Canted reticle

[jde682]

This photo is my reticle in my Burris xtr II. The top of the reticle is clearly in line with the shadow projected from a plumbob. As you can see it becomes slightly more canted towards the bottom of the reticle. I'm wondering if this degree of reticle cant is a big enough issue that I should send this back to Burris for warranty service...or is this small of a degree of cant not a major issue and considered fairly normal for a scope of that price point ($1500).

 

[SpencerC87]

How is this a reticle issue and not a mounting issue? How have you leveled the action? What are you using to measure it? How have you mounted the scope?

 

[wsmallwood]

If you put the bottom line (or what becomes the bottom line as you move up) of the picture directly under the horizontal lines of the scope you can see the line is clearly canted. Whether just the photograph, incorrect mounting, or something else is really hard to say.

 

[Texas Solo]

Sure looks like a mounting issue to me. Yes you can a slight cant a9t the bottom, but the same can't is visible at the top.

 

[Walt Krafft]

I would rotate it to split the difference and go shoot. No big deal.

 

[Murray Brook]

I guess it would depend on what your plan for the scope is. If the reticle is actually canted and your goal is long distance shots, then yes it will show up. At a price point of $1500 I would want things as they should be. JMO

 

[JFrank]

I’m a right handed shooter, there are times when I look through a scope a see the reticle canted down to the left, after double checking both the action and scope are level, I still think the reticle is off however when viewing from a left hand shooters position the reticle is now canted down to the right.