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Scope issues resolved

Idont know if you rcall, but back in January I was trying to work out how on earth the adjustments on the ZF scope that Mickey is now sporting, works

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This morning, thanks to TSgt Matt, I have the answer

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.

Once I get home, it will be straight round to The Englishmans for a spot of zeroing

Comments

Yep.

Dragunov scopes are zeroed in exactly the same manner ... set the BDC to 100 meters, loosen the screws on top of the turret, sight in at 100 meters, then tighten the screws up.

Which isn't a surprise ... they probably stole the system raw and bleeding from captured nazi rifles.

I didn't understand a word of that but it sounded good nontheless.

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