I am looking for some help. I mounted a vortex venom on my sx3 I have ran out of adjustment. Does anyone have any suggestions on getting it to POI. I thought about taking the adjustment back and taking it off to see if I could get it closer. any suggestions would be appreciated.
Cut a shim out of a coke can and put it between the sight and the mount. Common problem with the Burris, surprised to hear the Venom is having this problem. Good luck
Or, buy this...
https://www.mountsplus.com/um-tactical-delrin-shim-15-degree-for-vortex-venom-burris-fastfire-docter-optic-sights.html
I had the same issue with the venom mounted on a 870. I bought that shim as mentioned above and problem solved!
I thought I put on here that it was left to right not up down. I have taken it off moved it back towards me and retightened it up hoping that will help.
You can still shim the sight, putting a small piece of aluminum can in between the base and clamp.
okay thanks for the replies.
just a question how will a shim help out on left to right adjustment?
If you put a shim on one SIDE of the base between it and the clamp on the mount it will affect left or right adjustment just like putting one between the top of the sight base and the sight. You put the shim toward the back of one side depending on where you need the adjustment made. It's not ideal but will work
thanks for the reply I understand now
When i mounted mine, brand new out of the box i ran out of adjustment as well. Wast until after a box of shells my brain kicked in and i realized the dot wasnt moving. I ran the adjustment all the way up then back down a few times and it fixed the problem. Called vortex and spoke with a technician who told me that it happens regularly and what i did is what they suggest. Havent had an issue since. May not be whats going on with yours but worth checking.
I've heard about the not adjusting out of box issue too but have not had that issue with it with my Venom. If you're sighting in off a rest like a lead sled, look through the sight and put the sight on where you were aiming and then adjust the dot to where the center of your pattern is on the paper. If the dot doesn't move with adjustment - which I have had with cheaper red dots - try the full up and down adjust recommend to clear it.
I took the sight back off the gun and put it back on after i ran the settings back I remounted it closer to me and it almost fell into to place. I was then able to get the gun and sight sighted in. Thanks for the replies.
Good deal. Glad it worked out for you.