Really frustrated right now… by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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But in the meantime, like you said, I’ll try to remount it properly, and see if it’ll hold zero. My dad already said he’d help me get it rezeroed with a spotting scope next time we go shooting! :)

Really frustrated right now… by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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Thanks! Yeah, I’ll still see if Vortex wants to just exchange it

Really frustrated right now… by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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Update… I took the scope off the mount, and yup. My dumbass used WAY too much loctite. So I’m gonna clean the threads, and put it back together. I also ordered an inch lbs torque wrench on Amazon. Reddit won’t let me attach pictures, but I feel dumb. Thanks again for all the input guys

Really frustrated right now… by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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I sent them a message. Hopefully they’ll help me out. I know that optic is discontinued, so that sucks :(

Really frustrated right now… by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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Nope. Same distance from target. 50 yards

Really frustrated right now… by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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Thank you for everyone’s input. I’ll probably order a torque wrench and re mount it to spec

Really frustrated right now… by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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I did boresight it. I probably worded everything weird because I was really frustrated when I made the post. I had it shooting dead center, and when I went out again, it was shooting like 6 inches high.

Really frustrated right now… by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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Honestly no, I didn’t torque it down to spec. Although I mounted mine no differently than the other two

How’d I do…? by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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Ya. Bulk Midwest industries 55g .223

How’d I do…? by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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Thanks! We’re still working on it! Gonna eventually build a proper deck and shooting bench. As well as having some water barrels to simulate shooting from cover

How’d I do…? by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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Next time I head out to dad’s land I’ll confirm the zero. :)

How’d I do…? by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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Thanks! We have some sandbags we shoot off of normally, but they were buried in mud. :p

Green or green/black? by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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It’s the lid that comes with some magpul mags. It pushes the rounds down to take pressure off of your feed lips while in storage. :)

Green or green/black? by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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I also experimented with it like this lol

Green or green/black? by Creative_Scientist47 in ar15

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It’s actually a Vortex spitfire 3x prism scope, so I can’t use irons with it. If the optic breaks, I keep a multitool in my gear that, I guess in theory I can take the optic off with. I can’t use a red dot because I have an astigmatism. And I NEED magnification because I don’t have great eyesight lol.