New scope on viper hitting way too low

[lurch420gam]

So I got my beautiful new Leapers 4-16x40 and one piece Accushot high mount today. Cheers to PA, they got it here in 2 days with regular ground shipping. Well, I got her mounted on the scope rail this afternoon and even with the elevation at max, she's still shooting about 5'' low. HELP!

[gamo2hammerli]

Shim the rear of the scope....I use two pieces of plastic soda bottles (Put them in-between the bottom of the scope tube and scope mount).....I do that on all my air rifles so I can shoot out to 70+ yards without having to turn the elevation knob too much.

Just be careful not to really over tighten the scope ring screws....you don't want to dent the scope tube.

[lurch420gam]

Thanks, gamo2hammerli, shimming worked fine. Just used 3 layers of electrical tape, and that got it a lot closer to where it should be. Still need to do some fine tuning, but I'll wait till after I've installed the GRT-III, which should arrive sometime this week. Joel.

[bart the fart]

i have the same scope and story...i shimmed the rear of the scope with a peice of hose clamp....like off a dryer hose clamp and works like a champ...bart

[lillysdad621]

two words... barrel droop.  i make my shims out of soda cans. they are easy to cut  to size and generally one does the trick.