re-centering reticles

[Spitpatch]

Is there a proper way to re-center the reticle of a scope before mounting it to another gun?

 

[Anonymous]

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[Spitpatch]

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Sorry...I guess all reticles are self centering. I'm refering to bringing the windage and elevation adjustments back to zero. Or as close to the original factory setting as possible.

 

[Anonymous]

If you are mounting it to a radically different gun, you can boresight it to save time at the range. As far as resetting, that does not make a whole heck of a lot of sense-- the crosshairs just need to be where the bullet goes, whether they are close to "factory" or not is moot.

 

[Blue-Dot-37.5]

If you are mounting it to a radically different gun, you can boresight it to save time at the range. As far as resetting, that does not make a whole heck of a lot of sense-- the crosshairs just need to be where the bullet goes, whether they are close to "factory" or not is moot.

That depends on whether you want to use the elevation knob to dial in for extended ranges.

To center the reticle, move the elevation knob to the end of it's travel in both directions, counting each way. Say you moved it 50 clicks up, but only 90 down. Move it back up 45 clicks and it's centered. Same for windage.

 

[Anonymous]

Here's the Leupold text:

CENTERING WINDAGE AND ELEVATION ADJUSTMENTS
TO ACHIEVE OPTIMUM ADJUSTMENT TRAVEL
Making windage and elevation adjustments moves the entire erector system
horizontally and vertically inside the scope. If the erector system is off to one
side ? as a result of having been mounted on a non-adjustable mount ? the
adjustments won?t provide equal travel in all directions. To regain full balanced
travel, you must recenter the adjustment as follows:
1. Turn the windage adjustment to the point that it stops moving.
2. Counting the clicks or hash marks, turn it all the way in the other direction.
3. Turn the dial back half the amount of clicks or hash marks counted.
4. Repeat this process for the elevation adjustment.

 

[Spitpatch]

Thanks....That is what I needed to know.

 

[big6x6]

There is really no reason to center the reticle if moving the scope from one fixed-ring outfit to the next. Simply zero the scope by boresighting or by shooting.

The only time I have ever needed to center the reticle is when you have adjustable rings/mounts. THEN it would be the proper thing to do.