horst Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Ive got a scope on my muzzleloader that my sons been using this year.The other day we noticed the gun was hitting a little higher then normal, no big deal it has been used pretty hard since about Sept and I figured it got bumped a little. We resighted it and brought it home cleaned it and afterwards i got done and could see the front sight in the scope when I shouldered the gun:confused: I checked the scope mount screws, they were tight, checked the screw that holds the barrel in place and it was tight.It occured to me I had taken the barrel off while cleaning it and that might have moved something so after checking the screws I shouldered it again and couldnt see front sight anymore. Shot it again and it was hitting good so I thought maybe I was imagining things.Then last night my son and dad came back from hunting, Austin had missed a doe and mentioned he could see the front site when he shouldered the gun to shoot at her, dad also looked through the scope after he shot and could see it. I told him to bring the gun in and when we uncased it nobody could see the front sight in it:confused: This time I took the scope completely off, checked the bases, all the mounting screws, everything appeared tight. What might be causing this if everythings tight?Youd have to physically move the entire scope and tip it down to see the sight in it wouldnt you?Im baffled and not even sure he should be hunting with it at this point unless I can find whats causing it.Were gonna shoot it again today and see what happens since I removed the scope last night{ maybe, the wind chills -30 right now I think} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 I think what you are encountering is a light transmission problem rather than a sight or scope movement problem. Take the gun into a couple different rooms with different lights and see if the front sight becomes "visable" IMHO there is no way the scope could move that much without falling off the gun. I have noticed this before on a couple of my set ups and is why I prefer to remove the front sight whenever I mount a scope. It can get downright confusing. I like to mount my scopes as low as possible to run the lowest plane possible with the barrel. This enhances accuracy at longer distances. Probably not so critical on a muzzleloader. One problem in doing this though is some MZ hammer designs interfer with the scope's eyepiece. Keep us informed on what you do find. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str8shooter48 Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Not that rare. Are you using a low power wide angle scope? I have an 1187 slug gun with a Bushnell Trophy 1.75x4X32 wide angle scope on it and the front sight is very visible in the scope but never been a problem. If I go down to 1.75 power from 4X its more noticeable. You learn to look over and never notice it. Funny my Encore 308 is the only other long gun I have with front sight on it. The scope is mount lower or closer to the barrel than the shot gun. With the 3x9x42 SII Sightron I don't ever see the sight. I never really paid a whole lot of attention to it but I Just went down to the safe and got my Encore 209X50 m/l with the same Bushnell Trophy scope as the 1187 I'll be I can see about the last 3"to 4" of barrel. Both guns have taken their fair share of deer so its not a big deal. Just look at your target and that picture goes away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Another good point I forgot about. Try changing the scope power and see if it makes a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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