Thread: Rifle shooting to right query

Originally Posted by Gamehunter

Dead calm.
Berger 150Gr. Classic hunter.
Leupold VX 2-10 X 42CDS-ZL2 30MM Duplex
Not sure what "track straight" is, but locked down rifle/scope this morn. to check vari power POA at 140m through 2-10 power. OK.
Plumb reticle? Rain and wind got up so I could not check after shots this morn.

I only fire 2 shots as shots at 100m and 200m are 20mm apart.

My question is, if I say I am holding my rifle (right handed) with a scope lean to the left will that make my impact point go to the right and if so, further right, as the distance increases?

PS Rifle is a Tikka I bought new, well looked after but never used at more than 200m. Not interested in using CDS.

When you say dead calm - what are you using to assess that? 1 m/s wind full effect would give you maybe 6cm of drift at 400. 1m/s is not very much wind.


Re: tracking straight - does the scope track in a straight line dead vertically ? is the tracking aligned with the reticle.


2 shots at 100m doesn't give you enough information to be confident in your zero. It might be good or it might not - could easily be a click or 2 off. Especially if you are basing your MPOI at longer ranges off equally small samples.