Some problems Fixed

[Aldoradave]

FTF an FTE seem to be fixed with lots of oil and American Eagle ammo. It has been a long haul getting to this point and I suppose that should make we happy…but I'd really like to hit a target!

100 rds throughout today with no hiccup at all. But, and this is a big BUT, I can't get the Nikon 308 scope to find the target. The Marine Corps taught me how to shoot mechanical sights, but I am lost with this scope.

The best I ever came up with was aiming at the lower right corner and then getting hits high and left. We're only talking 50 yards yet tweaks up, down and sideways just never cut it. A guy next to me sensed my frustration and offered me a shot with his bolt action .308 with scope set. Bang, a dead center shot…so I did not feel too embarrassed.

My question is: The scope rail on the M&P10 is loose? Is the barrel bent, or does the Nikon .308 scope suck?

Dave Dillehay
USMC 63-68

 

[Jessie]

I think the scope is fine, and unless you ran over the barrel, it should be fine also. Check all your mounting screws, ALL of them.
You may need an adjustable mount but you really shouldn't.
Did you bore sight first?

 

[Geronimo Jim]

If you don't bore sight, start at 25 yards!!!

 

[Jack07]

Are you shooting consistent groups off of the bulls eye or is it sporadic? If there is grouping the scope is probably fine, but your or mount setting is off. Are you able to move the grouping with adjustments on the scope?

 

[Jack07]

A cheap way to bore sight without a laser is to secure mount your gun on the rest, pull the bolt, line up the gun to target looking down the barrel, and then adjust your scope to bulls eye. That should get you pretty close to start off with, and then fine tune from there.

 

[E&J]

A cheap way to bore sight without a laser is to secure mount your gun on the rest, pull the bolt, line up the gun to target looking down the barrel, and then adjust your scope to bulls eye. That should get you pretty close to start off with, and then fine tune from there.

That's how I do it and it works every time.

 

[apiccola]

You may actually have a manufacturing defect in the turret adjustment ... or not. With the rifle stabilized on a quality bench rest, aim and take a shot at a big target. Keeping the rifle stabilized again aim the rifle at the previous aim point, and then use the turret knobs to move the scope reticle from the original aim point to the bullet's actual point of impact. This basically zero's the scope. If the reticle doesn't move smoothly with the turret turns, or seems to "jump" during adjustment, or doesn't move at all, your scope may have a manufacturing defect.