Question regarding scopes

[ProgSpear]

I'll parade a bit of my ignorance in celebration of the new year. There's a lot of scopes on the market that tout having "turrets resettable to zero" and far fewer that have a "zero stop".

#1- I think that resettable turrets allow you to zero a rifle, and then adjust the position of the turret knobs so that if you change the elevation and/or windage, simply setting the turrets back to zero will "re-zero" the rifle. Do I have a correct understanding?

#2 - What exactly is a zero stop, how does it work, and why would I want it? It seems to be an expensive option, generally found on high end tactical scopes.

Thanks.

 

[Mosinitis]

Zero stop is for elevation only. You can quickly click it down to a stop and click up a known amount of elevation for the distance you will shoot. You can do this without looking at the markings on the turrets.

 

[ProgSpear]

ahhhhh. got it. for 2.5 mils, roll back to 0, count up 25. (assuming .1 mil/click)

 

[Mosinitis]

ahhhhh. got it. for 2.5 mils, roll back to 0, count up 25. (assuming .1 mil/click)

Yes.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

One feature many of the "pro's" look for is a scopes ability to make large scale adjustments and then have the point of aim return to EXACTLY where it was when you dial back. Do some research on line if that is a concern when looking into any possible purchase.

 

[Kirk_STNY]

I'll parade a bit of my ignorance in celebration of the new year. There's a lot of scopes on the market that tout having "turrets resettable to zero" and far fewer that have a "zero stop".

#1- I think that resettable turrets allow you to zero a rifle, and then adjust the position of the turret knobs so that if you change the elevation and/or windage, simply setting the turrets back to zero will "re-zero" the rifle. Do I have a correct understanding?

#2 - What exactly is a zero stop, how does it work, and why would I want it? It seems to be an expensive option, generally found on high end tactical scopes.

Thanks.

Good questions. Thanks for asking. I wanna know too.