Author: RifleDude
Subject: new swarvoski z6 ran out of windage adjustment
Posted: July/09/2013 at 15:47
The first thing I would do is change out the Z6 for another scope of known performance, without doing anthing with the mounts, if you have another 30mm scope available. The only way to truly isolate the source of the problem is to change only one variable at a time, and you want to try to eliminate the scope as the source of the problem first, because if the scope is the problem, you want to be certain of that fact before sending it back to Swaro.
Before you mount the new scope, turn the windage adj all the way to its limits in either direction, then turn all the way to its limits in the opposite direction, counting the number of clicks. Then turn back in the original direction half that number of clicks to set the reticle in its mechanical center. Mount the scope in the rings without making any changes whatsoever to the position of the mounts. Zero the rifle with that scope. If you either have the same problem with running out of windage or it takes nearly all the windage adj range to zero with this scope as well, then you can rule out the scope as the source of the problem, and it's either related to the rifle or the rings.
Keep in mind, when it pertains to 2 piece mounts (front and back mounts are separate, not on the same rail), you can have the most precise, perfectly made rings in the world and if the receiver mounting surfaces they attach to are not geometrically perfect or are out of alignment in any direction (caused by variations in hand grinding/polishing, machining insert wear, etc. on the receiver surfaces), or if the mount holes are out of alignment front to back, even slightly...your rings WILL NOT be in alignment. If your receiver is not dimensionally perfect, it makes no difference how good your rings are, they will then be out of alignment, because they mount to the receiver. It doesn't take much angular misalignment to cause you to have to use all your scope's windage adjustment, especially if you're using a high magnification scope with limited adj range.
Once you determine whether or not the scope is at fault, then you can either send it back for repair, confident that it is the culprit, or move on to diagnose ring or receiver geometry problems.
We can then help you from there if you need help.
Subject: new swarvoski z6 ran out of windage adjustment
Posted: July/09/2013 at 15:47
The first thing I would do is change out the Z6 for another scope of known performance, without doing anthing with the mounts, if you have another 30mm scope available. The only way to truly isolate the source of the problem is to change only one variable at a time, and you want to try to eliminate the scope as the source of the problem first, because if the scope is the problem, you want to be certain of that fact before sending it back to Swaro.
Before you mount the new scope, turn the windage adj all the way to its limits in either direction, then turn all the way to its limits in the opposite direction, counting the number of clicks. Then turn back in the original direction half that number of clicks to set the reticle in its mechanical center. Mount the scope in the rings without making any changes whatsoever to the position of the mounts. Zero the rifle with that scope. If you either have the same problem with running out of windage or it takes nearly all the windage adj range to zero with this scope as well, then you can rule out the scope as the source of the problem, and it's either related to the rifle or the rings.
Keep in mind, when it pertains to 2 piece mounts (front and back mounts are separate, not on the same rail), you can have the most precise, perfectly made rings in the world and if the receiver mounting surfaces they attach to are not geometrically perfect or are out of alignment in any direction (caused by variations in hand grinding/polishing, machining insert wear, etc. on the receiver surfaces), or if the mount holes are out of alignment front to back, even slightly...your rings WILL NOT be in alignment. If your receiver is not dimensionally perfect, it makes no difference how good your rings are, they will then be out of alignment, because they mount to the receiver. It doesn't take much angular misalignment to cause you to have to use all your scope's windage adjustment, especially if you're using a high magnification scope with limited adj range.
Once you determine whether or not the scope is at fault, then you can either send it back for repair, confident that it is the culprit, or move on to diagnose ring or receiver geometry problems.
We can then help you from there if you need help.