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The scope has been filled with nitrogen via the sealing

For your safety!

screw located underneath the windage adjustment

turret. Please do not loosen this sealing screw!

WARNING!

Never use the rifle scope

to look at the sun! This will

lead to damage to your eyes!

Please protect your rifle

scope from unnecessary

solar radiation.

Mounting

Basic Alignment

To ensure perfect alignment of the scope to the

rifle, please have a competent gunsmith mount the

scope.

Please note the eye relief distance specified for a

The reticle has been factory-set to the mechanical

mounted rifle scope (see Data Sheet for dimen-

middle position. Prior to mounting you can check the

sions).

correct position of the reticle. To do this, unscrew the

screw-on caps of the elevation adjustment turret and

windage adjustment turret.

General Information

Now turn the respective knurled knob of the eleva-

Please protect your rifle

tion adjustment turret and windage adjustment turret

scope against knocks.

clockwise until it reaches the stop. Then turn the

knurled knob back again counter-clockwise until it

reaches the stop and count the clicks at the same

time.

Halve the number of clicks and you will have the

exact middle position. Repeat this procedure for the

Repairs should only be

second turret.

carried out by authorized

workshops.

Alignment of the Scope to the Rifle

If the point of impact of the bullet deviates from the

aiming point, this can be easily and precisely correc-

Sealing

ted by adjusting the elevation turret and the windage

Thanks to the use of high-quality sealing elements

turret of the scope.

and controlled fabrication processes, our rifle scopes

Regardless of corrections, the middle point of the

are watertight and gas-tight to a pressure of 0.4 bar

aiming mark always stays in the middle of the field

or a depth in water of 4.4 yds/4 m. Seal integrity is

of view.

guaranteed even when the screw-on cap has been

removed. Nevertheless, careful handling is advised,

To make adjustments, simply unscrew the screw-on

especially around the turrets.

caps of the elevation and windage turrets.

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When the shot is low

1. Pull the knurled

knob upwards.

Turn the knurled

In this position the

knob of the elevation

reticle is not adjus-

turret in the direction

ted when the knurled

of H.

knob is twisted.

When the shot is high

2. Turn the knurled knob until the zero point of

the scale is aligned with the index point on the

Turn the knurled

scope.

knob of the elevation

3. Pushing the knurled knob back down re-engages

turret in the opposite

the reticle adjustment and the knurled knob. Your

direction to H.

individual setting is now precisely adjusted as the

zero point.

When the shot is to the left

Turn the knurled

Operation

knob of the windage

turret in the direction

Adjusting the Focus

of R.

Simply turn the dioptric correction ring to achieve the

best focus for your individual setting of the reticle.

First turn the diop-

When the shot is to the right

tric correction ring all

the way to the left ➀

Turn the knurled

(counter-clockwise)

knob of the windage

and then to the right

turret in the opposite

➁, until the reticle is

direction to R.

optimally focused.

The adjustment ranges depend on the individual

The impact point correction per click can be taken

models. Please consult the technical data sheet

from the enclosed technical data sheet or the infor-

enclosed.

mation printed on the elevation or windage adjust-

ment turret of your rifle scope.

Changing the Magnification

You can set the desired

magnification by turning

the (stepless) magni-

fication adjustment ring

through 180°. The scale

on the adjustment ring

Zero Point Adjustment

allows simple and easy

Once you have aligned the scope to the rifle, you can

reading of the setting.

retain this basic setting. The scale for this is located

The soft, ribbed covering

on the respective knurled knob of the elevation/

of the adjustment ring has a nose for better orien-

windage adjustment turret.

tation.

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The Reticle in the 2

Image Plane

b) Precision adjustment

(Eyepiece Image Plane)

Set the magnification as high as possible and turn

the parallax turret until the image appears at its

sharpest. Now move the eye backwards and forwards

within the range of the exit pupil. If in the process

the reticle moves in relation to the image, correct

the distance setting until it is no longer possible to

discern any difference between the movement of the

reticle and the movement of the image.

If the magnification increases, then the reticle

remains the same size – the size of the image is

increased but not the size of the reticle. Even for

Maintenance and Care

large magnifications only a little of the target is cove-

red. The reticle can only be used for estimating the

Lens-Cleaning Cloth

distance to a limited extent.

The special microfibre cloth can be used to clean

Parallax

even the most sensitive glass surfaces. It is suitable

Your rifle scope is set to be parallax-free without

for objective lens, eyepieces and spectacles.

parallax turret at a target distance of 109 yds

Please keep the microfiber cloth clean as dirt par-

(100 m) – or in the case of the 4A-300 (not available

ticles can damage the lens surface. If the cloth is

in the USA), BRH (only available in the USA) and

dirty, it may be washed in lukewarm soapy water and

BRX reticles at a target distance of 219 yds (200 m).

allowed to dry naturally. Please use it exclusively for

This means that at a distance of 109 yards (100 m)

cleaning lens surfaces.

and 219 yards (200 m) respectively, the image of the

object aimed at and the image of the reticle are in a

Cleaning

single plane.

We have designed all elements and surfaces to

Please take into consideration:

require very little care.

With shots at distances greater or less than 109 yards

To ensure the long-lasting optical brilliance of your

(100 m) and 219 yards (200 m) respectively, take

rifle scope, you should keep the glass surfaces free

care to position the eye carefully central to the scope.

from dirt, oil and grease. When cleaning the lenses,

This will prevent shifting of the impact point due to

first remove larger particles with an optical lens

parallax errors.

brush. For subsequent thorough cleaning, breathe

Operation of the Parallax Turret

lightly on the lens and clean with the cleaning cloth.

(depending on model)

The metal parts are best cleaned with a soft, clean

Using the parallax tur-

cloth.

ret, you can adjust the

optimum focus for every

Storage

target distance thus pre-

You should keep your rifle scope in a well-ventilated,

venting aiming errors due

dry, dark place.

to parallax.

If the rifle scope is wet, it must be dried prior to

storage.

a) Rapid Adjustment

All details are typical values.

The target distances are printed on the parallax turret

from 50 to ∞. Turn the parallax turret until the index

We reserve the right to make changes regarding design and delivery.

point indicates the desired distance.

We accept no liability for printing errors. BA-696-01, 02/2012

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