POI variation following the clicks

[Pinoedino]

I have few scopes of different brands Vortex, Delta, Sightron, all have turrets with 1/8 Moa and reticle in the SFP
All of them have the annoing delay in change of POI after one or two click of adjustment. It will take a couple of shots before the correction take place. In your experience is there a scope brand that doesn't suffer of this "problem"?

 

[7br]

I don’t have any of the really high end scopes. These days I shoot Vortex GEs and Leupold. All have .125” clicks. Decades ago when I shot 6.5-20 Leupolds, .250 clicks, I’d go 2-3 clicks past the point I wanted and come back the same amount of clicks. Seemed to “settle” the reticle. I still do it out of habit. Works well (MOST of the time).

 

[Dimner]

I have few scopes of different brands Vortex, Delta, Sightron, all have turrets with 1/8 Moa and reticle in the SFP
All of them have the annoing delay in change of POI after one or two click of adjustment. It will take a couple of shots before the correction take place. In your experience is there a scope brand that doesn't suffer of this "problem"?

I have, ever since I started shooting, knocked on my scope turrets after adjusting them. Just with your knuckels. I think it was a tip I picked up about adjusting older generations scopes that tend to have this issue. Or I will bounce my rifle in the front rest. Bounce for lack of a better term. Lift up the forend of the stock out of front rest about 3 inches and let it fall back in.

I do not have high end scopes, sightron S2 and Leupold vx freedom and vx 2 I think. As well as some older Nikon's and fixed 4 weavers. None have exposed turrets that would be for dialing or clicking on the fly. So I do not have any expectations of them being perfect in the first shot.

The methods described above help me get the scope to 'settle' with one sighter or sometimes no sighters. If I had bought a scope I expected to dial or click in changes, and it only settled after one or more shots, I would return it.

 

[butchlambert]

That's why my go to for comps is a March. I also have a March on my favorite hunting rifle. The above mentioned problem is why Cecil Tucker did many many many scopes with his mod.

 

[ShtrRdy]

Higher end 1/4 moa or 0.1 mil per click scopes change POI for each click.

 

[Longrange57]

That's why my go to for comps is a March. I also have a March on my favorite hunting rifle. The above mentioned problem is why Cecil Tucker did many many many scopes with his mod.

Cecil was my buddy, he also did one for me. I use only NF and March

 

[butchlambert]

Cecil was my buddy, he also did one for me. I use only NF and March

Cecil was a good guy. He made some pretty good bullets and was a very good smith!

 

[boltfluter]

I don’t have any of the really high end scopes. These days I shoot Vortex GEs and Leupold. All have .125” clicks. Decades ago when I shot 6.5-20 Leupolds, .250 clicks, I’d go 2-3 clicks past the point I wanted and come back the same amount of clicks. Seemed to “settle” the reticle. I still do it out of habit. Works well (MOST of the time).

Do this and it will definitely help you out.
Paul

 

[Pinoedino]

Do this and it will definitely help you out.
Paul

Actually I use both metod suggested, going past the regulation required then returning to the point, and also hitting gently the scope bell, but I find that during a match it is extremely annoying and distracting since you have fo be focussed on the wind (we shoot by string). This is why I was asking if there are scopes brand/model that are not affected by this problem. Have heard that March and Ior are very true in this aspect, but before to spend that type of money I want to hear some well informed opinion

 

[JerkyFreak]

Element Optics scopes do not have this problem. I only have 2 of the Helix models (entry level) and they are only 1/4 MOA clicks, but adjustments are true. No detectable backlash yet.

 

[LHSmith]

I don’t have any of the really high end scopes. These days I shoot Vortex GEs and Leupold. All have .125” clicks. Decades ago when I shot 6.5-20 Leupolds, .250 clicks, I’d go 2-3 clicks past the point I wanted and come back the same amount of clicks. Seemed to “settle” the reticle. I still do it out of habit. Works well (MOST of the time).

This ^^^ AND this trick from a a well accomplished competitor who is one of my mentors: If a centerfire -dryfire once. This will usually shock the scope more than tapping something against it.
Another trick is to "exercise" the internals where you run the adjustments to the stops periodically-(perhaps once a year) on the theory that this prevents factory applied lubricant from solidifying causing adjustments to "hang up" even though the dial has turned.

 

[Dimner]

We have almost ever other industry expert on this thread forum. Wonder why we don't have an optics mfg that posts often.

 

[butchlambert]

We have almost ever other industry expert on this thread. Wonder why we don't have an optics mfg that posts often.

Aren't the good ones all overseas?

 

[Dimner]

Aren't the good ones all overseas?

I'd imagine that they just would post while we are all sleeping

Oops I meant 'on this forum'

 

[butchlambert]

I'd imagine that they just would post while we are all sleeping

Oops I meant 'on this forum'

None of the others ones roll out of bed to post either.