Rugger7622
Lil-Rokslider
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So I take a new Tikka T3X lite, 7mm-08 to the range on Friday. The gun has a SWFA 3-9 on it that I had on another gun, all bolts degreased and loc tighten in place a month ago. Range master and myself pulled the bolt, bore sighted the gun on a steel diamond plate at 100 yards. 1st shot nailed the steel. Loaded another round, nailed the steel.....except it was a bowling pin steel 3 feet to the left!!!! I thought someone else had shot, so I chambered another round, hit steel again.....the bowling pin. I thought someone else was shooting, I racked another round aimed at the diamond again and hit the bowling pin. In total disbelief, I pulled the bolt and sure enough had to move the reticle right 1 full revolution to get back to original bore sighted.
Range went cold, I threw a target up and shot 15 more rounds adjusting the reticle to the middle. Waited 20 minutes and shot a .49" group with 132 HHT bullets over 46 grains of CFE223.
I cleaned the gun the night before the range and I didn't have any issues after re-bore sighting.
WTH happened! Should I trust this scope?
Tim
Range went cold, I threw a target up and shot 15 more rounds adjusting the reticle to the middle. Waited 20 minutes and shot a .49" group with 132 HHT bullets over 46 grains of CFE223.
I cleaned the gun the night before the range and I didn't have any issues after re-bore sighting.
WTH happened! Should I trust this scope?
Tim