Pond James Pond
New member
I just know this is one of the most basic questions, and I should feel ashamed for asking it.
As luck would have it I have no shame, so I'm asking.
When I zero'ed my scope for my usual ammo I aimed at the centre, fired, then put the rifle in a support, and proceeded to adjust the scope so that the cross hairs crept over from the centre to the bullet hole.
When I did that, I remember seeing the little arrows on the turrets directing "this way for up" or "this way for down", yet when I turned them to move my POA to my POI, they went in the opposite way to where I expected.
They seemed to work in a completely counter intuitive way.
Does UP have a different meaning when adjusting scopes?!
Why is that?
As luck would have it I have no shame, so I'm asking.
When I zero'ed my scope for my usual ammo I aimed at the centre, fired, then put the rifle in a support, and proceeded to adjust the scope so that the cross hairs crept over from the centre to the bullet hole.
When I did that, I remember seeing the little arrows on the turrets directing "this way for up" or "this way for down", yet when I turned them to move my POA to my POI, they went in the opposite way to where I expected.
They seemed to work in a completely counter intuitive way.
Does UP have a different meaning when adjusting scopes?!
Why is that?