We had a young man at the range today with a brand new Rem 783/scope pre-assembled combo from Cabelas.
https://www.cabelas.com/product/REMINGTON-COMBO-CENTERFIRE-RIFLE/1999982.uts?slotId=0
He spent probably two relays without being able to get a round on the paper at 100 yards.
(Don't bother commenting at this point. I already know....)
Since the day was ending/getting dark/everyone else had left, the Range officer & I had had him pull
the target back to 25 -- and guaranteed him we'd have it on a 100 ±2" on the 3rd shot.
First -- simple bore sight:
Hmmmmm . . . . 14" low/13" right . . . at 25.
Ran out of elevation trying to adjust . . . .
Hmmmmm . . . . stand back at look at scope -- clearly aligned pointing to right along barrel. . . . and down
Hmmmmm . . . . look at scope mounts, 1 high/1 low . . . BassAackwards.
So we pull the scope & mounts, re-mount/re-verse/re-align and he's centered/1½ high at 100 on third shot.
Wonderful QC at Cabelas, maybe even Remington* if they shipped it assembled.
You could see the scope problem w/ the naked eye. . . . and it could NEVER have even remotely bore-sighted before sale.
No excuse.
(*postscript: the rifle wouldn't feed standard soft-tips from the magazine either.
Simply out standing)
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https://www.cabelas.com/product/REMINGTON-COMBO-CENTERFIRE-RIFLE/1999982.uts?slotId=0
He spent probably two relays without being able to get a round on the paper at 100 yards.
(Don't bother commenting at this point. I already know....)
Since the day was ending/getting dark/everyone else had left, the Range officer & I had had him pull
the target back to 25 -- and guaranteed him we'd have it on a 100 ±2" on the 3rd shot.
First -- simple bore sight:
Hmmmmm . . . . 14" low/13" right . . . at 25.
Ran out of elevation trying to adjust . . . .
Hmmmmm . . . . stand back at look at scope -- clearly aligned pointing to right along barrel. . . . and down
Hmmmmm . . . . look at scope mounts, 1 high/1 low . . . BassAackwards.
So we pull the scope & mounts, re-mount/re-verse/re-align and he's centered/1½ high at 100 on third shot.
Wonderful QC at Cabelas, maybe even Remington* if they shipped it assembled.
You could see the scope problem w/ the naked eye. . . . and it could NEVER have even remotely bore-sighted before sale.
No excuse.
(*postscript: the rifle wouldn't feed standard soft-tips from the magazine either.
Simply out standing)
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