Can not sight in new accura Mr-x (advice needed)

[ElDiablito]

I just wasn’t thinking of dialing with a muzzy and figured most use a BDC for em

No, most of us with scopes on our muzzys are not using “muzzy” scopes or those with BDC reticles.

I wouldn’t waste my money on a cheap (sub $300) scope. You couldn’t give me a cheap Burris or any Vortex. Check out the Trijicon Huron - affordable and tough.

 

[LongWayAround]

There was an SWFA 1-4x on the classifieds here for like $275. I think that would make a great muzzleloader scope.

 

[HuntWyld]

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You’ll save yourself a lot of trouble if you read this. No scopes are impervious to failing but basically the only ones that don’t fail OFTEN are nightforce, swfa, and some trijicons. Below is a running list somebody made of scopes that have been proven.

 

[CorbLand]

What’s your budget, OP?

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

What scope would you recommend? I can’t see myself buying a nightforce or anything crazy unless it was something like a paramount pro that I knew I’d be shooting 300+ yards with. Being my first season with a muzzy, maybe I don’t appreciate it enough yet but I’m sure I will if I see some bucks this holiday hunt/season. It’s definitely another weapon & advantage that a lot of hunters don’t utilize up here in the Northeast as much as say, the Midwest. I will say, if I drew a Kansas or Iowa, or any western state mulie/elk tag I probably would immediately go for the best optic I could afford and go beyond the “muzzleloader” directed scopes and get something like another razor LHT or VX3-HD at minimum. I just wasn’t thinking of dialing with a muzzy and figured most use a BDC for em

More budget minded:
-Trijicon huron
-If you got a few months wait for the SWFA fixed 6x that they say will be restocked in Q1 and/or the 3-9x. Or find a used one that isn't over priced.

If you're talking razor LHT level of money:
-Other trijicon models at various price points
-Maven RS1.2 (not any other models)
-Nightforce SHV models
-Used Bushnell LRTS / LRHS

Other scope might work okay and/or for minute of deer shots but you're dealing with a fair bit of recoil and already have a question mark on confidence in the system, buying a scope that is hit/miss doesn't answer any questions if you end up still shooting a shotgun pattern. You'll be asking if you got a bad sample of a new scope or if the gun is the issue. The above scopes aren't infallible they are just statistically far less likely to introduce questions into your setup.

 

[Wolf]

I’m fairly new to (serious) muzzleloading so I’m no expert but I do know that they’re super finicky shooting a mismatch of powders/sabots. I would pick one type of powder and one type of sabot (especially same weight) to shoot consistently with to get zero and go hunting for your muzzleloader season

Also when I sighted mine in a few weeks ago I had sabots flying all over the place and I wasted a bunch of powder before I realized I wasn’t pushing the sabot down far enough so make sure when you’re seating the sabot tight against the powder but you’re using pellets so it would be easier to tell when it’s fully seated against the pellets I would think


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I Agree, make sure you are fully seated. Everything with a muzzleloader must be exact each time or you can get a wide range of results. Good Luck Hunting!

 

[aron]

Have you tried taking the scope off and shooting open sights?

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[cnelk]

Have you tried taking the scope off and shooting open sights?

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I agree.
Rip that scope off and get some good open sight or peep sight setup and get back to basics.

My group with my Accura and open sights

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

Have you tried taking the scope off and shooting open sights?

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I would have suggested that off the get go but his photo showed no front sight on the gun and I’m not sure if it’s drilled/tapped? I purchased a model with sights so no clue how the others came.

 

[Caseknife]

Looks like your rifle didn't come with iron sights. I would try a red dot of some type, I have the Sig Romeo 5 on mine. Pretty sure that the lead sled rattled something loose inside the scope as others have said. Mark your ramrod when you have seated the bullet firmly and then verify each time that you are seating to the same place, very critical. Consistency is critical.

 

[aron]

I would have suggested that off the get go but his photo showed no front sight on the gun and I’m not sure if it’s drilled/tapped? I purchased a model with sights so no clue how the others came.

I checked out the rail version Accura mr-x in a store the other day, and it looked the same (drilled and tapped front and rear) as my peep sight variant. I'm guessing it's the same barrel and just different configurations between the rail or peep.

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[aron]

I agree.
Rip that scope off and get some good open sight or peep sight setup and get back to basics.

My group with my Accura and open sights


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Nice group! What powder/bullet combo are you shooting?

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[cnelk]

Nice group! What powder/bullet combo are you shooting?

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90gr volume of Pyrodex P pushing a 420gr No Excuses bullet.

 

[TonySkyline]

I’m swapping the scope and gonna give it a go again. Almost out of powder so gotta run to asspro. Might just grab the BH209 to rule out the dented breech plug as well. I’m 100% getting a Trijicon accupoint or credo hx 2.5-10 once I sell this acog. Yall got me convinced I need something that can withstand a drop test considering the heavier recoil. Not that I’m recoil sensitive at all, but that was the first time my shoulder has felt a tingle in a long while and I shoot a 7 rem for deer and 300 for elk. Definitely feels close to my 12G turkey gun with the ol magnum loads, haha. Speaking of magnums, I might throw on a brake and go to a magnum load for next year when I get a nicer scope. I wouldn’t mind the 400fps increase as long as I have a decent durable scope with some eye relief


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[Gila]

Brakes were a fad for a while but they are so dang loud and they throw crap everywhere in a prone position. Not good for hunting or precision shooting. A good fitting Limbsaver recoil pad will make a big difference. We can’t use scopes in our state but a lightweight, shorter type of scope carries well. I am new to MZ hunting, but built a few good shooting CF rifles. Most of the issues I have had with scopes is the mounting.