Mickey Mauser Update
Since Mickey got scoped up, what with one thing & another, have only had the opportunity to shoot him once – on a very damp Sunday morning, over on the rolling acres that comprise The Englishman’s Castle.
I had a go at bore sighting the ol’ Nazi beast so weeks ago, therefore having one real idea of where he was actually going to shoot, in the interest of discretion & not wanting to pepper the West Country countryside with 7.62mm sized holes, we set up at a meagre 25 yards.
Now much to both my surprise & delight, windage was just about spot on (well may be shooting a smidge down the right hand size) – or at least as good as I could expect it to be without going back a further 75 yards to get a more accurate measure of drift. Elevation was a different matter however.
At said range (25 yards) Mickey was shooting almost exactly 5 inches low. Now a quick check on the Remington ballistic calculator free download thingy that I use for time to time shows that one a 100 yard zero, it should be shooting only approx an inch low. So, how to crank the sights up??
Windage adjustment is easy, there are 2 opposed screws on the mount to handle that. However, elevation is a bit more complex & try as I might, I cant figure out how the focus ring / range estimator /elevation control (pictured below) works.
I seem to recall reading somewhere that you slacken off the 3 screws in the middle of the dial & somehow dial in the adjustment. However I am loathed to fiddle around too much as I don’t want the entire thing to fall apart. So, has anyone go any idea of how to dial in some elevation into one of these?
Comments
Sorry, my scope guru is in NZ for 6 weeks, if you can wait that long!
Posted by: Tim C | January 7, 2008 12:13 PM
It looks ver similar to the dragunov scope adjustment.
Put the current range under the white pointer. Loosen the set screws in the dial. Use the dial to adjust the scope so that the elevation at the set range is dead on.
Re-tighten the screws. Stick a fork in it and call it done.
Posted by: Kristopher | January 7, 2008 4:35 PM
Hi I know nothing (doesn't stop me sticking my oar in) but that seems a lot of elevation I would worry about the erector springs I would pop a shim under the front mount.
This is a common problem in air rifles
Posted by: Ghostrifle | January 7, 2008 8:39 PM
Ok I think that you adjust to zero with the big needle in the middle, then undo the screws and move the dial around until 100 yards or metres is under the dial. This becomes your zero. To adjust for range (not forgettong to tighten the screws) you simply move the dial.
P.S. I think the 1000 metres is on the optimistic side dont you?
Or it could be different if both the pointer and the outer dial are free to move?
Posted by: Tim C | January 8, 2008 4:57 PM
7.62 mm holes? You'll surely get better accuracy from the Mauser with 7.92 mm!
Posted by: John K | January 8, 2008 5:36 PM
You need to move the dial on the drum at 100 to match that to the white pointer at the rear. That may raise your POI to within adjustable distance. Thats if the sight in the pic is as the sight when shot!
Posted by: TimC | January 10, 2008 10:56 PM
Don't touch the three screws! It will be just like unscrewing your belly button and having your arse fall off! If you do, you will shortly hear the sound of metallic objects rattling around inside.
This is a guess, but I believe you rotate the range ring until the range number is next to that arrowhead, then rotate the center lever to adjust the bullet strike. After that, you should be able to adjust for a different range by rotating the numbered ring to have the arrow point to the desired range.
Posted by: Bob | February 5, 2008 1:02 PM
I'm insanely jealous - what a thing of beauty!
Co-incidently, I was looking at an airsoft Mauser relica last Sunday and was sorely tempted...
Yes - sadly - I 'airsoft'. Because of teh laws in this country this is probably as close as I will ever get to firing one of thse......Pity me, don't hate me!
Fantastic blog!
Posted by: Milgeek | March 4, 2008 6:19 PM
I own one of these fine scopes and I can tell you EXACTLY how this thing works. First off, the "canoe" shaped dial in the middle is solely to focus the optic. To adjust the elevation, simply loosen the small thumbscrew (it is attached to the post with the arrow pointing to the range dial) and simply rotate the range dial until you are right on target. Don't worry about what the range dial is pointed to...we will take care of that now. The numbers are basically a bullet drop compensator for the military issue 7.92mm (192gr. I believe) and is set in meters. Now, with your rifle sighted at 100m, loosen the 3 screws on top of the turret (under the "canoe" focus lever...NOT on the scope tube itself). Next just rotate the range ring to have the arrow point to the 100 and then tighten down the screws. When the screws are loose, you should be able to rotate the ring without moving the crosshair up/down. With the screws now tight, it clamps the elevation adjustment to the range dial, so when you turn the dial to the next range, it will affect the elevation.
Posted by: TSgt_Matt | March 24, 2008 1:26 PM