Thank you for posting the video. I straightened the reticle in a 3-9x40 Gamo air rifle scope. I also noticed that the reticle moved very easily. Once I adjusted the reticle, I applied a small drop of nail polish to a spot on the threads. I used a small screwdriver as an applicator.
The reticle is part of the variable power zoom tube and needs to move with it as you adjust your turrets so you wouldn't want to glue it to the scope tube(not sure if that's what you did or not). If you remove the allen bolt on the zoom adjust ring you will find 3 small screws that keep the zoom tube and reticle in a fixed orientation. Rremove those screws and the tube can be removed making the reticle more accessible for service. Thanks for the vid. Nice to see people who aren't afraid of getting into the nuts and bolts of things to figure stuff out.
not just cheap scopes, if you go to an online retailer and read reviews of most any scope with at least 50 reviews youll find that 5 to 6% of all reviews (including major brands) are 1 star reviews with reticle/zero issues.
thanks a ton man, i really needed this as i was absolutely terrified about losing my scope, i expect some issues in the future as the rifle i use is a well known scope breaker, already put 300 shots through the scoped gun and didn't encounter any issues yet and i hope it stays this way.
So those lines below the cross hairs aren’t normal? I just bought a rifle with a scope one it mine is doing the same thing so that means the scope moved ? 🤷♂️
The lines in the retical below the center crosshairs are elevation holdover. Say if your scope is sighted in at 50 yards and youre shooting out to 100 yards, you line up on a lower line. Which line is dependent on if the scope is quality, for that caliber and not broke. Hope that helps
for this scope no cause is wired crosshair,i broke mine too as i was trying to fix the springs .they are just cheap chinese scopes..if u can put the springs in place will be fixed but the croshair if its gone its gone.you can still use it as a magnifying scope lol!!!!
hello please i need your help.i have the same scope and my windage and elavation is not working i turn the adjustments and its cliking but cross not moving i can tell the springs inside are out of place is there a way to fix it ?
You might of had barrel droop meaning you had to exceed the elevation. There are lot of videos on the inside of scopes showing why you need good spring tension on both sides of the elevation dial. You’ll know when it gets mushy and looses its tactile feel. Reset the scope and remount. You might just need a new scope especially if it’s a cheap one. To prevent this get a barrel droop compensator from UTG. Pretty much all break barrels have this issue, some more than others.
i was almost there i fixed my own tool and i did the whole process and then BAM accidentaly i broke the crosshair !!!!thanks for they video thought !!cheap scopes what can u say
I have the same scope and it says they are filled and even has a little sticker saying so but there is no fill hole so its not possible to be filled. would need to spend at least 10x the price of these scope
