Can a loose sun shade open up groups?

[chop house]

rainy day here, can't go out and recreate the events right now. ever seen it happen?

 

[Mark W]

I’m not sure about a sunshade but I’m pretty sure that a loose muzzle thread protector gave me some odd results on my last outing.

 

[Clancy]

A loose lock ring will certainly do it, but I don’t see that a sunshade would or could...

 

[243winxb]

I dont see a loose shade changing groups? Needs testing.

Putting a hand on the front of the scope will.

See thru lens caps wedged between barrel and scope can move point of bullet impact.

 

[riverwolf1]

Emphatically Yes, ask Mike Ratigan, he even put it in his book. His rifle was shooting dots all of a sudden the groups went to crap, as he was examining the rifle Tony Boyer walked by and asked what’s going on as Mike told him what happened Tony flicked the sunshade with his finger and it rattled! Mike removed the sun shade and the rifle went back to shooting great groups.

 

[KenOath]

Emphatically Yes, ask Mike Ratigan, he even put it in his book. His rifle was shooting dots all of a sudden the groups went to crap, as he was examining the rifle Tony Boyer walked by and asked what’s going on as Mike told him what happened Tony flicked the sunshade with his finger and it rattled! Mike removed the sun shade and the rifle went back to shooting great groups.

Just to be clear we are talking about the sunshade that screws to the end of your scope?

 

[gme]

yes it can, happened to me and I've seen it happen to others

 

[chop house]

sunshade that screws to the end of your scope?

that is correct.

 

[chop house]

yes it can, happened to me and I've seen it happen to others

thanks. that makes me feel better... oh, wait, i should feel worse - for not catching it at the time. oh crap, i didn't mean that it makes me feel better that it has happened to someone else, even though misery loves company, and all that.

there is always one more thing to check, isn't there?

 

[Tommie]

We play in the world of harmonics.

 

[Delfuego]

I am using that line next match for sure...

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Loosen the eyepiece lock ring on your scopes and see some real spectacular groups appear.

 

[riverwolf1]

Just to be clear we are talking about the sunshade that screws to the end of your scope?

yes the sunshade that screws into the objective end of the scope.

 

[Clancy]

Loosen the eyepiece lock ring on your scopes and see some real spectacular groups appear.

Sounds like sabotage... I should also pull my brush back over the crown, correct?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Sounds like sabotage... I should also pull my brush back over the crown, correct?

All the top shooters do so i dont see why not

 

[Clancy]

All the top shooters do so i dont see why not

Pretty sure “all” of them don’t do any one thing except shoot guns.

But, carry on.

 

[dickn52]

All this time I thought they just shaded the sun. Who knew?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Pretty sure “all” of them don’t do any one thing except shoot guns.

But, carry on.

Ok i can safely say in over 20yrs of watching them ive never seen one remove a brush off the rod at the end of a stroke but i could have missed it

 

[dickn52]

Ok i can safely say in over 20yrs of watching them ive never seen one remove a brush off the rod at the end of a stroke but i could have missed it

Well, I take mine off, jags, brushes. And then carefully pull the rod back out from muzzle to breach. Not sure why it's even important and all, but habits die hard.