basic scope adj question

[NOTABIKER]

i took my new savage 223 to the range fathers day, it was not the best time to play with sight adj. 7 people shooting 9 guns. 3 small boys shooting with the adults. i could not see my target hits and got it way off. my question is so basic i hate to ask it. if lets say i am hitting 3 inches low on the target do i move the adjuster up or down to hit the bulls eye. yes it is a stupid question. i think you want to adj UP if the hits are low RIGHT ? thanks . it got so far off i could not hit a 6 inch target at 50 yards. if i was using bags and could see my hits this would not have happened. i will never take a new gun out to sight in with a large group of people again. other wise i love the rifle. thanks

[762cavalier]

first yes you move the sight adj up to move it up. You should not even attempt to sight a rifle in unless you are using a solid rest (sand bags or machine rest) you should also start the sight in process at about 25 yds till you are on paper at least.

[wjc]

What 762cavalier said.

Also, go to http://www.chuckhawks.com and look for his article on sighting in a scope. He gives a pretty good description of how elevation & windage work as well as the definition for MOA at range.

I can't post the article for you as I'm blocked from getting to the site from work.