Have you ever unintentionally dialed your scope on a hunt or otherwise?

[Stinky Coyote]

Seems lots of out a rotation mishaps in this mix so return to zero a must. Then locking or capped additional to that to reduce the variable as much as you can for elevation diallers. And capped windage is best there, low profile even better.

Going one step further in removing variable is how bout not dialling at all? We already don’t for windage and reticle instead and why ffp preference. Why not same for elevation? One zero, capped everything(all low profile), now all referencing done in laser etched bonded in place reticle that can’t be moved or left in the wrong spot?

Is that not where the buck would stop in removing this 55% inability to hold zero?

Assuming of course hunt focused reticle design (no extra target world fat) and hunt focused scope magnification ranges. Slim pickins and biggest gap in current optics availability?

What percentage would this 55% inability to hold zero be reduced by going to zero stop, locking and capped windage? Would there still be loss of zero even with these fail safes?

What percentage would it be if it was all reticle and fully capped on fixed zero and no field adjustments to turrets at all?

Number 1 reason we miss we suck and number 2 we lose zero, which segment does dialling turrets fall into? How much of this variable can be removed?

 

[Hnthrdr]

Missed a yote because of a misdialed non locking thankfully that’s all

 

[Marshfly]

Reading through this thread it is fairly apparent that most issues come from exposed windage turrets or not checking that your elevation turret is on the stop before and after a shot.

It should be habit to check your elevation turret before a shot and return it after a shot. If it is not, you simply aren't practicing enough in situations where you are required to do that. It needs to be muscle memory. Make it part of your shot process to return the dial to the stop after each shot during practice. The norm should not be to dial for the session and leave it there for 20 rounds. Practice like you hunt.

Someone mentioned about zeroing at MPBR with a dialing scope. Why? You can walk around with your scope dialed to 200 yards even zero'd at 100 yards. I do that often. I will also predial if I am sitting in a place where shots will all be 300 or less. Dialing to 200-225 yards gets me everywhere I need to in that situation.

If you are hunting with open windage turrets, well, good luck.

 

[JohnB]

Yep. I noticed my turret was off by a mil so I put back to zero, well it must have been off by 9 mils and I didn’t know it because there is no rev indicator on that leupold. Long story short I put 2 slugs below the brisket of a charging bear at 6-8 yards. Thankfully the shot had her abort anyways. After I settled down I went after her thinking I must have wounded her when I ran into her at 20 yards and missed low again. I couldn’t find any blood and went back and found impacts in the dirt right between skid marks from her paws. I went and checked zero and I was a full rev low at my zero distance of 50 yards (slug gun). The gun spent the rest of the year with tape on the turret.

At 7 yards 9 mils would be 2.25”. From my comfy armchair that is at least 5 miles from the nearest hibernating black bear it would seem like that amount wouldn't be enough for a clean miss?

 

[Stinky Coyote]

The 55% loss of zero rate in vote so far is lower than actual as guys have had the same loss of zero multiple times but can only vote once.

 

[KenLee]

Does butt dialing the wife when you're with the girlfriend count?