Hey yall, back with an unfortunate update with the 5.56 elcan on the scar 17. It appears mine may be a bit busted after testing it today. 

Specs of the setup before delving in. SCAR 17 NRCH, Elcan 1.5-6x 5.56 reticle, AAC 150gr .308, Giessele trigger, and front and rear bags / rest. All shot at 100 yards.

I go the rifle back on November 3rd. I shot out to 300 with iron sights and had no problem hitting half IDPA style steel targets with AAC 150gr ammo. 

Since then, I installed the Giessele trigger and put the elcan on. At the range, I couldn’t get the Elcan to hold zero to save my life. The shots would fly randomly in each direction. I had first assumed i was just a shitty shot, then I shot the 5.56 group in the first image with a buddies rifle that had an 1-8x LPVO, so I don’t think it was me. I also had my buddy shoot it too and he had similar horrible groups. Next, I tried a box of M80 ball my friend had and got similar / worse groupings. Those groups got lost in the overall target though so I couldn’t get a picture of them. 

I had put the elevation adjustment lock on between shots and made sure to loosen it before adjustments. At one point, the lock got stuck and wouldn’t come loose. At another point, the optic elevation visibly just shifted a lot as in you could see the optic itself move. All together, it seems like the optic’s elevation control may be a bit messed up. Of course, it could just be me and my buddy are shitty shots, but 5.5 MOA spread is worse than id ever expect, especially considering other groupings with a 5.56 rifle.

Optic is definitely legitimate as I bought it from EuroOptic a few weeks back. Just wanted to see if anyone else has run into this with their Elcan. 

Elcan Accuracy Issues