I recently acquired a Leupold VX-R Zombie edition scope through a trade. First off the scope is very high quality, and has a green fire dot in the center of the reticle which I really like. I mounted the scope on the upper receiver on my Sig 556 (I made sure to mount it on the solid section, not the middle where the forend and the receiver meet). I used scope rings that are the same elevation as a cantilever mount and I used a a level to make sure it was right.
I took it to the range this morning to zero it in and started at the 25 yard line just like I have before with any other scope I have sighted in. I took my first 3 shots, checked my target and noticed I was about 9 inches left and about 6 inches low. I started making my adjustments to "walk it in" just like I have before and took my next 3. This got me 5 inches left and 4 inches low. I went to make more adjustments and only got 1-2 clicks in and the turrets stopped due to them being maxed out. So now I have the adjustments maxed out and I am off 4-5 inches left and low at 25 yards.
At this point I am confused and think I'm going crazy. I took the scope off and remounted the rings & remounted the scope on the rifle. I even thought maybe if I put the turrets directly at 0 (not + or -) when I mounted it it would make a difference, but when I took my first shots I wasn't even on the paper. Moved them back to the farthest adjustment and got the same results.
I am going to go back to the range Tuesday and use a riser bar in between the rifle and the scope rings to see if that changes anything. I'm sure it will help with the elevation but I'm worried about it being so far left. I have no problem sending it back to Leupold since it would be covered by their warranty and be repaired or replaced, but I would be much happier if I could somehow resolve the issue myself.
My question to all of you, is there anything I might be overlooking or is there something I can try before I send it back to Leupold?
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks.
I took it to the range this morning to zero it in and started at the 25 yard line just like I have before with any other scope I have sighted in. I took my first 3 shots, checked my target and noticed I was about 9 inches left and about 6 inches low. I started making my adjustments to "walk it in" just like I have before and took my next 3. This got me 5 inches left and 4 inches low. I went to make more adjustments and only got 1-2 clicks in and the turrets stopped due to them being maxed out. So now I have the adjustments maxed out and I am off 4-5 inches left and low at 25 yards.
At this point I am confused and think I'm going crazy. I took the scope off and remounted the rings & remounted the scope on the rifle. I even thought maybe if I put the turrets directly at 0 (not + or -) when I mounted it it would make a difference, but when I took my first shots I wasn't even on the paper. Moved them back to the farthest adjustment and got the same results.
I am going to go back to the range Tuesday and use a riser bar in between the rifle and the scope rings to see if that changes anything. I'm sure it will help with the elevation but I'm worried about it being so far left. I have no problem sending it back to Leupold since it would be covered by their warranty and be repaired or replaced, but I would be much happier if I could somehow resolve the issue myself.
My question to all of you, is there anything I might be overlooking or is there something I can try before I send it back to Leupold?
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks.