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Originally Posted by ccrn
.......Because the problem I am having on my specific compass is the little screw on the back for adjusting declination seems to move and I"ll find that it is off somewhere along one of my legs. It would seem more dependable to just not use that feature and add or subtract for the declination (as you would on a lensatic) and go from there.
Does this make sense?-
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Yes, you make sense, but think about something. If it does not hold after you adjust it why would it hold after you adjust it back to zero/north? Would you trust it in the middle of the night?
My Silva Ranger, about 25/30 years old, has the adjusting screw on the top of the bezel ring and you need a fine standard screwdriver to adjust it. Pesky thing to do in the middle of the night. I never did that and just used it like a military lensatic compass. Practice makes perfect.