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    newbie question: scope does not seem to work predictably

    SteelShooter: yeah, that's part of the problem! I don't really want to pay Olympics prices for something to pick off sparrows in the yard... Richbaker: thank you for clarifying my error! I didn't realize that the support card with the rifle, in fact told me to contact Umarex USA, not Ruger...
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    newbie question: scope does not seem to work predictably

    BTW, I sent a support request to Ruger about this issue, shortly after I got the gun and observed the issue. Finally today, two weeks after my original message, I got a response from Ruger: "Response: We recommend you consult a competent gunsmith for help. " Well, at least they don't have...
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    newbie question: scope does not seem to work predictably

    Just for completion of this topic, I took the Ruger scope out back, mounted it on a platform, looked through the scope and lined up on a point, and adjusted the left/right and up/down screws through dozens of turns; in no case was any adjustment in the target position observable... so it looks...
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    newbie question: scope does not seem to work predictably

    Well, I don't know if the scope is made in China, but the rifle itself is!! I guess that gives us a good guess, eh? 8-{)
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    newbie question: scope does not seem to work predictably

    Interesting; I will need to put it back on the scope and try oddbod's suggestion of looking through the scope while I adjust it, to see if I see any change.... I don't know whether the scope is airgun rated (it doesn't have an ID or anything), but it's a Ruger scope, I would have expected that...
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    newbie question: scope does not seem to work predictably

    First of all, I'm using a Ruger break-action pellet rifle, with a 4x32 Ruger scope... this is the first firearm that I've used since my teens, several decades ago!! I'm trying to zero in the scope, but things aren't cooperating with me... first of all, I'm firing in my back yard, so I can't get...
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