Installing a zero stop in a scope not having one isn't a big deal.
When i bought my Nightforce from Bruce Baer, who is a stocking Nightforce dealer, i had 2 options for the zero stop.
#1 buy a scope having the factory zero stop, which as i recall was about a $200 option.
#2 have Bruce install his version for $30, and he claimed having installed lots of them with the full knowledge of Nightforce.
He removed the cap, drilled and tapped it for a small allen head with a plastic tip. When the scope is zeroed, rotate the loose knob till
the zero is at the right spot. Then (very softly) snug the allen head down till it stops.
Ive had several friends send him the cap only to install one.
He will only do Nightforce, but theres no reason the same thing cant be done with other scopes.
Be aware that most zero stops wont stop exactly on zero. You will likely be a few clicks one side or the other of the exact zero.
There is yet another version that works well for at least most casual shooters and hunters.
It's called know where zero is, and then pay attention. lol
It's not uncommon for hunters to forget returning the scope back to the zero setting after shooting at an animal.
And if it's not noticed, another opportunity at a shot means compounded elevation in the scope.
Years ago most l/r hunters were using target scopes with external micrometer adjustments because that's all there was.
I was using a Unertle 2" ultra varmit model 15x on a custom Hart actioned heavy bench gun.
I had checked the zero at 100 yds prior to the season, and made sure the elevation and windage knobs were set on zero.
We didn't fire that gun until late in the second week of the season. Fortunatly a very observative spotter friend after my third miss said, (the bullet
went right past my glasses,) you've got to be a whole rev off on windage. And i was in fact a whole rev off on windage for the entire season until then. Seems my son had noticed a mistake after i had zeroed the gun and fixed it for me. lol
But would it have made any difference if it had Zero stop?
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