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I was fortunate enough to buy a German-Made Zeiss rifle scope while stationed in Ramstein, Germany in the early 80's. Bought it in a gun shop in Landstuhl, Germany with a VAT-Free certificate. The scope is a Zeiss Diavari ZA, 30mm, 1.5-6X42 T*, marked "Made in West Germany". It's a beautiful piece of craftsmanship I have mounted on a Pre-64 Mod 70 in 280AI with Millet Contoured 2-Pc bases and EAW 30MM rings. The rifle has been inactive for near 15 years and I find I need to make some reticle adjustments to zero it back in. The turrets are marked "1 Click = 1cm/100m". The horizontal has a CW arrow marked R. The vertical has a CW arrow marked H. Does the H mean up? I have no German but maybe the H is connected to the word "Hochsitz - High Seat". Can someone help me please. Sure want to get this rig back in action.
Don Boyd
Last edited by Don_Boyd; 02/21/10. Reason: Correct spelling
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Hi Don,
"H" stand for "hoch", meaning up. Just remember that german adjustment move the reticle to the shot, vs. american scopes move the impact.
So, if the rifle shoots 4" low in general in your scope you need to take the reticle down.
Test this best on the range. Godd luck getting the rig back into action.
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CMG Thanks so much. As you might have thought I just moved the d**n reticle the wrong direction. I'm changing as I type.
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So, if the rifle shoots 4" low in general in your scope you need to take the reticle down.
I have used various European scopes for years, including Meopta, Swarosvski, S&B and Zeiss, and I don't recall any that don't move the point of impact as with American and Jap scopes.. Are scopes made for export labelled differently I wonder? Last year, I do recall a couple of Americans on a different forum buying S&B scopes which appeared to have their labelling reversed, and IIRC, S&Bsimply supplied the "correct" foil disks....
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cmg--
I always figured it was herauf.
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Close enough, Utah.
Don,
Pete has a point there. I do not know the time, but sometime some manufacturers switched; making it hard to call a rule.
I sure hope, I am not misleading you any.
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CMG, It's OK but I just got back from the range and the reticle adjustments on my German-made Zeiss follow the "American" technique not the "German" one you suggested. Fortunately my target was big enough to catch the group. So we have it under control, at least I know H means hoch. Thanks again.
Don B
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