Scope problems

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richard295

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Have a Millet 4-16 56 and when I am shooting at 100yds . . . . looking at a
1 inch red dot, I sometimes see two crosshair verticals . . . real close to each other. Doesn't always happen. Sometimes it's a solid line and if I shift my head slightly, I can see it become two slight lines. None of my other scopes do this. Anyone know what this is?
 
I don't know what it is, Richard, but I have the same problem - two vertical crosshairs rather than one. I wear glasses with progressive lenses (no line bifocals) and believe it has something to do with them. When I remove my glasses and refocus the eyepiece, I can get one vertical crosshair. It happens with every scope I own so I suspect it has nothing to do with the scope and everything to do with the glasses.
 
don't wear glasses

so it isn't the glasses that causes the double line
 
I had that problem out in the fields while I was groundhog hunting in extremely hot weather. Later found out that I had high blood pressure and once I got on meds it went away. Never hurts to check it out.
 
Scope Problems

I had similar problems for the past couple of years. Finally went to an optometrist and had a thorough eye exam. He said my vision had slipped to 20/25 ( I'm 67) and I had very mild cataracts. He did not prescribe glasses, but gave me a sample of some eye drops called "Blink Tears" and to use them when going to the range to shoot. No more problem with the scope going out of focus. I am going on a prairie dog hunt soon and I'll take along a good supply as I have really noticed it on hot, dry days. Should work well on my Wyoming antelope hunt too.
 
Richard

You can check for parallax by putting the gun on your bags and sighting on something small, and without touching the rifle at all, move your head and eye while looking through the scope. If the crosshairs move around on the target at all, the parallax is out of adjustment. The more they move off the original aiming point, the more the parallax is out. Give it a try.
Also, were the rings lapped in before the scope was mounted?
 
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I think you need to focus the eye piece on your scope until you have one line. In both directions. It has to be done with or without glasses. It won't work for both. And, as noted, you have to mount the rifle the same every time.
 
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