Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Silly question about Zeiss HD 3-15x and 5-25x target turrets

I'm thinking I might switch from my Swaro Z5 Ballistic Turrets to the Zeiss HD 3-15x or 5-25x with target turrets.

The Swaro glass is spectacular but I find the eye relief of another Zeiss Conquest I have to be much better. That extra 1/4 inch seems to be what I need.

After some time playing with turrets and doping wind I've decided that I'm going to do the turrets thing for both elevation and wind so will be going with a simple ZPlex reticle.

My question: I understand the Zeiss has a zero stop for elevation but *think* it also has an adjustable turret top (don't know what to call it) that has the calibration for each click so that once you find your zero you can align the 0 marker on the top on turret to a marker on the scope.

Now the windage does not have a zero stop but I assume it also has a adjustable turret top so that I can align the zero marker for windage so I know how many clicks I have moved left or right from my zero position?

Hope this is making sense.

I'm still trying to figure out the point of a zero stop if you can clearly get your scope/turrets to indicate whether or not you are at zero position visually based on the adjustable marker. I know it won't stop at zero and will let you go the other way but why would a zero stop really be necessary?

You can set both the elevation and windage turrets back to the zero point once the scope is sighted in. The zero stop is nice that you don't have to keep track how much you have turned the turret, you won't be turning a windage turret as much as your elevation and that is why no zerostop on it. The only downfall with Zeiss's zerostop is that you only get 16.75 moa of elevation adjustment when the zerostop is set. The pin stops the turret from making more adjustment.

I removed my "Pin" its just a little screw ,easily re-install it.