Dumb question about shimming scope rings

The crosshairs should always be optically centered
even after gross adjustments might have been made.

Who manufactured the scope?

It's better to put shims under the bases rather than in the rings

As stated, the optical center of the X-hairs should Always appear centered in the scope, regardless of how many clicks it took to zero it.

If they aren't centered in the image, you have a defective scope.

1. Never shim inside a ring, as it can distort the scope tube by bending, or springing it into alignment with the other ring.

2. Then neither ring fits the tube with full pressure around the tube.


Please get back too us and state whether the reticule is off-center in the image?

Or, if you used 1/3 of the clicks zeroing it?

The former IS a problem with the scope.

The later is Not a problem with anything.

rc

shimming scope

I just installed Burris signature rings,which accept =&- inserts.they will solve that problem.

One time I used a good pair of scissors and cut an aluminum coke can to make a good exact size shim and put it on the bottom half of one of my rings under my scope. It wasn't an expensive rig, but it fixed a problem with elevation adjustment bottoming out.
I'M NOT RECOMMENDING THIS
I forget what the rifle was or scope. I wouldn't do it with high end equipment.

First problem re-stated:
The cross-hairs should always appear centered, no matter how much adjustment

Second question re-stated:
Who manufactured the scope ?

From the angle you are snapping the pics it is way off center. I would say if you would get the camera straight with the scope just as you would your eye when shooting it would not look nearly as off center.

But if your eye says it's not optically centered, it's not performing as it should be.
Where did you buy the scope/can it be returned ?

Something is wrong with the scope. It almost looks like you are taking picture of the objective end instead of the ocular end ? The scope is not turned around backwards is it ?

The crosshairs do look to be in the top portion of the circle, it's hard to tell still looks like you have a scope problem. A few more pictures would help try to center

How old is the Redfield scope?

I'm 70 years old and i remember the vintage rimfire scopes cross hairs moved out of center when sighting in. RC should remember this also. But we dont know the vintage of the Redfield scope in question? I would put a shim or two under the scopes front ring. The OP photos look like its a parallax problem. Cross hairs are moving when you move your eye.

Amazon's good at taking things back.
If the crosshairs aren't staying centered, it is definitely defective.

The Adjustable Objective* should remove any parallax problem. Don't set using the yardage marks. Adjust so target is in focus. Now if cross hairs are not centered, theres a scope problem.

First problem re-stated:
The cross-hairs should always appear centered, no matter how much adjustment

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Probably true for "modern" scopes but the Russian PU and PSOP scopes move the reticle image within the scope circle. So its not always the case.

greg don't take my post the wrong way I didn't mean to imply that you lack any skills, and the reason I would never do that is you should see some of the things I have done in my life. I hope you get a good scope in return !!

I would buy Bushnell Trophy XLT Multi-X Riflescope, 6-18x 50

...Amazon and they're going to exchange...

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Good show all`round.