Redfield Revolution POI Changes. Anybody Else?

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kel

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The difference in the POI on my 3x9x40 changes about 6 inches when changing from 5 power to 9 at 100 yards. It has the Accu-Range Reticle. Just wondered if anybody else has this problem? I know it was only $150 but I had hoped it would hold sight a bit better. The optics are very clear so I'm not going to complain too much.
 
That's a terrible impact shift. I would be complaining very much! Send it in, Leupold will fix it and you'll be gtg.

The center crosshair should remain constant at all power ranges. But the other aiming points will change value at various powers since it is a 2nd focal plane reticle. Just thought I'd throw that in there in case you are using a different aiming point than the center crosshair.
 
I have 3-9x50 Redfield and its great . I would send it back for repair . I had a Bushnell legend that did that, but it would move up and to the right or low left . they sent me a new one . I put a bore sight in the barrel and then changed the power and you could see the cross hairs shift .
 
LMAO..... "not going to complain too much."

You gotta be chizzin us.

Right?

You sure the mounts, rings and other related parts and pieces are tight and so forth?????

Good Lord, 6 inches change is a bunch even for the cheapest piece of crap scope on the market.

Not going to complain to much. Your ARE chizzin us. Right?
 
No doubt about it, doggin' is spot on! Like he said, assuming that you don't have a problem with a loose or shifting mount, a 6" change in POI seems completely unacceptable no matter how much the scope costs. I have one of these scopes in 3x9 with a standard duplex reticle, and it holds a consistent zero throughout the power range. Like others said, if you are sure it is the scope and not something else, I would send it back for repair.
 
My Bushnell was giving me 1.5 -2.0 inch shift at just 25 yards , at 100 yards who knows how much shift i would have got . It sucked ! And everything was very tight .
 
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i run the 4-12 version and have not had any issues.

i ran that scope all season long for nra sporting rifle competitions, and it survived the season just fine. that is a ton of clicking in and out, and lots of power range changes. if the scope was faulty, it would have blown itself apart before the state championships, which it ran this weekend.

send the scope in and get it repaired/replaced.
 
I guess I'll send it in then. Wasn't sure if I was to expect it to do everything perfect since it was $150. Always shoots to the left at higher power settings.
 
Shooting to the left and low is usually a sign of a flinch or hard trigger pull, or anticipating the recoil, but if those are not your problem, then by all means send it in. Shouldn't happen in changing power.
 
I would either send it back or throw it into a dumpster. That is no where near acceptable. Good luck

Mark2
 
It is really funny how perceptions stick with you even if they are sometimes not true. Years ago I owned two different Redfield scopes and both had problems. That has been at least 20 years and I still won't buy another one.

Several months ago while night hunting, I layed my DPMS 308 on the rear bench seat of my Rhino after shooting a long shot and killing a Coyote. Without thinking I took off across the pasture and it fell off. It had to hit right on the scope. I have killed several coyotes since then and the other day I checked it at the range and it was almost perfect. I leaned my 308 bolt up against a tree and it fell hitting right on the scope. Little later I killed a hog at 250 with it.

These are those crappy old Leupolds with sorry glass but I would not trade either one of them because the object is to hit what you aim at while enduring normal field use.

"My Glass is the best in the world I saw the bullet hit three feet to the right after the shot." Not for me!!!!!!!
 
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I emailed Redfield on the 30th but have still not heard back from them. Now that changes the game. I guess I will call them and first ask why I haven't received a reply yet, then discuss the scope. I bought another box of Hornady V-max yesterday and was going to shoot a target at 3x 6x and 9x to see just how far off it is and send that target back with the scope.
 
Well I heard back from Redfield and one of the things they said could cause it would be if you had to make a big adjustment while boresighting it or sighting it in. That could cause it to not hold POI as you zoom. I had the store mount and boresight it so I don't know how much they tweaked it. But Redfield said to send it in and they would resolve the issue.

However, Friday night I was looking at the gun and noticed the scope wasn't mounted centered in the rings. Quite a bit difference. I don't think that had anything to do with it, but I've been looking for a good time to dissassemble the gun and do the quick trigger job. So I removed the scope and all screws seemed to be tight, centered it, and then went on with the trigger job.

I sighted it in on 9X this time as the accu-range reticle makes it hard to see the target center well from 100 yards. Once I got it sighted in I backed off to 3X and made a shot and it seemed to be right in the same area. Now the funny part. I always liked this gun but with the trigger job it became a dream to shoot. I would guess the pull is somewhere between 2-3 pounds. To make a long story a bit shorter I moved back to the 200 yard line and did some shooting just for fun and I forgot to make some more shots to check the zoom function. So it might have gone away, but I'll have to check it soon, and if not, at least I know Redfield will stand behind it.
 
So, they are saying, if the scope is close to the edge of its adjustment, it may shift zero at different magnification?
John
 
That's what the rep emailed to me when I told him what was happening. Although he didn't try to imply that's what was causing my problem. He said it could cause it. But he said send it in and they would resolve it.
 
Put the boresighter in your rifle, and max scope out to the right or left. As you get close, watch the reticle travel on the boresighter. See if it starts to move diagonally as you as you get toward the end.......
 
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