OK, I have my old .22 cal Glenfield Model 25 that my dear old dad bought for me about 40 years ago. I have not fired the rifle for MANY years. Probably 30 years ago. So I got it out, cleaned it up and decided to put a cheap rimfire scope on it.
I usually boresight by pulling the bolt and looking down the barrel and adjusting the scope reticle accordingly, and as many of you know that at least gets you on paper at the range.
Well, this one isn't working. When I look down the bore and try to adjust the reticle, I run out of windage adjustment. I have tried this with two different scopes (a 3-9x32 that I took off of my Remington 597, and the original Glenfield scope that came with the rifle). Both of the scopes were off in the same direction when mounted - up and significantly to the right. The newer scope was mounted using newer rings, the Glenfield was mounted using it's original mount.
So my question is - what could cause this?
I'm thinking the receiver is fine since it is a solid casting and the dovetail doesn't appear to be damaged. Could the barrel be misaligned?
The rifle was in my father's possession for a lot of years, so I don't know what may have happened to it in terms of being dropped or how it was cared for. It looks to be in fantastic condition.
It really is not a huge deal, but it would very cool to shoot my first rifle, now that dad is gone. It's been a loooooong time and there's a lot of great memories tied to that rifle. I suppose if I took it out and shot it using the iron sights, that might help determine where the problem lies.
I usually boresight by pulling the bolt and looking down the barrel and adjusting the scope reticle accordingly, and as many of you know that at least gets you on paper at the range.
Well, this one isn't working. When I look down the bore and try to adjust the reticle, I run out of windage adjustment. I have tried this with two different scopes (a 3-9x32 that I took off of my Remington 597, and the original Glenfield scope that came with the rifle). Both of the scopes were off in the same direction when mounted - up and significantly to the right. The newer scope was mounted using newer rings, the Glenfield was mounted using it's original mount.
So my question is - what could cause this?
I'm thinking the receiver is fine since it is a solid casting and the dovetail doesn't appear to be damaged. Could the barrel be misaligned?
The rifle was in my father's possession for a lot of years, so I don't know what may have happened to it in terms of being dropped or how it was cared for. It looks to be in fantastic condition.
It really is not a huge deal, but it would very cool to shoot my first rifle, now that dad is gone. It's been a loooooong time and there's a lot of great memories tied to that rifle. I suppose if I took it out and shot it using the iron sights, that might help determine where the problem lies.
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