Scope horrors

[Old Bob]

I bought a used Remington 788 in .223 Remington at a gun show that had a Simmons 4x12 scope on it. Took it to the range to sight it in. First shot was about 4 feet to the right. I turned the turret 4 full turns of left windage & fired another round. The bullet impact was still about 4 feet to the right. Repeated the previous steps & received the same results... 4 feet to the right. Went home & took the scope off. During the process I detected a rattle I hadn't heard before. That scope now resides in a landfill somewhere. I installed a used Weaver fixed 4 power scope my dad gave me. I grew up with that scope. My dad had it on his .300 Savage when I was a teenager. Took my first deer with it. I still have it.

My brother bought a BMW. What a money pit it turned out to be. He has a Rav4 now... a marvelous car.