Reset Scope adjusters before remounting?

[Remander]

Tried a new scope, dialed it in and liked it.

Now that I know it's a keeper, I am going to remove it and re-install with loc-tite on the base screws that have gotten loose.

Should I:

(A) reset the windage and height adjustment knobs to their base position because the remounted scope will definitely need adjusting to get it back to zero and I want as much play either way as possible?

or

(B) leave the knobs where they are because there is a good chance the scope will still be zeroed in or very close after the remount?

I'm guessing A, but thought I'd ask.

 

[swifter]

I'd go with 'B', It won't stay zeroed, but the chances of it being close are good, using same mount/same rifle.
Tom

 

[Nando Aqui]

Remander,

I wondered about that sometime ago, and posted the question as to what would be the best way to achieve your option "A"; i.e., resetting the adjustments to their original setting (more or less centered within the available adjustment range).

Out of curiosity, how were you going to do it if you had elected to do "A"?

Alex

 

[Remander]

If I go with A, my scope's adjusters have numbers and indicators that I believe will let me find the original baseline setting.

 

[Shalako]

Here's a long winded process I've heard for plan A....it is especially helpful if you have windage adjustable bases:

Move the windage on your scope all the way to one side.
Start moving the adjustment back to the other side while counting clicks it takes for the full travel.
Divide the number of clicks for full travel in half and move back that number to the center of your scope's range of travel.
Then, get on paper by using just your adjustable base for windage.
Fine tune with the scope's windage adjustment.

This insures that you will have the full range of side to side adjustment available for your scope.


Plan B sounds way too easy for a die hard tinker-fiend like myself.

 

[Bottom Gun]

Plan B.
Chances are good that you'll be very close to your zero when you remount it.