Pattern 18 Scope

[Wayne T]

Can anyone remember which way you turn the windage ring on a Pattern 18 scope.
Is it left to move graticle right,or right to move right or or HELP!

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[quiet_lurker]

Hi Wayne T

When looking at the front of the scope turn it Anti-clockwise to go right. Clockwise for left.

Each adjusting mark on the outer ring gives about 5 inches adjustment at 100 yards.

Regards

Mark

[Peter Laidler]

On the other hand, and I won't be the only one muttering this under his breath, you could just buy copies of the user handbooks and the like or Skennertons book/books

[Wayne T]

Oh I do apologize Peter, I thought this site was for sharing knowledge between Lee Enfield enthusiasts. Thanks Quiet Lurker for your helpful reply.

[Peter Laidler]

That was a bit abrasive Wayne........ Surely my reply WAS sharing the knowledge but in a slightly different direction. But additionally, and give credit where credit is due, it'll give you MORE knowledge that you will ever need for ever! And you can never have too much

Peter Laidler
Australian Army
1967 -70

[jmoore]

On the other, other, hand, it seems that one could adjust the scope, fire a group or three, adjust the scope in the other direction, fire some more, and go from there. If the rifle's precise, then the groups could be as little as one shot. Three to five shot groups would do nicely as well.

That's been my method at any rate, but it only comes up after the dinged-danged scope thing slips in one ring and needs a "tighten up". Hasn't done it in a while, and never enough windage to hardly discern using those coarse marks.


Sorry, no photos of the front end of the scope!

[Peter Laidler]

OR just look through the scope while a pal rotates the deflection prism. That way you'll physically SEE the image move in relation to the grat. 'One picture describes one thousand words' and all that.... Using the old 'always treat the graticle as a foresight' and 'foresight INTO the error' Armourers golden rule, you're home and dry. But I STILL say that you'll learn more from the user handbook or Ians tomes

[Wayne T]

A new day has dawned Peter in the great southern land, and I feel refreshed and renewed
so lets sheath our foils.
I do have a goodley amount of research material in which I consulted before asking on this
sight,but couldn't find that precise piece of information.
So Peter I had already been following your advice before you had advised.
The end result is the scope was corrected and a very pleasant afternoon was had with fellow enthusiast on his range. Many thanks jmoore for reply and picture.

[quiet_lurker]

Hi all.

Peter, to which book do you refer. I do have several of Ian Skennertons books, and highly recommend them. I could find diagrams of the internal components, just nothing on the actual adjustment.

I did however, put a rifle of mine, as you suggested. In a gun vice, align it with a fence post some 100 yards away and adjust, gently and that was how I go my answer.

I have done it before but it would of been 12-18 months since I last adjusted a pattern 18 scope and couldn't remember which direction was which.

Regards

Mark

[jmoore]

I have done it before but it would of been 12-18 months since I last adjusted a pattern 18 scope and couldn't remember which direction was which.

Been there! What's especially annoying is getting used to one system and then transitioning to another which works almost altogether in reverse. Externally adjustable Unertls, Winchester A5s, etc. versus about everthing else comes to mind. Moving grat vs. moving image, or any combination of those. Fortunately, the windage adjustment on the Model 1918 was not intended to be field adjusted and doesn't often need major correction.

All of the various systems for properly aligning optics just HAVE to be better than the one used on Japanese Type 97 and Type 99 rifle scopes. Even the Zf41 is a joy to zero in comparison.