help with photon xt

[jshouse]

i picked up this scope a while back and with the help of a friend got it sighted in on my 6.8...its been in the closet all summer and i finally got it out last night to charge the batteries for a hog hunt this weekend.

i was messing around with it last night, trying to figure it out and ended up on the "X axis" and like an idiot i turned the knob, moving the cross hairs.

now, when i first saw it, it was on -5, so i moved it back to -5, and the y-axis was on -17. should they both be on 0? i dont know if i screwed it all up or what... i turned it off and turned it back on and i was still at -5 and -17.

i should have time to shoot it before the hunt but wanted to check here and see how bad i messed it up so i dont do it again.

thanks

[wade _s]

If when you sighted it in on your rifle it was zeroed at x=-5 and y=-17 you should leave it set to those values.

[jshouse]

Thank you

[SC-Texas]

You should always write down your zero setting on that scope. This is the exact reason to keep a log.

I would confirm zero of I had the opportunity just to be sure
1. I had the correct numbers written down
2. That the optic was repeatable in its settings

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[jshouse]

i will. when i turn it off and turn it back on it goes back to the same numbers...i am guessing there is more to changing the zero than just moving it like i did...?

i am taking it that i should still be on zero but i will shoot it before the hunt just to make sure.

[SC-Texas]

i will. when i turn it off and turn it back on it goes back to the same numbers...i am guessing there is more to changing the zero than just moving it like i did...?

i am taking it that i should still be on zero but i will shoot it before the hunt just to make sure.

There shouldn't be anything more. I just like a conformation that everything's working properly and repeatable

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[wade _s]

I zeroed mine in at 100, 50, and 25 yards and wrote down the settings. I change between settings depending on the distance at which I anticipate shooting when hunting different stands. I have also moved the scope between rifles and use the zero numbers for each particular rifle. Zero has always been perfect.

[jshouse]

I zeroed mine in at 100, 50, and 25 yards and wrote down the settings. I change between settings depending on the distance at which I anticipate shooting when hunting different stands. I have also moved the scope between rifles and use the zero numbers for each particular rifle. Zero has always been perfect.

Good info sir thanks

[Quackerbox]

Finally mounted and zeroed mine yesterday. Good info here.

Need to mess with it more, at the moment I'm not overly impressed with the daytime view

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[jshouse]

Finally mounted and zeroed mine yesterday. Good info here.

Need to mess with it more, at the moment I'm not overly impressed with the daytime view

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Man me either, I'm hoping I just haven't messed with it enough but I was trying to kill some pigs yesterday in the woods and COULD NOT find them in the scope. I think the lighting in there was messing with it but I could make out the trees and logs but man I could not see the hogs and they were less than 40y away.

I think maybe one walked out of the shadows and into some light and I was able to see him and let it rip.

But I was getting frustrated for about 5mins watching them and not being able to pick them up in the scope.

[Quackerbox]

Man me either, I'm hoping I just haven't messed with it enough but I was trying to kill some pigs yesterday in the woods and COULD NOT find them in the scope. I think the lighting in there was messing with it but I could make out the trees and logs but man I could not see the hogs and they were less than 40y away.



I think maybe one walked out of the shadows and into some light and I was able to see him and let it rip.



But I was getting frustrated for about 5mins watching them and not being able to pick them up in the scope.

I actually have the RT lookin at it. I was able to see better at night yesterday than when I zeroed it. I could see the legs on the feeder at 180 yards only using the IR on the scope. I have a streamlight external IR to try.

I'm guessing you don't expect to make ragged holes in the paper when shooting one. I shot 4 times and had the last 2 about an inch apart and figured that's well enough for pigs. I don't expect to shoot more than 100 and the stand with the most pigs is only 30 to the feeder


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