poorly, were never tightened, or the scope rings worked loose as the rifle was shot repeatedly.
Do iron sights lose zero?
Bottom line answer- no to both. You will need to re-zero, or confirm your zero each time you physically remove a device used for sighting (irons or an optic).
How far forward should I mount my scope?
Three to 4 inches is about right. You must focus the eyepiece (ocular lens), and thus the reticle, on every new scope.
What’s it called when the scope hits your eye?
Whether you call it “scope bite,” “scope eye” or even a “Bushveld tattoo,” shooting a long gun with a scope can sometimes result in a sharp blow to the brow bone from the optic as the gun recoils back.
Should scope rings have a gap?
There will be a slight gap on the sides of the rings; do not tighten until they touch as this will damage the scope. The gap should be about the same from side to side. By tightening a little at a time, and alternating side to side and front to back, this gap should stay even as you tighten.
What height scope mount do I need?
To select the correct height ring calculate the height of half of the riflescope’s widest point (normally the objective bell of the scope), you will then need to know the height from the bottom of the ring mount to the middle of the ring mount, select the ring mount height that is just over half of your riflescopes …