Razorhunter
02-04-07, 00:35
I have just received my TA11F, and I'm attempting to get my chevron reticle/BDC ladder lined up perfectly "plumb" or "vertical" too.
Mine is leaning a little bit to the left, almost where the tip of the chevron is pointing to 11 o'clock, or more like 11-thirty.
It's just a little, but in all reality, it's a LOT, and enough to really piss you off, and annoy the hell out of anyone who is even SLIGHTLY particular about their setup.
Not to mention this throws off accuracy at long ranges.
Now I've done a lot of machining work in my time, and I can tell you that it looks like MINE is caused by the damn tensioning screws on the TA51 mount.
It's NO COINCIDENCE, that the reticle is pointing in the direction of the screws that tighten down and hold the TA51 mount to my rifle's flattop (Colt 6920 BTW).
SO, I'm not sure what to do as of now. I could shim it, but that's not the real fix, and surely would eat away at me for all of eternity.
UNLESS I can loosen the TA11 from the TA51 base, and somehow get a little adjustment out of that, then I don't have an answer.
UNLESS OF COURSE, a LARUE mount, will solve this entire problem in its entirety??? Regardless, I would still like to fix this problem until I get a Larue mount, as I just am not willing to accept the fact that I drop $1000 on an optic, and can't get it level using the TA51 mount that came with it.
I can't believe I haven't seen more posts on this problem. (I HAVE seen it mentioned a time or two, but that's it)
I bet a LOT of guys DO really have this problem, and just aren't noticing it, or don't care.
I can't count the number of times, I've met a new deer hunter, and when I looked through his scope, his damn reticle was so out of level it made me dizzy.
Some guys just don't get it, and many others just don't care.. More than ANYTHING, many guys wouldn't EVER notice an 11 0'clock or an 11-thirty lean....
Anyone got comments on this????
Mine is leaning a little bit to the left, almost where the tip of the chevron is pointing to 11 o'clock, or more like 11-thirty.
It's just a little, but in all reality, it's a LOT, and enough to really piss you off, and annoy the hell out of anyone who is even SLIGHTLY particular about their setup.
Not to mention this throws off accuracy at long ranges.
Now I've done a lot of machining work in my time, and I can tell you that it looks like MINE is caused by the damn tensioning screws on the TA51 mount.
It's NO COINCIDENCE, that the reticle is pointing in the direction of the screws that tighten down and hold the TA51 mount to my rifle's flattop (Colt 6920 BTW).
SO, I'm not sure what to do as of now. I could shim it, but that's not the real fix, and surely would eat away at me for all of eternity.
UNLESS I can loosen the TA11 from the TA51 base, and somehow get a little adjustment out of that, then I don't have an answer.
UNLESS OF COURSE, a LARUE mount, will solve this entire problem in its entirety??? Regardless, I would still like to fix this problem until I get a Larue mount, as I just am not willing to accept the fact that I drop $1000 on an optic, and can't get it level using the TA51 mount that came with it.
I can't believe I haven't seen more posts on this problem. (I HAVE seen it mentioned a time or two, but that's it)
I bet a LOT of guys DO really have this problem, and just aren't noticing it, or don't care.
I can't count the number of times, I've met a new deer hunter, and when I looked through his scope, his damn reticle was so out of level it made me dizzy.
Some guys just don't get it, and many others just don't care.. More than ANYTHING, many guys wouldn't EVER notice an 11 0'clock or an 11-thirty lean....
Anyone got comments on this????