The scope on my gun is knocked off zero what should i do?

Question

I have a pellet gun, and when i was hunting (my scope was calibrated when i was hunting), the gun slipped out of my hand. It didn't fall to hard, just a bump, but i decided to make sure it was still calibrated. i was shooting a piece of cardboard 10 yards away, and my gun was about a foot high, and a foot to the left. I tried adjusting the vertical and horizontal adjustment knobs (to recalibrate the scope), but they maxed out. My gun is currently shooting about 4-5 inches high, and 3-4 inches to the left. There was no wind when i was shooting to recalibrate. How could i fix my scope? I bought it at Cabelas. Would they fix it for me inexpensively? Please help.

Answer 1

Check the scope rings and mounts, make sure everything is tight and not allowing the scope to slide around. If everything is tight, you've broken the scope. Buy a new scope, I doubt the store will take a return since you are the one who dropped it and broke it.

Answer 2

Scopes are cheap enough that you can buy a new one...just make sure it's good for your application. See what Cabelas says....( is it on warranty, still ? )

Answer 3

You might have bended your barrel.