So I got talked into shooting the '06 with the 15X Unertl scope on it... & I spent the whole afternoon educating myself...

I guess they put those turrets inside caps now for a reason... I know anyone that touched this rifle over the years, has turned the knobs...

I started at 100 yards, & couldn't hit a 55 gallon barrel in 5 shots, ( one to the center, & one in each corner of my 14" X 28" targets... 

hmmm...moved to 50 yards... 1st 2 shots not on the barrel...

ergggg... moved to 25 yards... ... did finally at least hit the barrel...

so I moved to 50 ft, & finally worked the scope to put a hole in the dot...

... then I worked my way back out to finally 200 yards ( I'd hoped to start at 100, then 200, & finish at 300 yards )... 

... I finally shot a 5 shot group at 200 yards ( wish I'd stopped at a 3 shot group, as the 1st 3 were in about 1" )... 4th & 5th got ugly, but then I realized I had shot 28 rounds of 30-06 off the bench, in a sporter weight rifle, before begining my 5 shot 200 yard group...

This gun was my father in laws, & I've, until now been intimidated about breaking the scope, so it's gone unshot for at least 10 years...

anyway... anyone regularly shoot with a Unertl ???

any special maintenance needed ???

I think my "clicks" seem to be 1 MOA... seems like a lot ???

can the turrets be reset to zero, or do I really need to write down the settings for each distance ??? so I know were to go back to for my normal zero ???

anyway... good thing I started with the 150 grain bullets... I'll be taking it back out tomorrow with 165's & 180's... here's a couple pics of my rig... taken from the bench of my range...

one more

Awesome... Thanks Tim...

I plan on putting a similar scope on my 32-40 "roller" project... & wanted to get familiar with one...

my 1st time shooting an external adjust scope... ( I have another 20X on a similar 98 Mauser )

So do target shooters spread the bases out as far as possible on the rifle / scope to reduce the impact shift per click ??? mine seems to be almost 1 MOA per click, which seems like a lot ???

any recomendations for specific maintenance, & or lube to use ???

Actually, 7.2" center to center on the rings gives about 1/4" adjustment at 100 yards.   

David
Montezuma, IA

Are you returning the scope to battery after each shot?  Don't depend on the return spring for repeatability.
By the way, I have no trouble returning to a zero or to various ranges using the micrometer mounts as intended

another.... Btw... sorry, but you need to click he links to see the full image as I have the pics sized...

   Mag_W_M      just a few comments.    The 3 screws mentioned to "zero" the adjustments may be very hard to turn!!!  They are small and likely undesturbed for many years.  If you do loosten them and turn the knob it will likely end up between marks on the barrel of the adjustment making it difficult to use as a micrometer.  Far better to just record the micrometer "number" and be able to return to it.
  (  perhaps someone can explaine this more clearly)
   Yes you do need to tighten the mount screws.  A coin (quarter?) is good to prevent overtightening.
    These are wonderful scopes and you will not hurt them by using them!!!!
     Good  shooting.             andyZ

Nice looking range, I'm jealous. I'd offer a couple suggestions, first put out a couple windflags down range and learn to read them, does'nt matter if you have nice trees down the sides. Secondly, you're shooting a pretty good boomer with a thin bbl. Try spacing your shots 30 even 60 seconds apart to keep heat down to some degree.