G36 Scope Adjustment
 

Hello all,

I recently purhased a SRC G36k and am having a terrible time zeroing the scope in. The adjustment screws don't seem to be doing anything, any tips or help?

The Export sight seems to be a curse for a lot of airsoft G36's. So far i've been lucky and got a good one when I got my CA36E.

I've heard some people had to put pressure down on the front part of the optic to get the adjusters working or something like that. I'm not too sure. I'll search around for you.

Thanks, also the shots are all going low and to the left of the center of the scope, if that matters

Are you shooting inside or outside with wind?

Outside, however I have shot on windy and still days, getting the same result: a scope that won't adjust and shoots low and to the left of the middle of the scope

What kind of BBs are you using and are you adjusting your hop-up?

I am currently using BB Bastard .20's. I have adjusted my hop up, the bbs are going on a straight projectory now, and I am rather impressed with the range and accuracy. It's shooting nice tight groupings, just not where the scope says they should :p

Regarding the hop up is it possible that I can adjust it to shoot higher and still have the bbs shoot flat?

That is the reason you can adjust your sights.

Thats what I thought, I am wondering what other people have done to get theirs zeroed in, or if they just bought annother sight and put it on top, saving the scope for surveyng and spotting purposes?

Keep in mind that airsoft isn't as accurate as real guns. You can have a gun zeroed to the n'th degree but you will always have to readjust something or other. Try using heavier BBs like .25 or .28 and see what the results are with those. Also sights integrated into the gun itself have a record of being HORRIBLE. G36s, P90s, TAR21s etc... all have been known to have shitty sights. Your best bet is to get a conversion for a top rail and get your own sight, one of a higher caliber of quality.

If your adjustment screws aren't working, you must have a bunk set of sights. Though...I'm not familiar with SRC G36s. Does it have a "C" style carry handle or the integral optical sight version? If it's the big one with integrates optics, G&P makes a damn fine one. If it's a "C" handle with iron sights, you should be able to see the adjustment occurring as you do it. No offense, but maybe you aren't aiming properly? Everyone holds a rifle differently, so zeroing for one person isn't necessarily zeroing for another, so maybe you need to alter how you're actually holding the rifle. Of course, it might not be the sights period. Could be your hop-up or your barrel as well.

Yes, I have the integraded scope inthe carry handle. I was wondering if anyone knows if different carry handles are compatible, say a KV handle on my K for example?

The mounting rail for the G36 carry handles should be universal, but I guess it'd depend on the make. I know all of the big-name, high-quality versions are cross-compatible, but I don't know much of SRC.

There should be one screw at the front of of the handle, and two at the rear. Take 'em out and the handle should slide off of a dove-tail style mount. That mount should be universal among G36s, so if yours is built that way, it should accept other brands of handles as well.

Note though that the mount isn't the same as a 20mm picatinny rail, so if you see that it's not, don't fret; it's supposed to be like that.

I have an SRC G36K and I had the same problem. I just ordered a Classic Army low top rail for like $70 (same rail the G36c has) and I'll be mounted my own optics onto it.

Should arrive tomorrow :)

What about front ends in general? Like handguard, barrels etc? I have a CA36C and I can't figure out what won't work and what will.

Does anyone have any tips or tricks to get this scope zeroed in? Atleast I can still use it sometimes then...

If I'm correct, you COULD simply buy a C rail and put on whatever optics you want. I'm not 100% sure you can straight swap carry handles/optics but as far as I can tell on my CA36C you can.

Well, if you mean different lengths of hand guards, they should all fit any G36 model. The barrel assembly should be universal as well, but most extension kits are lazy and simply have a barrel extension that screws onto the end of the barrel, replacing the flash hider, while the gas-tube remains the same length.

If you're asking about whether the hand guards are compatible with the carry handles, they don't actually connect, even though it kinda looks like they do. Any should fit with any.

And if you meant something totally different, sorry, but I missed it, ha ha!

As for zeroing the optical sight, what might work is if you set the rifle down and aim down the emergency sights on top of the handle itself. Pick something a reasonable distance away (by which I mean something not too far away, but not point-blank either) and whatever they line up with, tweak the optical sight's reticule to match. Fire, and make adjustments as necessary. If your shots go way off, there's something wrong with something other than the sight.

Bingo! This is exactly the info I was looking for. So usually barrel extensions screw on like a flash hider?

My idea was to take my CA36C and be able to swap out just the inner barrel, handguard and carry handle to a K eventually but I didn't want to buy a kit and find it doesn't actually fit.
Thanks for the info!

Yeah, most conversion kits consist of just that: A carry handle, hand guard, and extension for the barrel, plus a new flash hider, as all three G36s have a unique flash hider.

So is there no way to zero the scope?

For Airsoft applications, since you aren't gonna be firing at something 500m away, ha ha, set the rifle down on something and look down the emergency sights on top of the carry handle and see what they're lined up with. Pick something a decent distance away...not too far, but not too close either. Then, adjust the optical sight so that the reticule is lined up on the same thing. Make adjustments as necessary. That's the easiest way to do it, and it works quite well with mine.

Ok thanks for the help =) Now I am hearing that the scope adjustment on the SRC version is not adjustable =S

well i have a scr g36k and have the same problem with the scope piss me off ALLOT !!!!
i manage to tight the H..T screw to hard that it came to half the zero...
well the thing is that i just got use to it, i'm pretty accurate with it at anny range lol ...
chek my vid
YouTube- Babas shooting src g36k
lol

Matrix 3.5 zoom carry handle
 

Seems to be zeroed decently out of the box, but I don't see how one can adjust these sights.
Has screw grooves along the sides but no actually hex or screw dial to twist... I've just been getting by with the back up sights for now.

g36 scope
 

I have a g36k with integrated scope in the handle, if you look closely near the front of the scope there are two (2) allen key screws one (1) for up/dpwn and one (1) for left/right. you can adjust these all you want you will just strip them.. unless... you take the crappy peice of plastic molding from around the front recticle scope lens and replace it with something flexible. I used black soft foam, it looks good and keeps the dirt and debris out of the scope channel. You now have a fully functioning scope, but it's very tiny/dark/limited view/ poorly and cheaply designed... but none the less working. If you need pics let me know I can post some of mine

http://tapatalk.com/mu/48de8dcd-4950-f45f.jpgThat's for the matrix 3.5 right?
And I'd appreciate the pictures if you can.


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Primary: JG G36c (upgraded)
Secondary: Cold Steel Tactical Knife (rubber)

I have lost the peice that goes aroud the scope to show you what it looks like, but it (the scope) basically has a inner ring, just a few millimeters from the edge, that the hard rubber peice locks onto. You can pry it off with some small flathead screw drivers. Then cut a peice of medium or soft foam about the same size as what you removed. Really it's just to keep debris (dirt) out of the handle and scope area. Anyways thats my fix (it's not like a regular scope that the cross hairs move, the recticle is mounted (painted) and the whole scope moves.

Has anyone tried to see if there are dust caps to be removed in order to get to the adjustment screws? Old thread, had to scan over it, many if not most scopes have dust covers that resemble adjustment screws on them, which need to be removed, and I've found over the years a LOT of people mistake them for the adjustment screws, and posted in threads like this confused as hell.