OH S**T!

That was my reaction when I picked up my rifle a couple of days ago, looked through the scope, and noticed that the reticle was rotated to the right by about 5-10 degrees. The bizarre thing is that the very same thing happened to another buddy of mine and at the time I thought "good thing MY scope is locked down...". I guess it wasn't.

So this morning I took my rifle, some tools, and a bottle of Loctite Threadlocker Blue to the Boulder Rifle Club. Fortunately the club opens their range to the public every weekend in September and October so that hunters can sight-in their rifles. The place was packed to the gills. I has to wait about half-an-hour for a bench.

Once I sat down, I lined-up the reticle using the barrel of the rifle and the posts holding up the target board for reference. I assumed that who ever installed the target board used a level to set the post plumb. Next time I'll bring a level and my own blank target to set a level line. This approach seemed to work, as I was able to drop three shots an inch high on the bull's eye within about a 1/2" group. Next I loosened the bolts one at a time, poured on some Loctite, and tightened everything down. After everything dried I put a few more shots on a new target= 2 1/2" high, dead center. Perfect. Just what I had before I said "oh s**t" and just what I wanted. I leave for Unit 14 Thursday night. Wish me luck. Hunt on!